Welcome to the 2026-27 Stewardship Program!
This year's small information meetings are offered in-person. If you prefer to attend via Zoom, please let us know, and we can set that up for you. As always we will try to keep the meeting to a half hour. It’s a chance for you to share why you support our community, hear the latest budget and pledge information, ask questions with your fellow members, and make an informed choice about your pledge for the 2026-2027 church year. If you’re not able to join us for your scheduled meeting, you can always join us for a later meeting. We look forward to seeing and talking with you soon!
All meetings are in person unless noted otherwise. If you are not comfortable meeting in-person, please let us know via email here, and a Zoom meeting will be arranged. If you are not sure of your scheduled meeting, you can contact admin@lcuuc.org
Schedule of Stewardship Information Meetings for 2026-27:
Stewardship Program 2026-27
2026:
October 4
October 18
November 1
November 15
December 6
Makeup December 13
2027:
January 3
January 17
February 7
February 21
Makeup March 7
2026-27 Meeting Notes
How to make a pledge:
There are two ways of making your pledge:
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Submit your information online using the electronic 2026-27 Pledge Card. Remember, when you have finished filling out the online pledge form, please click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the page to make sure it gets to us. You will immediately receive a 'thank-you' message.
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Print out the downloadable Pledge Card complete, and mail it to: LCUUC, W299N5595 Grace Drive, Hartland, WI 53029.
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You can find the paper version in the office on top of the lock box on the desk. Fill it out and drop it into the lock box.
The information submitted through this online process or through postal mail will be received only by the LCUUC Administrator and continues to be processed with privacy as the highest priority. Please contact the office at admin@lcuuc.org with any questions or concerns.
To the right is a link to the charts that will be presented in the stewardship meetings (updated charts and notes for this new year will be uploaded when available). Feel free to download and print these out using the download link below.
Thank you for participating in the Stewardship Program!
As always, the stewardship task force is very grateful for all the ongoing member contributions, resulting from all the pledges made last year to support the community. We are also grateful not only for financial contributions but for the ongoing time, talent, and leadership contributions. The importance of achieving sustainability in volunteer effort as well as financially can’t be forgotten.
Our community is a refuge for those people who feel bombarded by all those negative public messages that challenge our values. It is a place that provides an outlet for people to put their values into actions, with our active social justice and environmental action groups.
This year’s stewardship team process and structure remain mostly the same as last year. So what is different this year?
Ministry Update
Rev. Matt begins his fourth year at LCUUC, now under annual contract with the Board as a long-term relationship is explored. It’s very exciting to have the continuity of his presence benefit our community!
Eliminating Mortgage Debt
Paying off the mortgage is an important milestone. Not only does it free the church of a financial burden, but who wouldn’t rather allocate our funds to our own worthy causes vs. to a bank? However, an annual (smaller) deficit is still projected. Someday the parking lot will need to be resurfaced, and the church's cash balance is much smaller. Here is how you can help make the cash flow more predictable with the smaller cash balance: Consider either 1) Set up a monthly automatic contribution or 2) Include your best estimate of the month(s) of your contribution when you submit your pledge.
Challenges of Inflation
Another consideration for your pledge is the increase in the inflation rate. Church staffing and other expenses are going up. When volunteers are tapped out, it may be necessary to fill a need through staffing. Is matching the inflation rate with a pledge increase something you would like to do?
As you consider your pledge amount, think about how this community enriches and supports your life and the lives of others, offers benefits to the wider community, and how your generosity is its lifeblood now and into the future. Dividing the total pledges by the total number of members, the average contribution per member is now $1,849/yr.
As always, the Fair Share Contribution guide is another view of determining what to give and here is the link Fair Share Giving Guide 2026-2027
We were up to the challenge last year, and if we all pull together, thanks to you this year will be no different!