The ongoing work of First Parish and its ability to fulfill its mission to take care of one another and to be a blessing to the world depends on the generosity of our members and friends.
Renewal of Giving (ROG) describes the process we use at First Parish for reaching out directly to all active church participants and asking for gifts and for financial commitments over the course of the year. This includes requests for end-of-year giving and the annual process of gathering pledges of support for the following church year. Pledges covered more than 70% of this year’s operating costs, which amount to more than $24,500 per month.
Every Gift Counts. If you would like to better understand congregational generosity, please see this illustration of how every gift counts, the distribution of yearly pledge amounts, and the guide to annual percentage giving. These will give you insight into our congregation’s pledging activity for the current church year (FY12) and help you think more deeply about your own generosity. See the Testimonials page to hear congregation members speaking about the meaning to them of giving to support First Parish Church.
Want to Learn More? To learn more about Renewal of Giving, please take a look at our May 2012 ROG Newsletter and the Frequently Asked Questions and Facts page.
Ready to Pledge? If you are ready to make your pledge for Fiscal Year 2013, please use this revised FY13 pledge form.
New to First Parish? If you are new to this church comunity, have started attending regularly and placing gifts in the offering box, and you are feeling this is going to be the church home for you, we ask you to consider making a Pledge of Record for the remainder of our current fiscal year (FY12), which runs through June 30th. Please use the FY12 Pledge Form, and return to the church office, Attn: ROG.
Questions? If you have any questions regarding our Renewal of Giving process, please send mail to or call Steve Lieman (978-448-2223) or Steve Burne (978-448-5671).
1 Powder House Road … P.O. Box 457 … Groton, MA 01450-0457 … 978-448-6307 … …
Most recently updated 2012-04-30