"For where your treasure is, so will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:21

There are many ways to support the mission of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Cash, gifts of stock, gifts of real estate or appreciated assets are welcome. Restricted gifts provide support specifically designated by the donor. Our endowment fund insures proper care of what we have today and provides a base for future expansion. The Operating Fund enables us to fund ongoing programs and outreach ministries.

Taking care of your estate – planning for a time when you are no longer here and honoring people and organizations in your life is a responsible and loving act. It is the ultimate act of stewardship. We hope you will consider leaving a gift to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. What a fine act of faith and what a better way to leave a legacy and ensure that future generations can benefit from your generosity in the life of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

In general planned gifts are made through:

A Bequest in a Will

A life income gift – such as a charitable gift annuity, charitable remainder trust or a pooled income fund

Gifts of Special Assets – real estate, closely held stock, life insurance

These gifts can be designated for the church’s general fund or for its endowment.

Jesus often talked about our relationship to the “things” we possess. In Luke 12:13-21 Jesus is asked about dividing a family inheritance. He replies with a story. A rich man decides to build new barns to hold his bumper crop, then to “eat, drink and be merry.”

However, “God said to him, “Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be? So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

We are stewards of God’s bounty. Caretakers. For a brief period we are given time, energy and resources. What we do with these gifts ultimately defines the character of our life and the depth of our spiritual understanding.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss ways you can express your love of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church through a gift today or in the future, please contact Alison Eberly, CFRE, St. Mark's Episcopal Church Foundation. All conversations and information is kept in strict confidence.

Alison Eberly
Phone: 388-2632
Email: AEberly@StMarksDaySchool.org