Belonging
Acts 2:42-47 offers a vision of the early church, a community shaped by worship, generosity, fellowship, and shared life. The first believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, the breaking of bread, and prayer. They cared for one another, shared what they had, praised God together, and lived with glad and generous hearts.
That same vision continues to shape who we are today.
More Than Attendance
This year’s stewardship theme, Belonging, invites us to reflect on how God calls us into one body across generations.
Belonging is more than attending church or knowing its traditions. It is the life we share together in Christ through worship, peace, Scripture, sacraments, generosity, and service.
Stewardship Is an Act of Belonging
Each Sunday, God gathers us in worship, forms us through Scripture and prayer, nourishes us at the Lord’s Table, and sends us into the world to serve.
Stewardship follows this same rhythm. Our giving is not separate from our faith, it is one way we respond to God’s grace and participate in the life we share together.
Our Shared Life
Through our pledges, we sustain the worship, care, ministries, and outreach that make First Presbyterian Church a place where God’s grace is experienced, proclaimed, and shared.
When we pledge, we affirm that this shared life matters, that God is at work in this congregation, and that we want to be part of what God is doing today and in the year ahead.
What Could 1% Make Possible?
What might God do if each household prayerfully considered giving an additional 1% of its annual income?
This means adding an amount equal to one percent of your yearly household income to what you currently give.
For example:
$60,000 annual income > $50/month additional
$100,000 annual income > $83/month additional
Across an entire congregation, these individual commitments can have a remarkable collective impact.
Ways To Give
Questions? Contact Finance Director, Steve Brown
Email: sbrown@firstprescharlottesville.org
Phone: (434)424-1192
Checks should be mailed to First Presbyterian Church 507 7th Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Online
Use the Giving Portal to set-up a one-time or recurring gift.
Stocks
Donate stocks directly to First Pres. Contact Finance Director Steve Brown for details on initiating a transfer. Please remember to also contact Steve Brown once the transfer has initiated so the gift can be identified.
Steve Brown sbrown@firstprescharlottesville.org
Donor Advised Funds
First Pres is qualified to receive contributions of Donor Advised Funds. Please contact your foundation to recommend a gift.
QCD
Tax-free donations from your IRA can be directed to First Pres at 507 7th Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
Online Giving
We encourage you to mail your offering to the church, send contributions by using bill pay from your banking account, or use this online giving portal. Please note that with this portal, the church is charged processing fees of 1% for ACH and approximately 3% for credit cards.
“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship,
to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
And awe came upon every soul,
and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
And all who believed were together and had all things in common
And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all,
as any had need.
And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes,
they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
praising God and having favor with all the people.
And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
Acts 2:42–47
