What is the Annual Giving Campaign?

What is the Annual Giving Campaign?

The Church of the Good Shepherd's Annual Giving Campaign supports the operating budget of our church. It occurs each fall and the money pledged determines the budget for the coming year (2026).

What is the annual operating budget?

The 2026 campaign goal is $850,000. Budget line items include outreach, building maintenance, worship costs, diocesan giving, salaries and benefits, programming, insurance and utilities. The budget is carefully planned and monitored, based on the financial commitments we receive.

The Annual Giving Campaign supports the day-to-day operating costs for our church. Your offerings are used in a number of different ways including, but not limited to:

1. Salaries and benefits for CGS’s clergy and employees.
2. Worship services, including music
3. Ministries for children and youth
4. Christian education
5. Pastoral care
6. Outreach
7. Diocesan giving
8. Food and special events
9. Utilities
10. Building and landscape maintenance
11. Insurance

How much should I give?

The tradition of giving back to God and to the church comes from the Biblical practice of “tithing,” which means to give back a tenth of our earnings to God (Numbers 18:16). There is no required amount to give and each gift is strictly confidential. Every contribution is appreciated and vital to the operating cost of our parish. Your gift is a symbol of your commitment to God’s work at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

Budgeted Expenses:

Budgeted Revenue

Gifts of Time and Talent

How you would like to share your gifts to further God’s work at the Church of the Good Shepherd?

Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10

Our church family is a source of deep blessing—offering community, stability, hope, and a place to call home. In turn, each of us has much to give through our unique passions, gifts, and abilities. As we enter this season of stewardship, we are invited to discern how God is calling us to share our time and talents for the good of our parish and the flourishing of our wider community.

Everyone in our parish family is encouraged to complete this Time and Talent survey. Please let us know your interest in serving in any of the following by areas by checking the appropriate boxes. Your responses will help us discover how best we can serve God’s work together at the Church of the Good Shepherd, support our 2025–2028 Strategic Plan and guide opportunities for ministry and volunteer service.

By offering your gifts and passions through this online form, you help shape the future of our parish while uplifting and supporting both our church family and the wider community. After you submit the form, a fellow parishioner will reach out to connect you with opportunities where your gifts can bless others. And for those who prefer a paper copy, they are available in the main lobby of the Parish Life Center and in the church office.

Please take a few minutes to complete the Time and Talent Survey:

God who welcomes and receives our humble gifts, helps us give in sincerity and joy, and use our offerings for your purposes; we make our prayer through Christ our Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.