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GIVE NOW

Click “Give Now” to be taken to our contribution page, where you will have the option to:

  • Give your Sunday Offering
  • Give toward a Special Offering or program
  • Give or Set up payment for your 2024/2025 pledge
  • Give or set up payment for your 2025/2026 pledge
PLEDGE NOW

Click “Pledge Now” to be taken to our online pledge form for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, or click here if you prefer a downloadable form. Please submit your pledge by May 8.

FPL Stewardship: Spiral of Generosity

 

FPL is Growing!

  • Membership is up 25% in the last 3 years.
  • Worship attendance is up 30% in the last two years.
  • Religious Exploration (RE) Participation tripled in the last year alone. We have 30-40 kids each week.
  • And More! 6 teen service events, 14 Caring Companions, 30 Partakers Mentors, 30 choir members, 75 Small Group members…

To keep up, Stewardship needs to grow, too. Our 2026 operating budget is $906,000 and requires that we raise $600,000 in stewardship this spring. Our participation goal is 200 pledges. This budget funds everything from this year, plus….

  • More RE staff
  • More Music Director hours
  • Increased ministerial compensation to reflect the demanding and sophisticated leadership a growing congregation of our size requires.

Please pledge to the “Spiral of Generosity” Stewardship Campaign by May 8th . Your pledge is a promise to support FPL over the next fiscal year (July 2024 – June 2025). You can pay it quarterly, monthly, weekly, or all at once. Together, we are building a vibrant hive, a thriving community. Please give as generously as you can. Let’s create a spiral of generosity!

How much should I pledge?

We are individually and collectively responsible for resourcing our spiritual home. The amount you pledge to FPL is completely up to you. You may find the UUA Giving Guidelines helpful. They suggest  considering the share of your adjusted income (subtracting any unusual expenses, such as large medical expenses, care of a parent, or a large financial expense) you wish to give. The chart below offers guidelines for the share of income based on your relationship with FPL.

If you find the resulting number doesn’t work for you, consider a pledge that moves in that direction.

First Parish in Lincoln FY 2025-2026 Draft Budget*

(FPL’s fiscal year runs July 1-June 30)

Generosity and the First Parish in Lincoln

We are a self-sustaining community and our generosity makes our spiritual community possible. Our activities are funded through stewardship, rental income and draws from our Endowment funds.

Our fiscal year runs from July 1 – June 30, and we launch our annual stewardship campaign in March.

Please consider including First Parish in Lincoln in your estate planning. Bequests are an opportunity to sustain our spiritual community into the future. If you have questions or would like additional information, please email generousgiving@fplincoln.org. If you would like to make a pledge to support the current year’s operations, please email Silvia Dieckow, Parish Administrator, at silvia@fplincoln.org.