Stewardship 360
Stewardship is the practice of serving God and giving thanks for the blessings we receive through the act of giving one’s time, talent, and treasure. In 2023, we began a transition toward “Stewardship 360,” which infuses into parish life a year-round awareness of stewardship. Through discussions, ministry minute videos, and other fora, we are reminded that stewardship both enables our ministries and grows out of thanksgiving for those ministries.
Stewardship Committee
The Stewardship Committee is primarily responsible for building a culture of stewardship and promoting opportunities to volunteer and participate in the life of the church.
The Stewardship Committee works closely with the Budget Committee and the Vestry to receive and communicate the goals of the Annual Stewardship Pledge Campaign and to help articulate the importance of keeping our faith community strong and vibrant. The Stewardship Committee is always seeking parishioners with communications, fundraising, strategic planning or other related experience to support this important ministry.
Endowment Fund Board
Christ Church, Rockville, has a modest endowment funded through the generosity of the parish and friends of Christ Church as well as a bequest of the late Katherine Thomas. In September 2000, The Endowment Fund of Christ Church, Prince Georges Parish (the Fund) was established by consolidating previous individual funds. The corpus of the Fund is currently exclusively invested in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington Investment Fund, a tailored mutual fund managed by VANGUARD for the Diocese of Washington and its contributing parishes. The Fund is overseen by an Endowment Fund Board, comprised of parishioners with knowledge, interest, and experience in investments, plus the Rector, Senior Warden and Treasurer, ex officio.
Both the Fund and VANGUARD are subject to specific investment guidelines/restrictions. Further, disbursement of earnings from the Fund (if any) is limited to a given percentage of earnings and requires Vestry and the Endowment Fund Board approval. Use of Endowment Fund proceeds is restricted to plant maintenance, expansion and enrichment of the mission(s) of the church, as well as capital improvement of Church properties.
