The Planned Giving Committee shall:
- report to the Board of Stewardship;
- be nominated by the Leadership Development Committee with input from the Board of Stewardship;
- provide members and friends with the information that they need to leave a permanent legacy that will support the church’s mission in perpetuity;
- obtain and distribute materials from the UCC that will facilitate and encourage members to include the church in their estate plans;
- help members and friends of Kingston Congregational Church make significant gifts to the church and/or to the United Church of Christ over their lifetime and/or in their estate plans;
- provide informal talk sessions with members and friends following church services on a quarterly basis to inform, cultivate and encourage prospective donors;
- make planned giving an integral part of stewardship; and
- manage The Spire Society, which:
- A. recognizes the gifts of members and friends to KCC in the amount of $2500 or more earmarked for Endowment; and
- B. encourages giving to the Permanent Endowment of the Kingston Congregational Church through a major current cash gift, bequests by will, insurance beneficiary designation, trusts, charitable gift annuities or other vehicle.