2027 stewardship:

Building Beloved Belonging

“You are built together into a dwelling place for God.” - Ephesians 2:22

Beloved belonging isn't built alone, it's built together, and this year from formation to spiritual life, your contribution matters.

We gather together from all of our busy, messy lives with heavy burdens and happy celebrations, we bring our sorrows and our peace, trusting that whoever we are and whatever we bring, we are beloved here.

This fall, our shared building begins the way it always has, with our financial pledges, the ordinary, faithful way we invest in what we hold together.

In Advent, we'll turn to formation, sitting with questions of moral character and what it takes to have the capacity for real community. During Lent, we'll turn to spiritual practice, learning to see ourselves and one another clearly, as Christ sees us.

And by spring, we'll turn to our community directly, gathering around tables to draft, in our own words, what it looks like to build a community of beloved belonging here. We'll wonder together: what builds this community? What does it actually look like, in practice, to belong to one another and to God? We are excited to uncover this together!

2027 Pledging Link
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Once you pledge set up regular giving here.

Stewardship faq

  • Throughout the 2027 Stewardship Year we will focus on the theme of Building Beloved Belonging. At St. Matthew’s we don’t just talk about stewardship as a pledge campaign, though that is important. We talk about “Stewardship of Community.”

    Stewardship of Community means that the theme focuses our education, spiritual formation, and community discussions. This year we are asking how we are living into our WHY statement by actually building a community of beloved belonging.

  • A financial pledge commitment is one way you connect with God’s love in your life. It is a commitment to pray, work, and give to the flourishing of our local church.

    A pledge is a giving estimate of what you are able to give in the upcoming year.

  • St. Matthew’s is in the midst of growing ministries and programs which are opportunities for us to connect with God and community. The work of the church is to fully support and sustain small groups, children and youth programs, music ministries, and more through the operating budget, volunteer commitments, and clergy leadership. 

  • Giving to St. Matthew’s is a process of prayerful discernment and faith, it is treated with respect and confidentiality. We receive pledges that range from a few dollars a week, to several thousand dollars a month. In 2025 we received pledges from 62 different households, and exceeded our goal of $220,000. Whether you are pledging for the first time, or increasing your pledge, you are invited to prayerfully consider what amount feels most joyful and right for you.

  • You can give weekly or monthly online, cash or check, or you can consider a gift through estate planning too. You are encouraged to give through Realm online, and there are folks happy to help you set that up. You can email our treasurer, Chuck, at: treasurer@smecp.org.

  • At St. Matthew’s we approach stewardship as a year-round consideration of how we care for our community. There are many ways throughout the year to offer your time, or talent to support the work and ministry of our parish.