Category Archives: Stewardship

If you have appreciated shares of stock that you have owned for at least a year and a day, you can donate them to your church or another ministry through the Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation and avoid paying any commission or selling fee. You also receive a charitable income tax deduction and avoid declaring the capital gain of the assets as income.

    God at Work: Sacrifice and Promise “I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will keep my promises to the LORD in the presence of all his people.” (Psalm 116:17-18 NLT) What a strange phrase: “a sacrifice of thanksgiving.” In the ancient world, this was a technical term for a specific kind of sacrifice.