Endowments at Aldersgate

An endowment is a gift that keeps on giving.

 

Aldersgate United Methodist Church wishes to create ministry opportunities beyond those that are normally met by the annual operating budget.

 

The Permanent Endowment Fund was established in June 2000 to be distinct from giving to the budget and special building campaigns.  The Fund provides long-term investments for the support and benefit of the programs and ministries of the church.

 

Aldersgate members and friends have the opportunity to make gifts to Aldersgate which become part of a permanent fund that continues to give in perpetuity as a living memorial to the donor or designated person. The Endowment Fund supports the future of Aldersgate.

 

In 2011, distributions from the Aldersgate endowment funds were made to the following programs:

o       $1,100 – Evangelism

o       $1,100 – Pastor’s Discretionary Account

o       $1,100 – Youth Programs

o       $1,100 – Missionaries

o       $750 – LaMotte Scholarship

o       $500 – Camp Scholarships

o       $500 – Appalachian Service Project (ASP)

 

For more information on the Aldersgate Endowment Fund:

o    Aldersgate Endowment Fund Brochure

o    Permanent Endowment Fund of Aldersgate United Methodist Church

o    Iowa United Methodist Foundation (www.iumf.org)

 

Contact Pastor Dave Shogren or Joan Hitzel, Endowment Committee Chair, through the church office at 515-278-0466.