The 2025 Stewardship Campaign is now officially behind us – and the news is good: Members and friends of First Unitarian pledged a total of $468,714 for 2025, exceeding the campaign goal of $460,000 and exceeding the total amount pledged in 2024 by 6.1%. The Stewardship Committee is profoundly grateful for the generosity of this beloved community.

If you have not yet submitted your 2025 pledge of financial support, it’s not too late to do so! You can pledge online using the form at https://www.first-unitarian-pgh.org/pledge or contact Ward Kelsey at kelseys@gmail.com and let him know the amount you wish to pledge. Each and every pledge is welcome and appreciated.

Your annual pledge is vital to ensuring the continuation of our journey together in the coming year. These resources will be invested to support the inspirational, educational programs, music, worship, and outreach that mean so much to all of us and will enable the church to meet the following goals it set for 2025:

· Preserve all staff and programs (music, religious education, etc.)
· Provide a full cost-of-living increase to all staff and contractors to match inflation
· Increase RE director Erica Shadowsong’s professional development benefits to match new UUA guidelines
· Fully cover the church’s share of an expected increase in health insurance premiums (estimated at 7%)
· Cover all expected cost increases for services like insurance and utilities
· Maintain a long-run balanced budget
· Continue our 25-year history of making a Fair Share contribution to the UUA. (This “Honor Congregation” status helped us obtain a UUA grant to bring our intern minister, Mac Perkins-High, to Pittsburgh.)

Once again, thank you for your generosity! We look forward to a joyous and meaningful year of connection, inspiration, service, and learning in 2025.

For more information about pledging and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the pledge FAQ page.

Click on the video below to hear a short message from our Treasurer, Kyle Gracey, about the importance of your pledge.

The 2025 Stewardship Campaign is now officially behind us – and the news is good: Members and friends of First Unitarian pledged a total of $468,714 for 2025, exceeding the campaign goal of $460,000 and exceeding the total amount pledged in 2024 by 6.1%. The Stewardship Committee is profoundly grateful for the generosity of this beloved community.

If you have not yet submitted your 2025 pledge of financial support, it’s not too late to do so! You can pledge online using the form at https://www.first-unitarian-pgh.org/pledge or contact Ward Kelsey @ kelseys@gmail.com and let him know the amount you wish to pledge. Each and every pledge is welcome and appreciated.

Your annual pledge is vital to ensuring the continuation of our journey together in the coming year. These resources will be invested to support the inspirational, educational programs, music, worship, and outreach that mean so much to all of us and will enable the church to meet the following goals it set for 2025:

· Preserve all staff and programs (music, religious education, etc.)
· Provide a full cost-of-living increase to all staff and contractors to match inflation
· Increase RE director Erica Shadowsong’s professional development benefits to match new UUA guidelines
· Fully cover the church’s share of an expected increase in health insurance premiums (estimated at 7%)
· Cover all expected cost increases for services like insurance and utilities
· Maintain a long-run balanced budget
· Continue our 25-year history of making a Fair Share contribution to the UUA. (This “Honor Congregation” status helped us obtain a UUA grant to bring our intern minister, Mac Perkins-High, to Pittsburgh.)

Once again, thank you for your generosity! We look forward to a joyous and meaningful year of connection, inspiration, service, and learning in 2025.

For more information about pledging and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the pledge FAQ page.

Click on the video below to hear a short message from our Treasurer, Kyle Gracey, about the importance of your pledge.