Stewardship Appeal 2024

New Beginnings: Seeds of Faith, Hope, and Love

“You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed,
through the living and enduring word of God_.”

1 Peter 1:23

As you consider your response to this year’s Stewardship Appeal, we ask that you please reflect on the times when you God has shown you the hope that rises in new beginnings, whether in the sunrise of a fresh new day, or the glorious arrival of spring blooms that brighten the world and remind us of the beauty that God wants us to enjoy. Please remember the times that your faith and the faith of others have lifted you up when you needed it. Reflect on God’s love for us and the important mission of spreading and sharing that love throughout our world through our words and actions. 

Your financial commitment is a manifestation of faith, hope, and love. And it enables our church community to continue tending the seeds of faith, hope, and love, keeping them alive in all our church members and visitors and bringing that faith, hope, and love to others.  

New Beginings 

Whether you have made a financial commitment in past years or not, this is a new year and a new opportunity to respond generously and in gratitude for God’s generous gifts to you. Each June, we start a new financial year, and we always hope to begin that fiscal year with knowledge that we will have sufficient funds to continue God’s work throughout the year. Your response to the Stewardship Appeal is a critical part of our planning for the new fiscal year. Please let your love and your faith guide you when you respond. And please know that any commitment you make is watering the seeds of faith, hope, and love that are central to all we do at Peace Church throughout the year.

SEEDS OF FAITH

Your financial commitment to Peace Church is an expression of your faith in God and in the mission of this Church to spread the message of God’s love. It is an expression of faith that the people of this Church community will use those funds wisely. We are so grateful for that faith. We welcome any commitment you make of any size. Your commitment allows us to budget for the many ministries of the Church. We pray to be able to foster faith that will grow in each of us so as to support us through all of life’s ups and downs.

sEEDS OF HOPE

Faith often blossoms into hope. Hope sustains us in difficult times. Hope is a foundation in uncertain times. And hope is the basis of many new beginnings. Whether it is in a baptism, a marriage ceremony, a funeral service, or a grief or addiction support group meeting, we endeavor to ensure that all who enter our Church are given hope for a beautiful future filled with God’s love. It is our hope that you will recognize the importance of your role in our church community and the value of your commitment in bringing hope to all God’s children.  

sEEDS OF love

“And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13. God loves each of us. In turn, we love one another. It is part of the mission of Peace Church to spread God’s love in all ways that we can. We want everyone to know, understand, and feel God’s love, so that it grows in all our hearts. That love flows out into the world through every one of the ministries at Peace Church. Please support our ministries with your efforts and with your regular contributions.

TENDING THE SEEDS OF Faith, Hope, & Love with your committment

To help us tend and nurture the seed of faith, hope, and love, please fill out a giving intention card available in the pews or that you received in the Stewardship Appeal packet available at the church and drop it into the offering plate or mail it back to the church on or before Commitment Weekend, May 4-5. Or fill out our online form below. We are so very grateful for all the responses that we receive.  THANK YOU!!!

opening letter         Printable Brochure       Guide to Growth Giving

Please fill out your giving intention card and drop in the offering plate or mail it to the church (P.O. Box 205 New Lenox, IL 60451) or fill out the form below and hit the “Submit” button.  By filling out the form below, the office will receive your giving intentions card electronically.  We ask for these by Commitment Weekend, May 4-5. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at 815-485-5327 or at  .