Stewardship
What an amazing year Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (KUUF) has just experienced! So many changes, from welcoming 13 new members since May 1, removing a large closet in our sanctuary to accommodate more people worshipping on Sundays, to our minister leaving for a full-time job and, consequently, KUUF starting a ministerial search process.
The energy, enthusiasm, and caring in our worship services and gatherings is growing exponentially. This is an exciting time for our beloved KUUF community. The reverse side of this letter illustrates some of our many accomplishments this year. Our many thanks to all the volunteers and staff who made them possible.
Each February, KUUF engages in a Stewardship Campaign when members make their pledges that fund our staff salaries, programs, and maintain our property for our next fiscal year (May 1, 2026 - April 30, 2027). KUUF needs everyone’s time, talents, and financial donations to sustain the shared ministry of KUUF. We use these pledges to create a budget for the congregation to approve at our April 26 annual meeting. Please use the enclosed form to make your pledge and either mail it back to KUUF, put it in the Stewardship box in the foyer, or call/email our church administrator Tanesha with your pledge (admin@kuuf.org or 360-377-4724, ext. 1).
It is time to contemplate what we want our future to be and how to create and pay for it. Our last congregational strategic plan was created in 2018. Even though the pandemic intervened, we were able to meet almost all of our goals including hiring a full-time minister, creating a culture of shared ministry, welcoming new younger members and families, improving the path from the upper to the lower parking lots, creating a Safe Congregation Committee, and improving our technology to serve everyone.
Visioning Our Future is the theme for our 2026 Stewardship Campaign. You are invited to join the whole congregation on Saturday, February 21 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm for a visioning retreat. We will enjoy good company and a simple lunch, as we gather to shape KUUF’s future. Childcare will be provided. We hope everyone will come. With our generosity and commitment to a shared vision, we will live our faith each day with love at the center.
KUUF is entirely dependent on the contributions from our members to fund our programs, services, staff, events and building. Our goal is to raise $288,000 in pledges, which will fund a full-time minister and a robust Lifespan Faith Formation educational program for our children and adults. This averages out to a pledge of $1,633 per member. For some, we know that’s not possible but, for those who are able, we encourage you to consider this pledge or to increase your current pledge by 10% over your last pledge.
We invite you to dig deep, pledge from your heart by the end of February, and help co-create our shared
KUUF vision.
In Fellowship, Faith, and Love,
The Stewardship Committee
Verneda Byron, Eric Harrold, Ginny Sugimoto, and Beth Wilson
Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and our good work in the community is solely dependent on donations from members and friends. Thank you for your generosity!
You can mail donations to:
KUUF
P.O. Box 2015
Bremerton, WA 98310
Designate your donation one of three ways:
General fund, in lieu of our usual Sunday offering basket.
KUUF Ministerial Discretionary Fund, which helps members in need.
Charitable Giving, which goes to our monthly charitable giving recipient. You can view our current recipients here.
Have time of skills to contribute to KUUF? Join a committee!
Our many committees make KUUF the caring fellowship that it is. Donations of your time and resources are greatly appreciated. Each committee works toward common goals as a group and each takes a lot of time and energy, so many hands make light work.