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This Sunday, September 5, is the final Summer Garden Service of the season. Don't miss this opportunity to worship outdoors before we kick off our fall season!
Kirk offices will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) will resume on Tuesday, September 7.
A special expanded edition of the September Kirk News will be mailed to members and includes information about new service times and expanded Sunday School options, all beginning on Sunday, September 12!
Our Summer Carillon Series concludes this Sunday, September 5 with recitals at 10:00 a.m. and noon by Kirk Carillonneur, Dennis Curry.
Endowment Funds - Giving That Endures
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:21
Kirk in the Hills is funded through two primary sources: the operating budget generated by the annual stewardship of members and friends, and earnings from the endowed funds through the long term generosity of members. Endowed funds differ from operating funds in two important aspects. First, each endowed fund is intended for use by the Kirk in perpetuity. The principal is invested in assets which will earn interest, dividends, and capital gains. But the principal is not intended to be spent, even as its value grows. The Board of Trustees, as part of their responsibility to preserve and protect the assets of the Kirk, periodically assesses the appropriate level of distributions from each fund. The second differentiating aspect is that endowed funds may be established with an intended purpose as specified by the donor and must be used exclusively for that purpose.
There are a variety of endowed funds; donors can contribute to those existing funds at any time in any amount or, with a specified minimum contribution, establish a new fund.
Through the thoughtful and generous contributions of members and friends, endowed funds broaden and deepen the Kirk’s ministry for us today and for future generations in our community of faith. For more information about the endowment funds, making a bequest in your will, or a Memorial or Special Gift, please contact Jayne Zellers, Business Manager, at (248) 626-2515, ext. 110.