Annual Pledge

First Parish is your spiritual home, and like any home, it requires money to remain vibrant.

From keeping the lights and heat on to paying the salaries of our wonderful church staff, your annual pledge to First Parish is one of the key signifiers that you are a committed member of this warm and caring community. Members of First Parish are asked to give of themselves in three different ways over the course of the year, with one of those ways being a financial contribution to the church.

In true Unitarian Universalist form, the equation may be a bit different for each of us. If you can give more of your time but less of your treasure, you should do so, and if you cannot spare much of your time but have ample treasure, please be as generous as is reasonable for you.

We generally don’t associate our chalice or hymnals with our purses or wallets, and with good reason. Nonetheless, we must consider what First Parish is worth to each of us in a deeply personal sense, and then make some calculation as to how that transcendent value translates into dollars and cents. If we do not partake in such an exercise, we short-change our spiritual home.

But fear not! We can make this easier! If you are unsure what to give, peruse this Fair Share Contribution Guide for a suggested donation amount targeted to your income bracket. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

How Do I Make a Pledge?

Each year, pledge cards are distributed at services and returned as part of our annual appeal process. If you come to church regularly (or even semi-regularly), don’t worry: you’ll be hearing from us about it. We encourage your participation in this process, as it helps church officers get a better sense of the budget for the year ahead.

When you are ready, you can either bring your pledge check to church or mail it to us at:

First Parish Church

c/o Carol Collins

225 Cabot Street

Beverly, MA 01915

Can I Just Fulfill My Pledge Online Right Now?

Yes! If the instant gratification of checking this item off of your mental to-do list immediately appeals to you, you can use the form below to do so:

The light of truth…the warmth of community…the fire of commitment.

Your support keeps our chalice fire burning brightly throughout the year.

If you are considering your annual contribution and are unsure how much to give, you may wish to look at the Fair Share Contribution guide here.

At whatever level makes sense for you…

Thank you for your sustaining support of First Parish!

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Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA. The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA.

No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security.

The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation.

The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA.

Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA.

The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift. However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA.

The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know.

The First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders' fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Beverly, MA.

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First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church

Join Us for Sunday Services at 10:30 a.m. or on Zoom at https://zoom.us/J/92762405253

How Do I Make a Pledge?

Can I Just Fulfill My Pledge Online Right Now?