2023 Stewardship of Gifts Booklet - Chapelwood United Methodist Church

Dear friends,
For the past fifteen years, I have served as Chapelwood’s Business Manager,
overseeing the church’s finances, budgets, buildings, equipment, and assets.
From this vantage point, I am blessed to see how the many stewards of the
church work together to support our ministries. As members, each of us has
promised to support Chapelwood through our prayers, presence, gifts, service,
and witness. And I am privileged to see how over time our people grow in these
acts of stewardship.
Young couples have children and begin to serve in Children’s Ministry. Their
giving grows over the years as their income grows, and their understanding of
generosity grows. Their witness becomes more powerful as they gain more
experience in a life of service to Christ. They become more present as they find
opportunities to serve, share, and learn. Others of us have been on the journey
for many years, experiencing the ebbs and flows of life: celebrations, sorrows,
praises, prayers, and a community where we can be there for each other as we
follow Jesus.
Now, as we turn the page on 2022, it is natural to self-examine where we are in
our walk with Jesus and in our stewardship of what has been entrusted to us.
Friends, I ask you to join me prayerful consideration, to discern where you have
been on your journey and how you will be led in 2023.
In Christ,
Bob Lindsey
Business Manager