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Opening Doors, Welcome All the People!
Two campaigns with a shared mission: to strengthen FPL’s capacity to nurture spirituality, build community, and pursue justice. We hope you will maintain or increase your stewardship support while generously supporting this once in a generation opportunity to invest in our future.
This form asks for the amount of your pledge (or request of your Donor Advised Fund) to the Opening Doors Campaign and to the All the People Stewardship Campaign.
With growing membership, we hope that over 200 households will participate in these important efforts.
Gifts to FPL are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. You can pay your pledge in several ways:
* Credit card (visit www.fplincoln.org/donate to make a one time payment or schedule regular payments. Note that credit card transactions incur fees for FPL.
* Direct payment from your bank using bill pay
* Check (please note "Opening Doors" in the memo line)
* Stock or mutual fund transfer.
Or, you can request a gift to FPL from your Donor Advised Fund.
All the People: Stewardship Campaign FY 2026-27
Stewardship is a spiritual practice.
It reminds us that our time, talent, and treasure are gifts meant to be shared. Together, we can welcome, serve, love, and inspire all the people.
As a self-sustaining church, over 70% of our costs are funded by the annual stewardship campaign. The FY 2027 operating budget ($944,000) deepens our investments in Religious Exploration, Justice initiatives, new worship formats, music, and pastoral care, and allows us cover the costs of inflation. It requires $670,000 in stewardship.
Our denonimations encourage giving a percentage of net income based on level of engagement, 1-2% for low involvement; 5% for frequent or regular participation; 10% for congregational leadership. How can you stretch this year?
Opening Doors: Co-creating a spiritual home for generations
The Opening Doors Campaign will transform the Parish House to accommodate our current and future programming and better welcome the next generation. It provides:
- A new light-filled, multi-functional community room with views of open space and access to auditorium & commercial kitchen
- A fully accessible building with elevator and welcoming entrances including a new south entrance which improves campus cohesion
- An additional classroom/meeting room
- Flexible rooms for multiple uses
- A redesigned playground / outdoor space for FPL and the wider community
- Technology, lighting, acoustic, and storage upgrades
- Improved energy efficiency
Campaign Goal: $6.2 Million
$3.1 Million already raised
$3.1 million (half our goal) has been raised thanks to 18 lead donors making gifts of $100,000 - $750,000. Please consider making a gift of 5 - 10 x your stewardship pledge, payable over multiple years if you prefer.
If you have questions, please contact the Generous Giving Committee (generousgiving@fplincoln.org) or Silvia Dieckow, Parish Administrator (silvia@fplincoln.org).
