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Commitment Sunday 2022
For 150 years First Pres has stood in the center of our city, opening our doors to anyone who wants to find belonging in the family of God. Creating a place for people to belong. A place where they can learn, grow, serve, help, have a shoulder to cry on and a community to celebrate. It is a priceless gift when we find our life in Christ. This is why church matters.
As we continue to emerge from the pandemic and as we continue to navigate these uncertain waters, this is the Church’s turn to step up and lead. As you pray over your commitment to the church for this next year, will you step up? Let’s continue God’s mission and ministry into our future.
Pray
Pray for those alone with no community, and how you can step up to be part of God's mission and ministry in our future.
Give
Commit to giving to God's work and ministry through First Pres in 2022 by completing your Commitment Card online or bringing to Commitment Sunday on Oct. 31.
Share
Share a story of how you've found belonging in Christian community at First Pres by adding a note to the banner located in the Plaza after worship.
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God.”
1 Peter 2:9-10a
Ready to Step Up and Commit?
Return your Commitment Card by choosing a method below.
Mail in your completed Commitment Card for 2022 to our church address:
First Pres
219 E. Bijou St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
ONLINE
Complete your Commitment Card online and follow the instructions to give a one-time amount or securely set up automatic payments from your credit card or checking account.
ON COMMITMENT SUNDAY
On October 31, you can drop your Commitment Card in the offering plate passed during all worship services, or at the Welcome Center during the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Commitment Sunday?
This practice of committing money to the work of the Lord in the coming year is really just one way to express our commitment to following Christ. It is effective because money means so much to us and sits so close to our hearts. But it is only a sign and symbol—a partial commitment.
What we really need is to encourage one another to express a full commitment of our very lives to follow Jesus our Lord. Not once, not in the hour, but day after day, year after year, so that when we reach our final breath, we can look back on fields and fields of harvest in the faithfulness of the Lord.
Why a Commitment Card?
God doesn’t ask us to promise to give. He simply asks us to give. So what’s the card about? It’s part of the rhythm of each year in the life of our church to consider financial giving each fall.
The card is a tool that can help in several ways:
- It can prompt prayer and conversation. It’s an occasion for asking God to lead us in our generosity and for coming to an agreement as a couple or family about what we’ll give.
- It’s a spiritual milestone. Many in our congregation have shared that writing down a commitment helps them to remember it and follow through on it.
- It helps First Pres to be wise in our financial planning and decisions. We know that God will provide all we need as a church, and we trust Him to do so. But when we have a record of the giving commitments of the people of the church, it allows our leadership to be accountable stewards of God’s provisions.
When can I drop off my Commitment Card at the church building?
Completed Commitment Cards can be dropped off on Monday through Friday at the First Pres Welcome Center (Weber Street entrance) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Can I bring my Commitment Card to in-person worship prior to October 31?
Yes, can drop your Commitment Card in the offering plates during any worship services leading up to or after October 31.