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Nuts & Bolts: Stewardship
Money & Faith
The church is empowered by faithfulness, not by money.
Faith, of course, has a financial component. This is expressed in the challenge of the tithe. When faithful people give 10% of their income to support their parish they are practicing a spiritual discipline that breaks the power of money dependency in their lives. It shifts their trust from their wallet to the grace of God. They no longer live in fear of scarcity, but realize God's abundant blessing far transcends what money can ever provide.
The challenge of faith is to tithe. The church acts with greater power as faith increases people's ability to give in a spirit of gratitude and of partnership with God.
Our parish does as much ministry as we can with as much money as faith releases to our common life.
We are grateful for each and every person who gives to support our shared ministry. Those who tithe or who are working toward a tithe provide the fundamental strength of the parish. Their tithe is followed up with commitment to prayer and leadership that empowers ministry.
Others have expressed by their pledge their desire to unite with us in ministry. For this we rejoice.
Faithful stewardship is not transactional, but transformational. The Kingdom of God advances through a faithful response to Jesus' call to follow him.
To discuss pledging to St. Timothy's, contact Maly Hughes, the Priest Executive, or Joanna Shreve, the Finance Administrator.
Ten Reasons Why People Tithe
Frequently Asked Questions about Tithing
Pledge Card
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