{"id":94,"date":"2012-05-25T18:03:21","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T22:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.slechurch.org\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:00:11","slug":"stewardship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/?page_id=94","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Tell out, my soul, the great\u00adness of the Lord!
Unnumbered bless\u00adings give my spir\u00adit voice;
Tender to me the pro\u00admise of God\u2019s Word;
In God my Sav\u00adior shall my heart re\u00adjoice.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Click here<\/a> to support the ministries of St. Luke\u2019s by making your pledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jack Newhouse shares why he and his wife Johanna give to St. Luke's.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thank you to the following families and individuals who pledged for 2025.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Amy Lui Abel & Peter Kim, Isaac Adejemilua, Mike & Nancy Alberga, Andrew Alford & Sasha Troyan, Mariah Ayscue, Barbara Bell-Coleman, Co & Andie Bertsche, Henry Birdsall & Carol McCarthy, Art & Stephanie Borsi, Sam & Pat Braxton, Kathleen Breiten, Jennifer Browne, Dyan Bryson, Elizabeth Burgess, Jana & Raymond Cardoza, Deon & Karen Carter, Rochelle Carter-Wilson, Janet Chisholm, Lauren Christie, Stuart Christie & Cathie Mazza, Tom & Rachel Cochran, Larysa Cohen, Stefania Cohen, Katharine Diehl Cortese & Venanzio Cortese, Daniel & Karen Cramer, Meaghan Crampton & Gus Ventura, Helen & Dave Crossen, Carlos Cruz, Alison Curtin & Robert Buchanan, Mark Cyrus, Elizabeth Dalton, Ken & Charlene Dalton, Maia Davis, Kristen Demaline & Tracy McGarry, Julienne DeWalt, Brian DiFeo & Rowan Johnson DiFeo, Wendy Drake-Schneider, Adriana Dumitrescu, Angela Durham, Doug & Wyndie Eberle, Vernon & Joy Endo, Emer Featherstone, Vicki Fantozzi & Tom Fallace, Orobola & Funmi Fasehun, Wynne Ferdinand, Laura & Dave Fitzgerald, Rick Fox & Deborah Bloomer, Sudhir & Amrita Frederick, Gordon Frey, Edith Gallimore, Joshua Gallimore, Hal & Cathy Garrity, Maggie Gilchrist, John & Julia Ginocchio, Betsy Ginsburg, Thomas & Jessica Green, Godfrey Gregg, Cynthia Griffin, Shahri Griffin, Cynthia Hadley Bailey & Warren Bailey, Eulalee Hamilton, Virginia & Jake Hart, Lizette Hartmann, Lorelei Hawthorne, Patricia Haynes, Barbara Hemink, Janet Immermann & Elchi Nowrojee, Jean Innis, Bert & Ofana Jones, Keith & Kitty Kawecki, Nievalyn & Alexander Keel, Kathleen Kellaigh, Grace Kiernan, Sarah Kreidler, Sally Kress, Rhonda Layne, Jaewoo Lee, Margaret Lockwood, David Lowden, Nicola Lynch, Michael & Krista Macchione, Sibel MacFarlan, Linda Madueme, Karen Malone, Timothy Mannion, Joan Mayo, Andrew McBride, Sean McDonald, Michael & Theresa McDonnell, Ari Measday & Patrick Coskren, Oneida Mendez-Laws, John Mennell, Toni Mennell, Allison Micich, Anne Mockridge, Sandra Mordecai, John Morey, Yerina Mugica & RJ Ticzon, Patricia Nachtigal, Shevon Nelson, Jack & Johanna Newhouse, Kristine & Michael O’Connor, Chijioke Okeke, Okey & Enuma Okuzu, Olakunle Oyawusi & Tiffany Phillips, Kayode & Stella Oyegbite, Liz Perez, Patrick & Kelley Perkins, Ruth Perry, Denise & Matthew Price, Juliet Robinson, Patrick & Dina Rodriguez, Elizabeth Rogers, Kenneth Ross, Kevin & Charcy Saleeby, Emily & Chris Sarro, Suzanne Seaman, Christine & Osbourne Shaw, Tristan Shin, Susan Singer, Nesta & Alan Stephens, Reese Stone & Brenda Yearwood, Sarah Stransky & Robin Vitullo, Patt Sullivan-Perry, Melliss Swenson, Martha Thalheimer, Megan & Chris Thompson, Justin Townsend & Elena Araoz, Lauren & Andrew Tran, Stevie Tryson, Chester Twigg, Deborah VanExel, Felisa Van Liew, Fran\u00e7oise Varkala, Johnn & Megan Ventimiglia, Sue Villarosa, Deborah Villarreal-Hadley & Michael Hadley, Margaret Voorhees, Abby Walsh, Brendan Walsh, Aileen & Garfield Walter, Allen Wastler, Kim & Sam Wechsler, Kelly Wenz, Lisa Williams, John Wyatt & Susan Ludwigson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The History of giving a tithe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u00a0Giving to God in our annual pledges is first and foremost an\u00a0opportunity<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2013 not a requirement. It is an opportunity to be thankful for all that God has done for us through this community. \u00a0It is an opportunity to say yes to God and accept the even more abundant gifts God has to offer us throughout our lives. \u00a0It is not a requirement, though, to experience God\u2019s unbounded love.<\/p>

Giving to God in our annual pledges is an opportunity to\u00a0nurture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0our relationship with God and the world rather than neglect our responsibilities. \u00a0Each time we make an offering in this way we have God in mind. \u00a0That alone is part of our challenge as Christians \u2013 to be ever mindful of God and God\u2019s presence with us.<\/p>

Finally, giving to God in our annual pledges is an opportunity for us to\u00a0engage<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0God and the world rather than ignore the needy in the world. \u00a0Our giving to God at St. Luke\u2019s allows us to continue and expand our outreach ministries and to teach our youth and adults how important our engagement with the world in God\u2019s name is.<\/p>

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Tell out, my soul, the great\u00adness of the Lord!Unnumbered bless\u00adings give my spir\u00adit voice;Tender to me the pro\u00admise of God\u2019s Word;In God my Sav\u00adior shall my heart re\u00adjoice. Click here to support the ministries of St. Luke\u2019s by making your pledge. Jack Newhouse shares why he and his wife Johanna give to St. Luke’s. Thank […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18428,"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions\/18428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}