This resources page will be updated from time-to-time with new Toward 2035 resources pertaining to growth and stewardship and tailored to UCC East!
Recent updates (below): November 3, 2026 – 3 “Tip Sheets”, “Culture of Invitation” and “Practices to Nurture Generosity” poster, ChurchX Stewardship courses updates.
Stewardship Course Extravaganza – Upcoming Events!
ALL of our Called to be the Church: The Journey courses are offered on CHURCHx.ca led by Growth and Stewardship Animators in cohorts of teams from across the country. Learn more on our catalog page here. You can also download a pdf explaining the Called To Be The Church program here.
Here are the upcoming courses:
– Getting Started in Stewardship: A 90-min session next offered on November 26th at either 5 or 7:30pm (5:30pm/8pm in NL)
– Setting Up Your Giving Program: 2 sessions to develop a stewardship campaign for 2027. Begins November 4
Let me know if you’d like more information about these or other upcoming courses by emailing rshearer@united-church.ca.
A Few Digital Resources
Here are some links to a few digital resources including The Discipleship Flower (.jpg) – in case you’d like to use it in a presentation, and also Toward 2035 Infographics for your bulletin board – an 11×17 2-pager and a 1-page version.
You can find all sorts of Toward 2035 resources including a Prayer Walk and Listening Prayer (scroll to bottom of this page) here and you can learn more about our 100 Tables initiative here.
NEW: Some tip sheets (adapted from Rev. Greg Smith-Young’s work) on Visitor Follow-up, Websites and Signage
NEW: A poster of our Stewardship Work
NEW: How do we Encourage A Culture of Invitation? (adapted from Rev. Scott Reynolds work)
Some Available Grants:
This is a summary of some of the grants available around Growth and Stewardship work from the United Church Foundation.
United Church Foundation granting programs:
- Seeds of Hope
- “United, We” – Trust-based grants (and a list of other grants):
- Promotion Project Fund:
- Scholarship and Research Grants:
- Rowntree Scholarship – research on Fresh Expressions / Innovative Ministries
United Church Grants
Starting A New Community of Faith?
The Growth and Stewardship Unit supports the formation of new communities of faith in UCC East – including with seed funding. If you’re interested, drop Rob a line to have a conversation about how God might be calling you to plant a new community of faith in UCC East.
