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About Us: Stewardship

Rooted Together — Stewardship 2025



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“Stewardship is everything you do after you say ‘YES’ to God.” ~Rev. Nick Myers

A pledge to Epiphany is a promise to give a specific dollar amount of your financial resources to Epiphany's operating budget over the course of a calendar year.

In the Episcopal Church, we fund our own budget. Parishioner pledges fund 90% of Epiphany’s annual budget. While pledges are accepted at any time of the year, your participation in the annual stewardship campaign is vital to determining the operating budget for the next calendar year. 

The amount of your pledge is discerned between you and God. A preliminary estimate is the median pledge donation needs to be $5,500 to sustain the current budget. We receive annual pledges of $100 and others that exceed $25,000. All pledge amounts are appreciated. 

Additional stewardship information is available in this section. We invite your engagement!

“Stewardship is everything you do after you say ‘YES’ to God.” ~Rev. Nick Myers

Making a financial pledge is a promise to give a specific dollar amount of your financial resources to the operating budget of The Parish of the Epiphany over the course of a calendar year. 

We pledge to Epiphany becuase:

  • We believe that we will be transformed by sharing our lives with each other.

  • We care for our exceptional staffs' financial security in the form of salary and benefits.

  • We are guardians of this place, and everything we have belongs to God.

What does a pledge do?

In the Episcopal Church, we fund our own budget. Pledges fund 90% of Epiphany’s budget. We raise our own money, and we can only budget for what we expect to receive. For example, we cannot commit to salaries for clergy and staff without pledges to match.

When should I pledge?

Submit your pledge for the 2025 calendar year by November 17, 2024. The annual stewardship campaign to determine the 2025 budget is October 20, 2024 – November 17, 2024. If we don’t know your pledge, we cannot budget. If you are considering pledging for the first time, pledges are accepted at any point during the year.

How should I pledge?

Pledges need to be received in writing or directly entered by you into Realm (our secure database) for audit purposes. Our Finance Administrator and Treasurer thank you!

How much should I pledge?

The amount you give is discerned between you and God. It takes an average pledge of $5,500 to fund the current budget. We receive annual pledges of $100 and others that exceed $25,000. All pledge amounts are appreciated.  


Fulfilling a Pledge

When should I fulfill my pledge?

The number and frequency of payments to fulfill your pledge are at your discretion throughout the calendar year.

Why is the Parish of the Epiphany trying to increase electronic giving?

The goal is purely a both practical one for the church (it helps to even out our cash flow and makes financial management easier) and a matter of convenience for many parishioners. 

How do I fulfill my pledge? (i.e. Making Payments)

Secure Online Giving: 3crowns.org/online-giving 
Automatic Bill Pay: Directly from your bank with the Parish of the Epiphany as the payee. Stock/Securities: Transfer Instructions for Gifts of Securities
Offering Plate: Envelopes available on request.
IRA Charitable Rollover: Giving through an IRA Charitable Rollover

Will I receive any information about my pledge throughout the year?

Statements are automatically generated after each calendar quarter end, either as a digital attachment to your email address which the parish has on record, or by physical letter when we do not have an email.

At year end, all donors receive a physical annual summary statement mailed to your address for your tax records. 

Access to more frequently updated records of this information is also available on-line via Realm, at http://onrealm.org/. 

You can find helpful guides on gaining access to Realm and troubleshooting errors on the parish website at https://3crowns.org/online-giving/. 

We recommend you review your transactions for accuracy as to your intention for the target of each payment, your pledge progress, and possible mislabeling of transactions as incorrectly deductible or non-deductible. If you see anything incorrect or have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. You can contact the parish treasurers at finance@3crowns.org, our Stewardship Committee at stewardship@3crowns.org, the parish office at 781-729-1922, or mail to the parish.

What happens if I make a pledge and find I cannot fulfill it?

A pledge is a commitment, not a contract. Please contact us at stewardship@3crowns.org to let us know if you need to make a change in your pledge. No questions asked; it’s simply important to our financial planning to know when pledge amounts change.


Contributions to the Parish of the Epiphany, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Location & Contact

70 Church Street
Winchester, MA 01890
Phone: 781.729.1922
office@3crowns.org

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