End-of-Year Giving at CPC
December 6, 2022
Dear CPC Family,
As the year comes to a close, we’ve all received a number of requests for financial giving from many worthy causes: non-profits, schools, ministries, and other organizations. I know that my email inbox was quite full last week after Giving Tuesday! It’s easy to experience “giving fatigue,” but I want to encourage and invite you to give to Corona Presbyterian Church before the end of the year.
Financial Strength: Let me be clear at the outset: CPC is in a strong financial position. Giving this year compares well with previous years. Thanks to your generosity and multi-year support from our denomination and presbytery, we also have a healthy reserve fund balance. We are in a position to invest in faithful ministry in 2023. The Lord has blessed Corona Presbyterian Church!
Real Need: At the same time, CPC has real financial needs that will materialize in the coming year. Beginning in 2023, we will no longer receive outside support from the OPC or the Presbytery of Southern California. It’s like the first time riding a bike without training wheels: the only way to know you’re ready is simply to push off and ride. As our training wheels come off, I am confident that the Lord has brought us to this point to multiply our ministry in this corner of Riverside County.
Budget: Our most recent financial update (from mid-November) has us at approximately 80% of our 2022 budgeted giving goal. This is not an unusual place to be at this time of year as so much giving happens in December, but we all need to give to finish strong.
Here's a staggering promise for both giving and ministry from 2 Corinthians 9:8:
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”
Would you make a gift to CPC before the end of December to help us meet or exceed our budget goal?
CPC Members and Regular Attenders: How has the Lord’s grace abounded to you this year? Do you need to catch up on your planned giving for 2022 or are you in a position to give a special offering at the end of the year?
Friends of CPC, Near and Far: Give first to your own local church! But if you’re in a position to give an extra gift to Corona Presbyterian Church, we would be humbled by that generosity.
Any gift, big or small, makes a difference for a strong finish to 2022!
Ways to give:
In-Person: there are three more Sundays in 2022 where you can give in-person.
By mail: you can direct gifts by mail to: Corona Presbyterian Church, c/o Treasurer, 3077 Bighorn Drive, Corona, CA 92881. [Note: IRS rules stipulate that gifts must be postmarked on or before 12/31 to be counted in 2022.]
Appreciated Stock: shares of stock, mutual funds, and other securities can be given to CPC. If you would like to give in these ways, please contact our Finance Team for assistance.
Thank you for your generous hearts as we close the year well!
In the Father’s Love,
Pastor Andrew