Stewardship

We are an active and mighty congregation of seekers and skeptics, heirs to traditions of beauty, justice, and compassion. We are artists, healthcare workers, musicians, educators, writers, graduate students, and retirees, each doing our part with our various gifts.

Every year we begin at zero for our staff salaries and program expenses. We have a full-time rector, parish administrator, an administrative assistant, a half-time music director (Emmanuel Music, Inc. covers the other half), a quarter-time organist and chapel choir director, a part-time financial controller, and on-call event sextons.

Our building and facilities costs are paid for largely by gifts from our mission partners, events fees, and grants. Our diocesan assessment, which supports the wider life of the Episcopal Church, is paid for by income from a small endowment designated for this purpose and prudently administered.

We need annual pledges to plan our commitments to our staff and programs each year. Our staff salaries are paid entirely from pledges. Making a pledge means committing to care for Emmanuel Church staff and programs in the year to come. We are grateful for each pledge, large or small. Every pledge counts because together we are Emmanuel.

We invite you to join us in renewing and increasing our pledges for the coming year. Our small staff needs to be paid justly; we need to keep pace with the salaries they ought to receive for their professional skills and commitments and to keep up with their cost of living.

For information on how you can pay your pledge, please see Giving Money.

    • To make a gift online, you may opt between PayPal or CashApp. Please visit the Giving Money page for more details on different ways to give. Email the Parish Administrator below for guidance, questions or concerns.
    • To request a pledge card be mailed to you, please email or call our Parish Administrator:
    • To hear why some parishioners give to Emmanuel, please see Stewardship Reflections.

Thank you for being Emmanuel Church!