Greetings WellSprings!
The Stewardship Ministry is kicking off our annual pledge campaign for the fiscal year July 2025 through June 2026. We are inspired by our congregation’s generosity and sincerely thank everyone who supported WellSprings with a pledge commitment for the current fiscal year July 2024 to June 2025.
Our pledge campaign theme this year is: Together We Can! The pledge drive begins now and concludes on April 27th.
Our FY25-26 stewardship goal is: $250,000 in pledges to cover WellSprings’ expenses through giving.
At WellSprings, pledges are a commitment to give throughout the coming year. They allow us to plan for how WellSprings will live its mission with confidence that funds will be available. Pledges help us plan the budget for next year. Ninety-five percent of WellSprings’ budget is supported through your donations, which means everything we are and do together – singing with the band, gathering online and in Bell Hall, sustaining our ministers, giving back in our communities, nurturing our youth – happens thanks to your generosity.
Generosity is a spiritual practice at WellSprings, a practice that opens our hearts. We understand some households may be experiencing financial stress. Please know that any pledge amount that is meaningful to you is appreciated. For those who can, increasing your pledged amount will help WellSprings meet its budget and reach our goals for fiscal sustainability. We are so very grateful to all who support Wellsprings, financially and in many other ways. It is through your generosity we can continue to support and sustain our community next year and into the future.
We are asking every household to make a pledge to WellSprings for the upcoming fiscal year. To meet our FY26 goal, member pledges and associated giving needs to increase by approximately $49,000 – or 20% overall. Your pledge is a personal decision. It is informed by your financial means, your connection to the mission and work of WellSprings, and the needs of the congregation. Fair Share Guidelines of the Unitarian Universalist Association (of which WellSprings is a member congregation) suggest that a new member pledge 2% of adjusted gross income and increase it over time to a Sustainer level of 5%, or a Visionary level of 7% or greater.
The Board of Trustees and the Stewardship Ministry invite you to attend a Congregational Meeting after service on April 13th where information will be shared on the pledge campaign and FY2026 budget.
As we continue into the next fiscal year,remember that Together We Can keep WellSprings strong!
Pledge Campaign Information: Please reference the links below for pledge campaign information.
Ways to Pledge:
- Online pledge: Submit your pledge for the fiscal year 2025-2026 (July 2025-June 2026) at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WS2025pledge or use QR code
- Paper pledge: Download and complete a paper pledge form and return it to the Giving Box at Bell Hall, or mail to: WellSprings Congregation, PO Box 375, Chester Springs, PA 19425. FY2025-2026_WellSprings_Pledge_Card
If you have questions about giving, please reach out to any Stewardship Ministry member or send an email to stewardship@wellspringsuu.org.
Sincerely,
Your Stewardship Ministry:
Majid Alsayegh, Mary Alsayegh, Sarah Costa, Joelle Launcher, Josie Waldman