2018 Canvass: Carry It Forward

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1 St. Mark s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill Carry It Forward Parish Town Halls November 19, 2017

2 2018 Theme: Carry it forward By working on being financially stable and helping to create a model of financial stewardship that is about all sharing the load By modeling a way that teaches children to be generous givers and good stewards. You carry it forward by making a pledge, that helps us plan for the future. when you make a pledge; know that you are on a journey with us. You may fill it out and say that you will give us something some@me this year and that is the start. Our inten@on is to help form a new way of being in the world, what we do with our pledge and dona@on money and how it is changing the world. And even more importantly how we are called to serve and form a new way of being in the world. 2

3 What Good Does Our Operating Budget Do? Christian Formation 14% Outreach 17% Communications & Membership 16% Pastoral Care 11% Worship 42% Worship: >200 Eucharists per year plus Children s chapel 4 Sundays/month Pastoral Care: Clergy and staff focus on care of parishioners, including home visits. Communica5ons & Membership: Website, community outreach, invita@on/integra@on of new people, develop membership database Chris5an Forma5on: Sunday School, Adult Ed, Youth Groups and lock- ins Outreach: Service trips, diocesan pledge, food ministry, gun control advocacy, support to mul@ple local chari@es 3

4 Overview of St. Mark s Finances 4

5 Canvass Summary: Last Three Years YEAR Pledge Units Pledging Adults Am t Pledged to Opera5ng Budget* New Pledges Out- of- Town Pledgers $802, $810, $833, *Excludes V2020 5

6 Preliminary 2018 Income* Church Budget 2018 Pledges $ 854,000 Special Offerings/Plate/Fees/Interest 63,800 Parish Organiza@ons (Players/Yoga/Dance Studio) 9,200 Outside Organiza@ons (Space rentals) 50,000 TOTAL $ 977,000 *to be finalized in early

7 Preliminary 2018 Expenses* Category Content Preliminary Budget Payroll & Related Staff salaries, taxes, insurance $ 503,945 Parish Programs Worship, music, educa@on, youth 54,995 Outside Ministry Diocesan pledge and VT Seminary 47,200 Outside Ministry Outreach 20,500 Administra@on Property Office expenses, postage, phones, equipment, etc. Maintenance, repairs, u@li@es, property insurance, mortgage 53, ,160 TOTAL $ 966,200 *to be finalized in early

8 An Unsustainable Model 2017: Membership and Pledging by Percentages Unknown Greatest Generation Born before 1930 Age >87 Silent Generation Born Age Baby Boomers Born Age Generation X Born Age Millenials Born Age % 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% % of Total Members % of Total Pledges 8

9 What are we doing? Spending Less Trash / recycling: saving $2,000 per year 2015 Gen l Maintenance / support of special events / cleaning supplies: saving ~$5,000 per year Solar credits forecast to bring in $5,500 next year Rental income: 2017 ~$57,000 so far vs $35,000 budget Staff taking on extra du@es in before assistant rector is hired Volunteer Time / Dona@ons from Parishioners o Answering Angels o Computer/Security support o Oversight of website design / maintenance / updates o Bringing food for hospitality o Garden volunteers

10 What are we doing? Increasing the Base Fourth of July Parade Barracks Row Process for speedy responses to newcomer forms Coming soon: Invite- a- Friend- to- Church Sunday Sermon series: Ajer Christmas and Easter Received 14 people as Episcopalians at Bishop s visit in April 2017 Success so far: 41 new pledge units in 2017, 9 more since we started 2018 Canvass 10

11 What are we doing? Exploring Option to Pay Down the Mortgage Current mortgage balance is $1.1M; payments run $74k/ year Vestry has tapped Rob Hall and Jackie Boddie to do some quiet scoping on a possible capital campaign next spring. Poten@al uses: Pay off or pay down the mortgage HVAC improvements, secure the tower, install a state- of- the-art sound system Make a no@ceable gij to a vital outreach partner beyond our walls. 11

12 Deciding How Much to Pledge? Determining your gij is a personal decision, and every gij is a sign of generosity. People some@mes ask for informa@on to help the calcula@on. Average cost per seat in the nave = $3,400 Average pledge in 2017 = $2,700 Cost per child in Sunday School = $600 (in addi@on to cost per seat in nave) Propor@onal giving Pledge Amount Annual Income 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% $30, ,200 1,800 2,400 3,000 $40, ,600 2,400 3,200 4,000 $50,000 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 $60,000 1,200 2,400 3,600 4,800 6,000 $70,000 1,400 2,800 4,200 5,600 7,000 $80,000 1,600 3,200 4,800 6,400 8,000 $90,000 1,800 3,600 5,400 7,200 9,000 $100,000 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 $110,000 2,200 4,400 6,600 8,800 11,000 $120,000 2,400 4,800 7,200 9,600 12,000 $130,000 2,600 5,200 7,800 10,400 13,000 $140,000 2,800 5,600 8,400 11,200 14,000 $150,000 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 $175,000 3,500 7,000 10,500 14,000 17,500 $200,000 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 12

13 Canvass Steps Go to stmarks.net/donate for everything you need Paper pledge Download Fill it out, then: Place in Offertory plate Mail it Place in office dropbox Pledge online Paper pledge forms are also in the tract racks Come celebrate on December 3 rd and place a card in the Offertory plate or 5:00 basket I already pledged online I already submimed a pledge form Here it is! 13

14 The Many Ways to Pay See stmarks.net/donate for forms Payroll arranged with your employer, just St. Mark s Automa@c Bank Transfers: executed monthly by St. Mark s; low fee EasyTithe credit/debit card deduc@ons: Highest cost to St. Mark s fees are around 3% Check deposited in plate or mailed Cash deposit in plate (envelope needed to get proper credit) Stock/mutual fund dona@on Direct transfers from IRAs for those who must make required minimum distribu@ons (RMDs) transfers are tax- free. In the works: use QR codes and giving via text Technical Ques@ons? Call or Patricia Schans (patricia@stmarks.net) 14

15 Thank you!