First Plymouth Congregational Church
Changes Lives
…your generosity makes it possible!
Mission
Bearing Fruit
Beloved Community
Extravagant Welcome
Worship
Spiritual Formation
Our Work and Witness
Extravagant Welcome
 Worship
 Spiritual Formation
 Mission…Plus
 Beloved Community
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Extravagant Welcome
Hospitality in its broadest sense is
a defining quality of Christian communities.
This sign continues to welcome newcomers, we believe at
least 1 each week.
Many of them are attending every week,
grateful to have found a spiritual home.
Ways in which we practice
Extravagant Welcome include:
Sunday greeters and Welcome Bags for guests
the New Member-Sponsor program
a continually revitalized Web Site
space for a small Jewish faith community
subsidized meeting rooms for groups such as
Parenting after Divorce
Spirit led and spirit filled worship nurtures
in us a deepening spirituality and closeness
to God, individually and communally.
It is the beloved center of our lives at
First Plymouth. It fuels our ministry
and our lives.
•
Weekly Sunday services
• *Good Friday and Christmas Eve
* Thanksgiving with Temple Sinai
* Rites of passage & commissioning events
* Choir concerts & Lenten organ concerts
* Our dedicated Prayer Room
* Sunday service DVDs for shut-ins
* Flowers and seasonal visuals
At First Plymouth, we believe
Spiritual Formation
is a lifelong journey,
a divine invitation to each person
to grow in the practice of discipleship, living in ways
that reveal the image of God in which we are created.
We nurture our children each Sunday
•Sunday school
•Choirs
* First Communion Classes
* Youth Groups
* Mission Trips
Adults are sustained and challenged by
* Bible Basics
* CE Workshops
* Women’s and Men’s Retreats
* Book studies
* Sabbath Group
* Soulful Sundown
Service and Justice
Our always growing
commitment to
Mission
is grounded in our belief that
worship and spiritual
formation have a purpose:
to prepare us for a life
of service and justice
for others.
“Moments for Mission inspire me
every single week.”
Each week our entire loose offering,
Goes directly to Share the Plate,
supporting almost 20 charities and non-profits
nominated each year by church members--$35, 221 in 2014.
$17,500 goes to Our Church’s Wider Mission, serving people the world
over.
Bearing Fruit…the “plus”
beyond our budget
What is the dollar value of …?
•4,703 pounds of donated food
•450 Easter baskets
•1,140 pairs of socks and countless bags
of clothing
•455 Thanksgiving and Easter meals
•550+ Christmas gifts for our DICP Santa
shop
•$41,900 in sales through the World Gift Market,
benefitting many small nonprofits
•70 children in Vacation Bible School, with 20
from DICP on scholarship
This, too, is MISSION
We provide organic garden plots
through Denver Urban Gardens (DUG)
We work on Habitat for Humanity builds
We hold annual Clothing Drives
We gather food for MetroCaring
on monthly Can-do Sundays
We collect school supplies for DICP
and children in homeless shelters
We host an annual electronics
recycling event
And we extend the idea of Bearing Fruit
into our mission work in the wider world…
through gifts of time, talent, and material possessions,
seeking to dedicate our whole lives to revealing
the realm of justice and peace right here, right now.
“Agency” or Flow-Through
Funds go directly to their
intended recipient
* Rwanda
* Share the Plate
* Can-Do Cash
* Veterans of the
Cross
* Habitat for
Humanity
* LOFT
* Refugee
Resettlement
In 2013-14, some $72,969 we’re distributed in direct
contributions and grants to those in need beyond
the walls of our church.
Add these non-budget items, as well
Arts at Plymouth
Men's Fellowship
Children's Choir
ONA
Community Camp
Special Projects
Flower Committee
Thursday Afternoon Circle
La Foret
VBS
Memorials
Women's Retreat
Memorial Gardens
Youth
We are called into
Beloved
Community
to a community of
openness, honesty,
love and
compassion, a safe
and sacred place to
bring all of
oneself.
We sustain and nurture each other
with the help of
our Pastoral Care Coordinators and Parish Visitor
and programs like
* The Web of Care
* Book Clubs * Men’s and Women’s Retreats
* Prayer Circles * Healing Touch * the Prayer Shawl Ministry
* Flower Delivery
In Beloved Community, no matter where you
are or what happens to you:
* someone will pray for you
* someone will care and cover your back
* someone will be there to help you
* someone will be there to help your family
* someone will be there to share your joy
* many will be there to celebrate with you
What life-giving gifts we share!
Your generosity makes this possible!
Unpledged
Contributions
9%
Building Learning
Rental Center
3%
6%
Other Income
2%
Pledges
80%
The percentages are based on the
2014-2015 operating budget of
$866,045
Invitation
We invite each friend and member of First Plymouth to make
a pledge to support our shared ministry and mission at a
level of commitment that represents your household’s
values. We encourage you to consider giving in proportion
to what you have received. To help in your prayerful
decision, we offer the following levels of proportionate
giving to challenge and inspire you.
Basic Support – 2% of annual income
Sustaining Support – 3% - 4% of annual income
Visionary Support – 5% - 8% of household income
Biblical Tithe – 10% or more of household income
Proportional Giving Chart
Weekly giving as a proportion of income.
Annual
Income
Weekly
Income
2%
3%
4%
5%
10%
$25,000
$481
$10
$15
$19
$24
$48
$30,000
$577
$12
$17
$23
$29
$58
$40,000
$769
$15
$23
$31
$39
$78
$50,000
$962
$19
$29
$38
$48
$96
$60,000
$1,154
$23
$35
$46
$58
$115
$70,000
$1,346
$27
$40
$54
$81
$135
$80,000
$1,538
$31
$46
$62
$77
$154
$90,000
$1,731
$35
$52
$69
$87
$174
$100,000
$1,923
$38
$57
$77
$95
$192
$150,000
$2,885
$58
$87
$115
$145
$288
$200,000
$3,846
$77
$116
$154
$193
$385
$250,000
$4,808
$96
$144
$192
$240
$481
$300,000
$5,769
$115
$172
$231
$288
$577
First Plymouth Congregational Church
Changes Lives
…your generosity makes it possible!
As you consider your financial commitment to
our shared witness this year, we invite you to
consider the words of Gandhi,
Be the change you wish to see in the world
Mission Statement
• To worship God
• To nurture people on their Christian journeys
• To witness to God’s love in word and deed
Aspire to be a community which is:
• Biblically based
• Intellectually open
• Theologically progressive
• Inclusive of all people
Mission Statement
Foster an atmosphere of joy and celebration that
welcomes all people, we commit to provide:
• Varied and meaningful opportunities for worship and
spiritual growth,
• Engaging and interactive Christian education for all age
groups,
• A caring and compassionate ministry to members and
friends of the church family,
• Loving service to the wider community with a focus on
human need, social justice, and stewardship of the earth,
• Generous material and spiritual support for our mission
and community.