Board of Stewardship Bylaws
This board shall consist of nine (9) members, which shall include the Chairman, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and Special Funds Secretary. It shall be the duty of this board to:
1. maintain an accurate and up-to-date file of the talents, interests and past church work of all members;
2. cooperate with other boards in enlisting the time and talents of all members in meaningful Christian service, either within or outside the parish program;
3. encourage support of worldwide opportunities for Gospel outreach;
4. instruct and encourage members in the blessings and joy of proportionate giving to the Lords’ work (1 Corinthians 16:2);
5. supervise the raising of all funds;
6. shall with the approval of the Church Council appoint counters to assist the financial secretary;
7. prepare the annual proposed budget for submission to the Church Council;
8. provide programs and training to membership to be faithful stewards.
Long Range Goals
1. Continue to achieve the challenges set by the board.
2. Expand our efforts to enlighten our members in the true joy of faithful stewardship (giving from the heart).
3. Develop stewardship training to include all our natural resources God has given us dominion over – renewable and non-renewable.
4. Develop a file system for all stewardship training and fund raising in the church.
5. Capital Stewardship campaign to complement church mortgage.
6. Cottage meetings.
7. Men’s club.
8. Accept credit cards for weekly gifts or pledges.
Gifts of Love (Designated Funds)
Bell choir
Building Fund
Chancel ware
Choir
Church worker scholarships
Trinity Lutheran School
Eternal light
Narthex furniture
Parish Nurse ministry
Piano upkeep
Sunday School
Video/audio technology
Youth Ministry/Active Christian Teens
Make checks payable to Trinity Lutheran Church
Any designated funds not listed above will be brought to the Church Council for approval.
To contact someone regarding the Board of Stewardship, call chairman Geoffrey Melby at (218) 736-5892.
