What is a loyalty campaign?
A loyalty campaign requests pledges to fund EPFM's operating costs, such as staff salaries, utility bills, and ministry programs. A pledge to the 2011 Loyalty Campaign is a non-binding promise to contribute to EPFM's operating costs in calendar year 2011.

Why should I give?

EPFM's ministry touches your life, those of your family and friends, and those most in need. EPFM needs your supportbecause giving has decreased during the recession. Your contributions are EPFM's only source of funding. We cut costs and froze salaries, but must now grow to respond to increasing demand for EPFM’s ministries. For example, we have nearly doubled the number of people we assist with our Bread of Life  and Clothes Closet Ministries, organizing and adding Sunday School classes, and are investing in technology to increase the ways we minister, through our website, to the world.

Why should I pledge?

When you pledge, EPFM can appropriately plan for the ministries supported by your pledge. If you contribute, but do not pledge, EPFM will still be grateful for your contribution, but pledges help us gauge how we can plan a successful year for our church and its ministries.

In the parable of the poor widow's offering (Luke 20:45-21:4), Jesus teaches that an offering to God should be sacrificial. In other words: no fiscal pain, no spiritual gain. The biblical standard of giving is the tithe; which is 10% of one's income. Whether giving above or below the tithe, a pledge should require some sacrifice. The goal of the 2011 Loyalty Campaign is to receive pledges totaling $300,000.

How can I pledge?
You can pledge by returning a completed pledge card to the church or submitting an electronic pledge card. All pledges are strictly confidential. Please make your pledge on or before Loyalty Sunday, which is October 16, 2011.

How can I give?
A pledge is your promise to contribute a certain amount to EPFM in 2012. You can contribute whenever works best for you; whether annually, quarterly, monthly or weekly. You can sign up through your bank for your contribution to be automatically withdrawn from a bank account. Of course, you can also give at any service with a check or cash.

How is my contribution spent?
Of every dollar contributed: [60] cents pays the salaries and employment taxes of EPFM's full and part-time staff; [15] cents pays for utilities and maintenance of EPFM's building and grounds; [15] cents pays for apportionments to the North Georgia Conference; which includes global mission work; [6] cents pays for postage and communications; and [4] cents pays non-salary program expenses. 

Proverbs 11:24-25 – There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

From the EPFM Stewardship/Evangelism Committee