Every Member Canvass (EMC)

undefinedEvery fall, St Luke’s conducts the Every Member Canvass. People who are participating in the life of the parish are asked to make a financial commitment (i.e., a pledge) to the coming year’s budget. Our pledges provide the Finance Committee and the vestry with a way of anticipating our gifts to St. Luke’s in the coming year. After all pledge cards have been turned in, our Finance Committee prepares a budget for the upcoming year and presents it to the vestry for its approval.

Pledges can be paid in a number of ways:

  • Envelopes issued by the church to put in the offering plate on Sunday mornings;
  • Send in your pledge payment(s) on a schedule that fits with your other commitments;
  • Pay your pledge in full at the beginning or end of the year. (We’ve even had people pay a pledge a year in advance!)