{"id":7755,"date":"2023-10-13T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:38:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:38:25","slug":"stewardship-2024-because-of-you-our-church-changes-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2023\/10\/13\/stewardship-2024-because-of-you-our-church-changes-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship 2024: Because of you our church changes lives."},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2-768x123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2-580x93.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Stewardship-header-2-860x137.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we launch the Stewardship Campaign this Sunday, October 15, I want to thank Rev. Karen Byrne for sharing her thoughts about stewardship as we reflect on generosity as a spiritual practice. Supporting First Church allows us to think together as a community about providing sufficient resources to ensure our church can change lives. Throughout the Stewardship Campaign culminating at Commitment Sunday on November 19th, you will hear from several church members as they share why they support First Church. You can find several statements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/donate\/\">here<\/a> along with the online pledge form and additional information about giving. I hope the reflections of our members will inspire you to give to First Church.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Karen Tramontano, stewardship chair<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we launch the Stewardship Campaign this Sunday, October 15, I want to thank Rev. Karen Byrne for sharing her thoughts about stewardship as we reflect on generosity as a spiritual practice. 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