Local Church Budget
Contributions to the local church provides income for church operations and activities. If you wish to contribute or have questions, contact the church by calling (512-472-2370) or email at ucausti@swbell.net
Contributions to any of the funds listed here, with designations, can be sent to:
Congregational Church of Austin
408 W 23rd St
Austin, Texas, 78705
United States
Deacons Fund
The Deacons Fund consist of two funds:
The Emergency Fund, which is used to help individuals and families that have immediate needs. Recipients are usually anonymous to the congregation at large.
The Remembrance Fund, which is used for donations to charities in memory of those who recently died.
The Congregational Church of Austin, UCC, Endowment Fund
Over the past several years, the Congregational Church of Austin, UCC, has received many generous financial contributions that have enabled our church to begin a CCA Endowment Fund. How does the fund work? Each year we transfer a small portion of the CCA Endowment Fund to the church’s General Fund to support our church’s operating budget – thus the fund continues to grow, while at the same time provides ongoing income for church activities. To contribute, contact the church by calling (512-472-2370) or email at ucausti@swbell.net
We gratefully acknowledge these contributions to the CCA Endowment Fund in memory of, or in honor of:
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- Douglas Anders
- Vic Appel
- Gordon and Alta Bennett
- George and Lorene Beresheim
- Jesse and Lolita Binford
- Taffy and Herb Bodman
- Matt Blackstock
- Jean Castle
- Florence Castle
- Robin Chapman and Tom VandeStadt
- Janet Christeson
- Isabelle Cole
- Maxine Collings
- Paul Deisler
- Louise Froehlich
- Olean and Andy Garrett
- Ricardo Garza
- Jordan Geer
- Ann Bergstresser Graves
- Grostick-Beresheim family
- Jaime Hadley
- Mabel Lee Hinson
- Maxine Hollings
- Chuck Jackson
- Larry Jensen
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- Florence and George Jordan
- Yoshikuni and Setsuko Kaneda
- John McNeely
- Minerva Miles
- Bert and Mary Margaret Miller
- Dennis Murphy
- Nodie Murphy
- Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret Oakes
- Fred and Margie Oakes
- Mel and Pat Oakes
- Julia Pantermuehl
- Hudson and Dorothy Phillips
- Doyal and Tommie Pinkard
- Refugees & Asylum Seekers
- Maxine Roe
- David and Sara Ross
- Betsy and Rollin Russell
- Rene Slataper
- Marie Scheel
- Nancy Showers
- Mary Elizabeth Scott Smith
- Transgender Women of Colore
- Vee, Norma, and Vanessa Tucker
- Ben White
- Bob and Lois Winter
Church Hymnal Project
New hymnals are being added to the church. You can donate to purchase a hymnal in honor of someone. Their names will appear inside the hymnal.
| CONTRIBUTOR(S) | HONOREE |
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| Bill Beardall | IN HONOR OF George Beardall-Cook |
| John Goff | IN MEMORY OF Ann Bergsresser Graves |
| Gail Christeson | IN MEMORY OF Janet Christeson |
| Mel & Pat Oakes | IN HONOR OF Dennis & Nodie Murphy |
| Mel & Pat Oakes | IN HONOR OF Florence Castle |
| Mel & Pat Oakes | IN MEMORY OF Jesse & Lolita Binford |
| Joy Penticuff | IN MEMORY OF Mabel Hinson |
| Keith & Darcy Beresheim | IN MEMORY OF James W. Scofield |
| Keith & Darcy Beresheim | IN MEMORY OF David Grostick |
| Nancy Edison | IN MEMORY OF Mary Elizabeth Scott Smith (my Mother) |
| Ruth Koenig | TO THE GLORY OF GOD |
| David & Sara Ross | IN HONOR OF Dennis & Nodie Murphy |
| Don Miles | IN MEMORY OF Dr. Minerva Miles |
| Pam Tucker | IN MEMORY OF Vanessa Tucker, H. Vee Tucker, Dr. Norma Tucker, Nancy Showers |
| Betty & Whit Bodman | IN MEMORY OF Florence & George Jordan AND Patrick & Logan Mckinnen |
| Carol Burlinson | IN MEMORY OF Doris Hammar |
| Bob Garrett & Jo Jensen | IN MEMORY OF Andy & Olean Garrett |
| Jo Jensen & Bob Garrett | IN MEMORY OF Larry Jensen |
| Jaime Hadley | IN MEMORY OF Jesse & Lolita Binford |
| Bill Campbell | TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF Reverend Ernest T. Campbell |
| Bill Campbell | TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF William D. Presley |
| Bill Campbell | TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF Robert & Hedy Campbell |
| Haksoon Andrea Low | IN MEMORY OF Rita Chun Low |
| Chester Rosson | IN HONOR OF Barbara L. Burnham |
| Chester Rosson | IN HONOR OF Robin B. Rosson |
United Church of Christ Special Missions Offering (Offerings can be accepted at any time.)
- For Disaster Relief Consider: One Great Hour of Sharing
- Channels resources for international programs in health, education and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and both international and domestic disaster response, administered by Wider Church Ministries, Global Sharing of Resources.This offering is received on the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
- Strengthen The Church
- Re-imagines and builds the future of the UCC. Shared at the conference and national levels, STC largely supports youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC does not have a strong presence. Its also provides support for existing church’s new initiatives.This offering is received on Pentecost Sunday
- Neighbors in Need
- Supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries.This offering is received on First Sunday of October as part of World Communion Sunday
- The Christmas Fund
- The Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund is a Special Mission Offering that congregations have been supporting for over 100 years. The offering is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance, the charitable arm of the Pension Boards. Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties. Active and retired clergy, lay employees, and their surviving spouses may be eligible for the Supplementation of Small Annuities, Supplementation of Health Premiums, Emergency Grants, and/or Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks.. This offering is received on the Sunday before Christmas.