Stewardship is about being grateful for and responsible with the gifts we each receive from God. The Episcopal Church sees stewardship as more than simply contributing money to the church; it’s also about contributing time and talents, and volunteering for ministry and mission. It’s about reaching out to build relationships from a perspective of abundance instead of scarcity.
Of course the church needs financial resources to keep its doors open. Doors that provide access to a place to gather for worship, study, prayer, healing and fellowship. Does “the church” need a building to exist? No, of course not. But despite the complications it’s good to have a central place to come together to prepare ourselves for ministry and to foster the ministries God has deemed appropriate for us.
Of course the church needs financial resources to keep its doors open. Doors that provide access to a place to gather for worship, study, prayer, healing and fellowship. Does “the church” need a building to exist? No, of course not. But despite the complications it’s good to have a central place to come together to prepare ourselves for ministry and to foster the ministries God has deemed appropriate for us.