The Gift is in the Giving

Thank you for your faithful giving!

We depend on your donations to maintain our building, programs and ministries.

There are several ways you can share your offering:

1.) U.S. mail

You can mail your cash or checks to the Church Office at

160 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.

2.) Automatic bill pay

You can ask your bank to mail your weekly (or monthly) donation to the church office at

160 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804.

This is the method that is least costly to the church, because most banks will do this for you without charging anyone a fee.

3.) Electronic giving

Electronic giving can be managed from your smart phone or other electronic device using our secure giving app.

To make a one-time donation or enroll for regular giving, simply click on the link below:

Pushpay App

Some prefer the PushPay option for the convenient phone app, but be aware that the church gets charged a 3% fee on PushPay donations. If you are willing and able to pay that 3%, your gifts will go farther. Thank you!

4.) Share with us your Giving Goals

If you are able to estimate the amount you are able to give to the programs and ministries of our church (weekly, monthly or quarterly) it greatly assists our church in planning to meet our annual operating budget. You can submit (or modify) your pledge at any time with one easy click below on our

Online Form for Annual Pledge

If you are able to estimate the amount you are able to give over the 3 years of our "Building to Share, Sharing to Build" capital campaign (weekly, monthly or quarterly) from Dec. 2022 through Nov. 2025, it will greatly assist our church in planning for our exciting new Fellowship Hall accessibility and improvement project. Thank you!
You can submit (or modify) your pledge at any time with one easy click below on our

Online Form for Capital Campaign Giving

Sharing to Build, Building to Share…

See the New Vision for Fellowship Hall!

If you missed your chance to attend an informational gathering back in October, we invite you to look over our exciting new plans now. Just click on the link below to see our color brochure, and if you have questions, they may be answered in our "Frequently Asked Questions." We invite you to think creatively about how to stretch your giving (with the "Creative Strategies for Giving" brochure below) so that we can continue to grow above our $750,000 goal and move forward with construction in 2023! Giving cards are available at church, so that we can know your giving goal over this 3-year campaign, or you can email your estimate of giving to our Office Administrator at office@uccb.org, or use the giving link (above) on this website. We celebrated the official start of our giving on First Gifts Sunday, December 18, 2022 and we voted to move ahead on the project on January 8, 2023, authorizing the first $55,000 for permitting and plans.

Brochure

FAQ

Creative Giving

Video

Because we are CCB, we have fun whenever we gather! Even as we worship each week in our historic Meetinghouse, fellowship is at the very heart of our church life and we believe Fellowship Hall should be accessible to all. We invite you to contribute as generously as you can and help us extend God's extravagant welcome to everyone, "no matter who we are or where we are on life's journey." Whether we walk or roll, we seek to follow Jesus together!

Sharing to Build, Building to Share Campaign Update

It has been amazing to see the response from the congregation with our Fellowship Hall campaign results. Each gift is a blessing; whether it was completing a giving commitment card, making an initial monetary gift or giving an entire pledge up front. Thank you all for participating, believing in our vision for this important project and showing your support! It truly shows the need and want for a fully accessible, updated Fellowship Hall, as it has been talked about for years.

As of this week, the total amount committed, over the next three years, is $781,420 and the amount of cash given thus far, is $309,068.56. What a generous church we are!

On January 8^th, the congregation voted to continue with the next steps determining how much the project will cost, spending up to $55,000 of campaign monies for any permits and architectural plans. The next congregational vote will be held once we learn how much the project will cost and what it will look like. Knowing how much we have raised, the congregation can determine if we want to move forward with construction. Regular updates will be provided at both worship services and email blasts.

There are several teams working with campaign leaders and Church Council to help move us forward: the Financial Task Force, the Beautification Task Force and the Project Team.

The Financial Task Force consists of Jim Sugden and Laurie Matson as Campaign Co-Chairs, Rod Wutzl (Vice-Moderator), Michael Matson (Investment Advisor), Ken Arifian (Project Chair) and Monica McInerney (at-large member, with years of experience on various committees). They are tasked with managing the finances of the campaign including cash flow for the initial $55,000, and researching various options for a financial plan. The task force voted and has paid back the $32,500 borrowed from the Building and Grounds Fund in the spring of 2022, which was used to hire Tom Melzoni with Horizons Stewardship as our Capital Campaign Consultant.

The Beautification Task Force consists of Eleanor Loesch, Carol Ryan, Sue Ronan and Mary Gallagher-DeLucia. They have already sent out a survey to users of Fellowship Hall (both to CCB committees/groups and to outside users) to determine their wants and needs. This will help identify what beautification and aesthetics are needed to make our Fellowship Hall updated, warm and welcoming.

The Project Team continues their pre-planning work with Ken Arifian (Chair), Amy D’Alessandro, Jennifer Whipple and Laurie Matson. Currently, Dave Cole, our Design Build Contractor, is meeting with town officials regarding permits and other required steps as well as researching elevators.

There will be many developments as we learn more about this big and exciting project. Regular communication with the congregation will be important, so please stay tuned. Jim Sugden or Laurie Matson are happy to help answer any questions regarding any aspect of the campaign. Please feel free to reach out to them or contact the church office.

Thank you again for your commitment and belief in making our church truly open, welcoming and accessible to all!

Laurie Matson & Jim Sugden, Campaign Co-Chairs