Stewardship F.A.Q.
Q. WHAT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO MAKE MY 2026 PLEDGE?
A. Pledging online is the easiest way to make your pledge. Online pledges are automatically tracked. Click the “Pledge Now ” button on the stewardship section of the website and fill out the online pledge form with your name, email, annual pledge amount and click the “submit” button.
Q. WHAT IF I AM MARRIED? DOES MY SPOUSE OR PARTNER NEED TO ALSO FILL OUT AN ONLINE PLEDGE CARD?
A. No - only one member of your family household needs to complete the Online Pledge Card . When a member of the family makes a pledge online, you are finished. However, in some instances, spouses may want to pledge and give separately. In this case, each person should complete their individual Online Pledge. If you have questions about your family’s pledge, please contact Peggy, peggy@staugustineschapel.org.
Q. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PLEDGE? CAN’T I JUST MAKE REGULAR DONATIONS?
A: The chaplains and advisory board rely on pledges to plan the budget for next year. The budgeting process includes determining the ability to maintain, expand, or reduce current chapel staff, chapel programming, maintenance of the A-Frame Chapel, and expenses that allow our community to continue and thrive. While your regular donations and weekly cash offerings sustain the budget, your pledge helps create that plan. Consider your pledge a very important part of the planning cycle. Your pledge and financial gift directly helps the Chapel in its overall health and well-being through both the annual budgeting process and fulfilling the financial needs of the Chapel.
Q. WHAT TIME PERIOD DOES THE PLEDGE PERIOD REPRESENT?
A: The Stewardship campaign happens in the fall of the year prior to the active pledge year. Pledges made during the Stewardship campaign should reflect your anticipated giving for next calendar year. St. Augustine’s fiscal year coincides with the calendar year.
Q. WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY FROM MY PERSONAL DONATION AND THE WEEKLY OFFERING GO?
A: The majority of our current budget pays our clergy, staff, and upkeep for the A-Frame building. While we are grateful for the many people who volunteer, we could not operate without the staff who devote so much of their lives to St. Augustine’s. This pie chart shows you our budget. Approximately 90% of our income is from your offerings and financial donations. We receive around 10% of our total income from the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee directly in support of Canterbury CIRCLE (Vanderbilt Student group).
Q. How can I help the Stewardship campaign?
A: You can help the Stewardship campaign by pledging on the St. Augustine’s website and having your pledge as a monthly recurring gift on Kindful. Monthly recurring gifts are the financial backbone of the Chapel and help the Chapel during the year with operating expenses by having stable cash flow.
Q. DOES MY DONATION TO ST AUGUSTINE’S SUPPORT OTHER ENTITIES LIKE THISTLE FARMS OR CCJ?
A. No. Your donations to St. Augustine’s remain at St Augustine’s to fund the Chapel’s operations and ministries. Non-profit organizations deeply tied to St. Augustine’s like Thistle Farms, the Center for Contemplative Justice, Escuela Anne Stevens, Holy Cross Hospice, the Welcome Garden, and Larkspur are separate 501-c3 non-profit organizations. The money you donate to these organizations is not reflected in the Chapel financials because these are separate legal entities that conduct their own fundraising activities. Your support of the Chapel is instrumental in fostering an environment and a culture that promotes the development and growth of organizations like these who act in the name of social justice to change the world for the better. Collectively, these groups independently raise more than ten times the total operating budget of the Chapel.
Q. How do I view My profile at any time?
Go to staugustineschapel.org
Under Give – click on Donate
Choose login for existing users
Sign into your account
You will be at your profile page in Kindful
Click on activities to see your giving history
Q. WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PLEDGING OR KINDFUL?
A: For questions on pledging or updating your recurring gift on Kindful, please email Peggy at peggy@staugustineschapel.org.
Q. WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT STEWARDSHIP?
A: For questions on Stewardship 2026, please contact Peggy at peggy@staugustineschapel.org.