Augustana believes that all things come from a good and gracious God who is the source of all our ideas, energy, effort, and results. We are all called to put our faith into action and make God’s love real to those in our community.

When we choose to participate in God’s work in the world, we do so with our whole selves, including our resources of time, energy, and finances. Generously and joyfully sharing our resources is our response to God’s abundant love and generosity. Putting God first on our calendar and bank statements reflects God’s priority in our lives. We give God our very best, not our leftovers.

With a rich tradition of giving beyond our doors, each year Augustana commits to share 20% of member commitments with our community mission partners who are working to address issues of poverty, homelessness, and hunger.

Stewardship & Regular Offering

Augustana devotes the month of October to stewardship. Together, we learn how our gifts nurture and teach faith to children, youth, and adults; strengthen families; confront hunger and homelessness; and develop leaders.

All Augustana ministries are made possible through our annual stewardship initiative. All are asked to complete a giving plan to inform the church of your gift and to help us plan for how we can share with our community and beyond.

We encourage proportional giving, with each of us giving according to our ability.

Stewardship 2023-24

Right Where You Belong

And you are included among those who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ. Romans 1:6

About the Theme:

Belonging is a basic human need. We yearn to belong and connect to others in meaningful ways. Belonging to community allows us to share our gifts, learn new things, and discover purpose and direction for our lives. When we belong to others, we can fully live into who God has made us to be. But it’s often easier said than done.

Today, we’re living in what Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy calls, “an epidemic of loneliness.” The basic human need to belong is as strong as ever, but the natural places to belong, to share our gifts, learn from others, and find purpose and direction has eroded in our society. Polarization has cast doubt on whether we can really belong to the institutions that once held our communities together. Throughout our week, we participate in many things. Our schedules are packed. But how often does it lead to feeling like we really belong? Or that our degree of belonging is based on the quality of what we can do, rather than who we uniquely are that brings depth and dimension to the communities in which we belong.

God has uniquely created the church to be a community in which all belong, not because of what we do, but because of what God has done through Jesus Christ. When we gather as God’s people and invite others to be part of this community, we affirm what God has always said to us, “you’re right where you belong.”

Bring all of who you are. Your joys and passions. Your disappointments and pain. Your prayers and your hopes for your life and the world to this community of belonging . . . the kingdom of God.

Global Mission

In 1990, Augustana began a global mission emphasis. We celebrate our global mission on two Sundays in the spring. To date, more than $1.5 million has been shared with our global mission partners in Tanzania, Guatemala, and the Middle East. View the brochure.

Harvest Fund Endowment

This endowment fund provides additional resources to assist the congregation in its ministry and mission. The principal of the Fund remains intact, and only the interest is spent each year. Therefore, a contribution to the Harvest Fund is a gift that will keep on giving every year to special ministries of Augustana.

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