 Dear Friend of Foundry,
The first time I came to Foundry, I put some crumpled cash in the offering plate. The next Sunday, I had no cash and was mortified. The Sunday after that I brought my checkbook. Some years ago, I put a credit card number into the Foundry portal, Church Center.
All this time, nearly 15 years now, I have been proud to be able to contribute to Foundry financially. At first, I gave more or less automatically, because I was raised to. I was taught about tithing and, if I’m being honest, the importance of income tax deductions. But as I kept coming Sunday after Sunday, I found myself increasing my giving because I wanted to be more connected.
I wanted to be a part of Foundry, and giving financially was an easy entry point. It felt good to offer, even in small amounts, my resources to support a church I was getting so much from. I wanted to support the clergy and the lay leaders. I wanted to support the mission, the ministry, the message, the transcendent music. The music!
There are many ways to lean into the ways God pulls us to engage at Foundry. Even just in coming together on Sunday mornings, in congregating in our sacred space, we give. For me, giving financially – and increasing my pledge over time as possible – has been a key and constant part of my spiritual connection to Foundry.
Someone once said that being alive is expensive, and they were right. In the roles I eventually found myself in on the Foundry Board, and now the Stewardship Committee, I’ve learned firsthand the costs involved in making Foundry hum as it does do divinely. Simply put, it’s expensive.
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Please join me and Eleanor in making your pledge to support Foundry financially in 2024. It will help the Board and staff budget and plan for the coming year. And, I promise, it will make you feel connected.
In gratitude,
Gwen Williamson
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