Steward Us: Give With Purpose

SPRING AND SUMMER 2025

At First Presbyterian Church of Austin, every act of generosity helps shape a more vibrant, welcoming, and spirit-filled community. Through our Steward Us program, you’re invited to direct your giving to the ministries and spaces that matter most to you.

Whether it’s uplifting worship through music, nurturing the faith of our children and youth, creating meaningful moments of hospitality, or caring for our beautiful campus—your gift makes it personal.

Below, you’ll find specific opportunities to sponsor budget items across vital areas of our ministry during this spring and summer, including our upcoming 175th celebration event.

Worship and Music

Maintain excellence in music and worship

  • Communion elements for one month, $80

  • A guest preacher to relieve our solo pastor for one Sunday, $300

  • Brass musicians for Easter Sunday, $3000

  • Music purchase for Youth Sunday, $70

  • Good Friday musicians, string quintet, $1600

  • Oboe for Maundy Thursday, $250

  • Percussionist for Youth Sunday, $250

  • Organ tuning in March (twice a year), $1600 per tuning

  • New handbell piece, $50 each

  • Worship musicians per week, $1400

  • Piano tuning (3-4 times per year), $250 per tuning

  • New lavalier microphone for worship, $130

  • Donation of any amount to support worship and music

Please donate and write your gift intention on the memo line. Partial gifts are welcome. Any excess funds will be used to support Worship and Music at FPCA.

 

Children, Youth, and Family

Provide a safe, welcoming learning environment for all ages

  • FPCA blanket as a gift for a graduating senior, $20

  • Sheet cake and punch ingredients for the Confirmation Sunday reception, $75

  • Sheet cake and punch ingredients for the high school senior reception, $75

  • Speaker cost for the All-Church retreat, $1000

  • Van rental for a youth retreat, $500

  • Street banner for VBS, $108

  • One day of VBS snacks, $280

  • One day of VBS art supplies, $250

  • Guest speaker for adult ed, $200

  • Donation of any amount to support children, youth and family programs

Please donate and write your gift intention on the memo line. Partial gifts are welcome. Any excess funds will support FPCA's Children, Youth, and Family programs.

 

Welcoming and Fellowship

Help us be welcoming and friendly

  • Coffee supplies for one month, $160

  • Two street banners for Easter, $220

  • Newsprint ad for Easter in Northwest Austin News, $325

  • Snacks for the May New Member Class, $25

  • Quiche and pastries for our June New Member Brunch, $60

  • Donation of any amount to support welcoming and fellowship

Help us celebrate 175 Years on Sunday, May 25

  • Celebration meal ticket for a guest pastor/musician and their spouse, $30

  • Ice cream for luncheon, $125

  • Cupcakes for luncheon, $115

  • Bounce house for children, $350

  • Frio's pops(icles) truck for outside, $250

  • Special 175th Wonder Hour activities supplies, $200

  • Two 175th street banners, $500

Please donate and write your gift intention on the memo line. Partial gifts are welcome. Any excess funds will support welcoming, engagement, and fellowship programs at FPCA.

 

Our Campus

Keep our campus and buildings safe, clean, and operational

  • One month of internet/WIFI service, $100

  • One month of trash pickup, $200

  • A new laptop for a staff member (2-3 replaced each year), $1000 per device

  • One month of tech support for our church and school staff, $1300 per month

  • A preventative maintenance inspection for 23 HVAC units (4 times per year), $2300

  • HVAC coil replacement for Sanctuary  A/C unit, $22,000

  • One month of landscaping, $790

  • Annual financial review, $6000

  • Donation of any amount for repairs from 5/28/2025 storm damange

  • Donation of any amount to support our campus

Please donate and write your gift intention on the memo line. Partial gifts are welcome. Any excess funds will support Campus and Property needs at FPCA.