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Rooted in Love

What does it mean to be “Rooted in Love”?

Through your gifts, you can be a good steward of our church’s goal to be “Rooted in Love”.

  • Be a community of love and healing.
  • Help dismantle stigma and bias.
  • Provoke one another to bold acts of love.
  • Champion human rights and civil discourse.

We are “Rooted in Love” by

  • Responding to the needs of the community for food, transportation, housing and medical care through The Shields Mission Project, Heavenly Threads Thrift Shop and the SOS Room (free clothing and household items).
  • Investing in technology and people to provide both in-person and Zoom Sunday services, committee meetings and educational opportunities that improve access, regardless of where one lives.
  • Hiring an associate minister, part of whose focus is on:
    • promoting active outreach to and welcome of marginalized groups.
    • organizing service opportunities for members and friends of the church.
    • developing a social justice advocacy and education program.
    • developing a gifts-discernment process for the congregation to better connect our passions/gifts with needs found within and beyond our church walls.
  • Reaching out to our church family and the greater community, with cards, visits, rides and meals, through our Care Team volunteers.
  • Growing our “Connecting with Nature” program through intergenerational, outdoor activities which offer a spiritual dimension to our appreciation and enjoyment of nature. Through this initiative, we hope to better understand our calling to live sustainably.
  • Engaging in holistic adult formation and education courses such as film discussion, bible learning, contemporary theology, book groups, meditation and current issues.
  • Enhancing our Christian Education program by bringing kids AND adults together, every 2nd and 4th Sunday for FAITH CONNECTIONS, a hands-on learning opportunity based on four categories of activities including communion and a shared meal, hiking and games, arts & spirituality, and service projects.
  • Strengthening our Youth program by offering confirmation classes for 6th graders and older.

Making a yearly pledge is the best way to know that we can count on your support. Pledges make up about 50%-55% of our total revenues, and are critical to planning a realistic budget which supports our dedicated staff, Sunday services, programming, outreach efforts and building maintenance.

If you’ve already supported the work of the church through your pledge, time or talents we Thank you! We are very grateful for your generosity.

If you would like to make a pledge or gift to to the church, you can donate here.

Thank you for helping us remain “Rooted in Love”.

Rooted in Love

Pledges and Planned Giving

Pledges Provide Reliable Support

Our Church is a spiritual and community center that survives and thrives through the grace of God and the loving support of its members and friends. Their financial support helps pay for the salaries of our ministers and staff, children and youth education, the operation of the building, the Church’s charitable outreach through local and worldwide missions, and much more. By making a specific pledge of support annually, you help Church leaders plan thoughtfully for the coming year.

We need your support and ask you to consider an annual pledge to our Church. You may download the pledge card here, fill it out and drop it off at the Church office, or you may ask for a pledge card from the Church office.

May you be equally blessed by your generous support!

Planned Giving Assures the Future

The Beacon Society

The success of any church and its ongoing ministries depends on the annual commitments and pledges of its congregation. But so much more can be accomplished if the resources dedicated to those ministries have been secured by the love and generosity of those who have gone before.

Planned Giving is an opportunity to make a gift beyond your annual pledge, either during your lifetime or through a gift in your will. This may be done through a cash or percentage bequest, by the assignment of a paid-up life insurance policy, by setting up a trust, or by utilizing a number of other gifting vehicles. Some of these may offer tax benefits as well as provide for the Church’s future.

The Beacon Society of First Congregational Church, Camden was formed to recognize those who have remembered the church in their estate planning. The Society meets periodically to celebrate together this important act of stewardship. No gift given in this way is too small, and all gifts will be recognized by the Society.

For more information about Planned Giving to First Congregational Church, Camden, please contact Roger Burke: rmburke@comcast.net or 978-502-3602.