The Stewardship Committee is responsible for conducting the annual pledge drive.  The results of the pledge drive is the largest financial input in generating the congregational budget for the following fiscal year.  The committee is normally formed in November and culminates in a pledge drive which normally ends in April.  The pledge results are then forwarded to the finance committee for inclusion in the budget.  

The committee chair is normally appointed by the Board of Trustees in the fall.  The chair is then responsible for soliciting volunteers for planning and executing the pledge drive.