Cedar Springs Information

Stewardship at Cedar springs

December Contributions - Contributions must have been received in the church office by December 31 or postmarked no later than December 31 to be included in the 2008 tax year. Contributions to Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church are deductible as charitable contributions on your federal income tax return and fall under the control of the church and its board. Please do not file your federal income tax return before you receive your statement of contributions for the full 2008 year. Thank you for your continued generous support of His work at Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church.

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The downturn in the economy is affecting all of us and is being acutely felt by churches all over the country. Cedar Springs is no exception. We have drastically cut overhead expenditures and are making contingency plans to cut further, if necessary. We do not want to negatively impact ministry or missions and need your help to continue the work we think God has entrusted to Cedar Springs. In 2 Corinthians 8: 2 – 4, the churches of Macedonia were praised for their generous giving in spite of dire economic circumstances “for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints." It is indeed a favor to take part in the work of the Kingdom.

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A Steward is a person who has been entrusted with another’s resources, and who seeks to manage those resources according to the owner’s vision and values. The gospel tells us that everything we have is a gift from God, and that those gifts are to be used for his glory and to further his kingdom.

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.  1 Peter 4:10.

At Cedar Springs, we consider Stewardship a responsibility, an act of worship, and evidence of our faith.  We exercise Stewardship individually through giving of time and money and we exercise Stewardship corporately through the wise and generous use of the gifts given by the congregation.

Click How Donations are Used to view a pie chart showing how we use your financial contributions. Note that 33% of Cedar Springs giving goes to Missions. But this does not tell the whole Stewardship story!  Some of our larger and more active ministries, such as Women’s Ministry, operate on the smallest budgets. This is due to the large number of volunteers in those ministries.  Volunteering to serve is a huge part of Stewardship at Cedar Springs.

All gifts, large or small, are appreciated and are used for the glory of God. The most important part of individual Stewardship, however, is its implication about your personal relationship with God.

Tools available to help you better understand stewardship are:

A video - “The Heart of Giving”
A sermon on stewardship preached by John Wood (Kingdom Economics, Oct. 12, 2008)
           
If you would like to make a donation online or enroll in automatic electronic giving, please click on Giving.

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All donations are deductible if made payable to Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church.  As required by IRS law, these donations in order to be deductible are under the control of the ministry’s board.

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Year End Financial Results 2008
		YTD 2008	YTD 2007	Difference
General Fund		$5,952,572	$5,969,987	-$17,415
Missions		$1,796,382	$1,917,297	-$120,915
Designated Gifts		$780,583	$385,910	$394,673
	Total Giving	$8,529,537	$8,273,194	$256,343
Cash Balances		$1,877,924	$2,698,142	-$821,118
Loan Balances		$400,000	$1,243,964	-$843,964
	Net Cash Balances	$1,477,024	$1,454,178	$22,846

Contribution Statements: If you have given the church your email address information, your statement will be sent to you electronically. Otherwise, your statement will be mailed to you as usual. If you would like to update your address information, please contact Glenda Mitchell at glendamitchell@cspc.net.