Stewardship Campaign 2026
We at Westminster strive to be an open and friendly haven where all people can grow in faith, hope, and love. Our congregation lives out God’s love through worshiping, connecting, serving, and growing together, and reaching others in the community.
Our last year’s theme, Living the Love, fulfilled its promises. Westminster sustained ministry excellence through pay increases for our staff and hiring our choir director and our digital ministries director. Transitioning April to a covenant pastor and John to Healthcare.gov resulted in significant health insurance savings.
Growing intergenerational ministries was reflected in the establishment of a neurodiversity connection panel for parents and caregivers, hosting two grandparent events at the Zeus and the Wayne theaters, and memorable youth trips to Montreat and Massanetta. Maintaining sacred places created better online and in-house audio and visual experiences with a new soundboard, three large screens, and video cameras. The church received important updates and cleaning as we prepared for Camp Hope.
At Westminster, stewardship is about more than numbers on a spreadsheet. It’s about joining in the work God is already doing among us and through us. This year’s stewardship series, Legacy: God Calls Us to a Story Bigger Than Our Own, encourages us to take the long view of God’s mission, celebrating our chapter in the everlasting story of God’s vision for the church and the world. We will focus on four key initiatives this coming year—worship, connection, growth, and service that will ensure our future here
at Westminster.
Entrusted to Worship
Worship is the core of what makes us a church. God calls us together to offer our hearts in worship. Gifts support our staff who contribute to worship leadership, especially our pastor and musicians, whose time, preparation, and presence help shape each service. These funds also ensure that our audiovisual equipment stays up to date and our sanctuary remains clean, safe, and accessible for all. Worship supplies, bulletins, and prayground materials are included in this portion of the budget. As people of faith, worship strengthens us and stretches us to live out our calling in the everyday mission fields of our lives.
Entrusted to Grow
Shaping and nurturing our faith is a lifelong commitment. Jesus calls his followers to be learners of God's truth. Gifts provide for clean and well-equipped classrooms, age-appropriate curricula, youth group activities, staff leadership for all Christian education programming, and dedicated staff for nursery care. We are committed to offering opportunities to grow and deepen our faith at every stage of life.
Entrusted to Serve
Scripture calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves, to alleviate suffering, and to stand for justice. Funds in this area supplement our local and global mission giving, providing support (through HERO) to neighbors at risk of losing their homes, sustaining our connection to the wider church through PC(USA), and offering care to women and children through Ruth’s WARM House. This budget also ensures our facilities remain in good working order for Camp Hope, scout troops, the cold weather shelter, and other outreach groups. Having a foundational amount we can rely on allows us to be bold in answering God’s call to serve.
