For more information please contact:

Shawndelle Griffin
1-800-831-3972
ext. 132
sgriffin@eocumc.com
 

Stewardship Committee

William McFadden, chairman 
email: mcfelyria@aol.com

Rev. William Buckeye
email: exrev58@aol.com

Rev. Keith Peachey
Office Phone (330) 669-2371

Mrs. Linda Moses
email: lmoses@heinens.com

Jack Steele 
email: jack.steele@goodyear.com
 

Stewardship Leaders

The following persons have received stewardship training from the Conference Stewardship Committee.  These leaders may be contacted directly.  Honorariums and expenses will vary from leader to leader.  An outside stewardship leader is an essential component for most successful annual campaigns.

Rev. John Buchanan
Retired
North Canton         
330-966-5254
jkbuch1@raez.com

Rev. Dr. Brad Call    
Regional Consultant Church Stewardship Consultants
Newcomerstown
740-498-9356
bgcall@netscape.com

Rev. George Cooper
Consultant
Rivertree Stewardship Services
330-668-3912 coopergeorged@aol.com

Ms. Roxanna Derthick
Lay Person
Pittsburgh
888-494-0111
rderthick@macq.com

Mr. Paul Gorman
Lay Person
Avon
440-934-1010 pgorman@welcomehouseinc.org

Rev. Clark Kandel
Retired
kandelcl@juno.com
 

Rev. Dr. Bill McFadden
Retired
Elyria
440-934-5676
mcfelyria@aol.com

Ms. Linda Moses
Lay Person
Highland Hills         
216-561-2971
LMoses@heinens.com

Mr. Bill Sanderson
Lay Person
Wadsworth
330-665-4281
w.ms2@gte.net

Rev. Dr. Jim Skinner
Retired

Matthew P. Stinson
Executive Director
Copeland Oaks - Sebring
330-938-1095
mattstinson@oaksfoundation.com

Rev. Dr. David Wilcox
Wooster UMC
330-262-5641
DEWILCOX99@aol.com

Rev. James Woodring
Seville UMC     
330-769-2836

CELEBRATE THE FAITH By Leo B. Waynick, Jr.

• Focuses on the actions people can take to develop a strong personal faith

• Members are invited to commit themselves to one or more faith disciplines for a five-week period

• Financial commitments are received on Celebrate the Faith Sunday

• Available from LeWay Resources, Inc. (1-800-72LEWAY) or www.leway.net)

CELEBRATE THE GIFT By Leo B. Wanick, Jr.

• Helps a congregation develop a joyous spirit as it celebrates the gift of faith, the gift of fellowship, and the gift of community

• Focuses on a prayer connection that unites members in prayer for each other

• Through the use of celebration cards, members identify positive characteristics about their church, its members, and its mission and ministry

• Available from LeWay Resources, Inc. (1-800-72LEWAY or www.leway.net)

LIVING STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

• Focuses on a different theme each year

• Provides separate, custom printed material for targeted audiences, such as current contributing members and inactive members

• Enables different approaches to be used in reaching various segments of the congregation

• Pricing is based on church membership

• Available from Living Stewardship (1-800-443-2872)

SPECIAL DELIVERY: UNTO US IS GIVEN By Leo B. Waynick, Jr.

• Rooted in the belief that God gave us the gift of Jesus “special delivery”

• All members are encouraged to focus on receiving God’s gifts and to pass them on in greater abundance

• On Special Delivery Sunday, teams of two people make a special delivery of an Advent booklet to each member’s home.  During the visit, the team offers to special deliver the member’s estimate of giving card back to the church

• Available from LeWay Resources, Inc. (1-800-72LEWAY or www.leway.net)

CALLED TO SERVE By Leo B. Waynick, Jr.

• This program invites the congregation to explore stewardship as it relates to vocation

• Members are challenged to consider how they serve Christ in the church, in the community, in the home, in the world, and in the workplace.

• Culminates with volunteers telephoning each household to discuss the church’s ministry and their financial commitments

• Available from LeWay Resources, Inc. (1-800-72LEWAY or www.leway.net)

COURAGE TO CARE By Leo B. Waynick, Jr.

• Members are invited to commit themselves to at least one act of caring through a “Care Connection”

• Visitation teams share with members in their homes aspects of next year’s program

• Well-trained visitors discuss with members the ways that God is calling your church to ministry

• Available from LeWay Resources, Inc. (1-800-72LEWAY or www.leway.net)

GIVING By Ecumenical Stewardship Center

• An annual journal filled with stewardship articles, including a very basic annual stewardship campaign

• Provides a different theme each year

• Provides an announcement letter, cover letter with estimate of giving card, financial enlistment timeline

• Might be useful for a church that has an established annual campaign program and is searching for some themed material to combine with their own program

• Available from Ecumenical Stewardship Center (1-317-926-3525 or www.stewardshipresources.org).
   

All of these annual campaign programs are available for review at the East Ohio Area Center.  For more information contact: East Ohio Conference Council on Ministries, 1-800-831-3972, ext. 132 or sgriffin@eocumc.com