Board of Stewardship
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” 1 Peter 4:10
Stewardship Sunday is scheduled for Oct. 20, 2024
With a focus on how we manage God’s gifts to us, Village Lutheran Church will observe Stewardship Sunday on Oct. 20. Our Lord is generous with His earthly gifts. In response, we thankfully and cheerfully give back to His Church with our time, talents, and treasures.
Pastor Arnold will incorporate Christian stewardship into his sermons during the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Divine Services. He is also planning to touch on the topic of stewardship during Bible study between services.
In early October, confirmed VLC members and families should receive the Board of Stewardship’s annual mailing, which will include an introductory letter from Pastor Arnold as well as information about the service form, pledge form, and giving options that are listed below on this page.
With a focus on how we manage God’s gifts to us, Village Lutheran Church will observe Stewardship Sunday on Oct. 20. Our Lord is generous with His earthly gifts. In response, we thankfully and cheerfully give back to His Church with our time, talents, and treasures.
Pastor Arnold will incorporate Christian stewardship into his sermons during the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Divine Services. He is also planning to touch on the topic of stewardship during Bible study between services.
In early October, confirmed VLC members and families should receive the Board of Stewardship’s annual mailing, which will include an introductory letter from Pastor Arnold as well as information about the service form, pledge form, and giving options that are listed below on this page.
Stewardship Service Form
Prayerfully consider ways in which you can serve our Lord and His people through Village Lutheran Church and Preschool.
Each confirmed member of Village Lutheran Church is encouraged to complete the online form.
Members can mark items they will continue doing and/or areas where they are interested in serving at Village.
Your responses will be shared with the appropriate church and preschool leaders.
Prayerfully consider ways in which you can serve our Lord and His people through Village Lutheran Church and Preschool.
Each confirmed member of Village Lutheran Church is encouraged to complete the online form.
Members can mark items they will continue doing and/or areas where they are interested in serving at Village.
Your responses will be shared with the appropriate church and preschool leaders.
Stewardship Offering Pledge Form — 2025
Please complete this pledge form, which is intended to serve as a reminder and pledge of how we manage God’s gifts to us. Our Lord is generous with His earthly gifts. In response, we thankfully and cheerfully give back to His Church.
Each household or individual that receives offering envelopes is asked to complete a separate pledge form. A high percentage of pledge responses from each household is needed in order for church leaders to more accurately plan the 2025 budget. Responses are anonymous.
Please prayerfully consider your 2025 pledge. While tithing (10 percent) your income should be considered neither a rule for nor a limit to giving, it is a guide with scriptural precedent.
Please complete this pledge form, which is intended to serve as a reminder and pledge of how we manage God’s gifts to us. Our Lord is generous with His earthly gifts. In response, we thankfully and cheerfully give back to His Church.
Each household or individual that receives offering envelopes is asked to complete a separate pledge form. A high percentage of pledge responses from each household is needed in order for church leaders to more accurately plan the 2025 budget. Responses are anonymous.
Please prayerfully consider your 2025 pledge. While tithing (10 percent) your income should be considered neither a rule for nor a limit to giving, it is a guide with scriptural precedent.
Giving methods
Your financial stewardship to our Lord through Village Lutheran Church may be fulfilled in these ways:
Members who give electronically will still receive offering envelopes to use throughout the church year and for other designations.
Contact the church office at [email protected] for assistance.
Your financial stewardship to our Lord through Village Lutheran Church may be fulfilled in these ways:
- Cash or check in your weekly offering envelope.
- Online from bank/credit union account. For information about managing your online offering dates and amounts, see the "Give online" section below.
- Electronic funds transfer from your bank/credit union account. Complete a Vanco banking authorization form to register or to change donation dates and amounts.
- Stock donation to the Village Lutheran Church brokerage account.
- Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA (if over age 70 ½).
Members who give electronically will still receive offering envelopes to use throughout the church year and for other designations.
Contact the church office at [email protected] for assistance.
Give online
Village Lutheran Church offers an online giving portal for members and guests to give a one-time offering or set up recurring contributions from your checking or savings account.
To begin, access the secure form and click "Sign up" in the top right corner. After logging in, select the "Give general offering" button and follow the instructions to schedule giving dates, designate offering amounts, and add your payment method.
For more information, contact the Board of Stewardship through the church office at [email protected].
Village Lutheran Church offers an online giving portal for members and guests to give a one-time offering or set up recurring contributions from your checking or savings account.
To begin, access the secure form and click "Sign up" in the top right corner. After logging in, select the "Give general offering" button and follow the instructions to schedule giving dates, designate offering amounts, and add your payment method.
For more information, contact the Board of Stewardship through the church office at [email protected].
Podcast on tithing and giving
Rev. Heath Curtis, the coordinator for LCMS Stewardship Ministry, was a guest on “Issues, Etc.” for an episode titled “A New Survey on American Protestants and Tithing.”
During the syndicated radio talk show and podcast, host Rev. Todd Wilken and Rev. Curtis — both pastors in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod — examined Lifeway Research’s recent survey titled “Protestant Churchgoer Views on Tithing and Giving.”
The online survey of 1,002 American Protestant churchgoers — including Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, non-denominational members, and Church of Christ members was held Sept. 19-29, 2022. Respondents included men and women of different ages, ethnicities, regions, and educational backgrounds.
Lifeway Research released the results in a story on April 2, 2023.
Rev. Curtis and Rev. Wilken discussed whether tithing is commanded in Scripture, if part of a tithe can go to a charity, and how giving methods have transitioned from currency to checks to online platforms.
Rev. Heath Curtis, the coordinator for LCMS Stewardship Ministry, was a guest on “Issues, Etc.” for an episode titled “A New Survey on American Protestants and Tithing.”
During the syndicated radio talk show and podcast, host Rev. Todd Wilken and Rev. Curtis — both pastors in The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod — examined Lifeway Research’s recent survey titled “Protestant Churchgoer Views on Tithing and Giving.”
The online survey of 1,002 American Protestant churchgoers — including Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, non-denominational members, and Church of Christ members was held Sept. 19-29, 2022. Respondents included men and women of different ages, ethnicities, regions, and educational backgrounds.
Lifeway Research released the results in a story on April 2, 2023.
Rev. Curtis and Rev. Wilken discussed whether tithing is commanded in Scripture, if part of a tithe can go to a charity, and how giving methods have transitioned from currency to checks to online platforms.
Contact us
Please contact the church office if you have any questions.
Please contact the church office if you have any questions.
