What is a pledge?
A pledge is an offer and a plan to contribute an amount of money you choose to your church over the course of the July-June financial year.
How is this different from putting money in the plate?
Your pledge is the money HUU counts on. The Sunday cash offering provides a small amount of additional income.
How many people pledge?
In 2008-09 HUU received 29 pledges of support; in 2009-10, 34 pledges. This year we hope for 40 pledges.
How much should I pledge?
We hope you will give at a level that reflects your ability to contribute and your enthusiasm for HUU. Every household’s ability to give is different. The range of individual pledged amounts is very wide.
Every pledge raises our level of participation, and that encourages others to believe that HUU is worth their financial support. All pledges are valuable because they help the governing body of the church plan the budget that members vote on in May.
In other words, no pledge is too small. In recent years, the average pledge has been in the $1,350 – $1,450 range. This year we are hoping that pledges will average $1,500.
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Nourishing HUU Financially For Fiscal Year 2011
We have great goals for HUU and a big challenge to pay for them. Can we feed our appetite for a richer experience at HUU? The Finance Committee offers us this background information.
HUU Member/Friend Giving Statistics
62 members and 18 friends
FY09
29 pledges [...]
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Java Hut Jam V
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