Memorial & Honorary Gifts
Vestal United Methodist Church's Memorial & Honorary Gift Fund provides an opportunity for families and friends to celebrate a loved one.
Gifts to this program are used to purchase items or contribute to special funds that enhance our life as a church. Those honored, or the family in which memorial donations are for, may choose what the donations are used to purchase, if they wish.
For more information on this program, please contact the church office at (607) 785-3367 or at [email protected].
Donations can be mailed to:
Vestal UMC Memorial & Honorary Gifts
328 Main St.
Vestal, NY 13850
Memorial and Honorary Gifts Wish List
This list has been developed by the Memorial and Honorary Gifts Committee with the suggestions of other church committees. Approximate costs are included for some items. Items can be funded in whole or in part. Many purchases are made from contributions in memory or honor of more than one name.
Missions
George and Margaret Akers Mission Fund - Any Amount
Margaret Chauncey International Volunteer in Mission Fund - Any Amount
Outreach
Sponsor a Church Fellowship Event - $200 -- $300
Grief Support - $200
Music & Worship Arts
Memorial Anthems - $50 -- $750
Brass or Orchestra for Special Presentations - $1,000
Building & Grounds
Carpeting Room 20 - $900
Carpeting Rooms 34 & 35 - $4,000
Garage Repair Fund - Any Amount
New Appliances for Parsonage - $2,000
Landscaping Fund - Any Amount
Tool Purchase Fund - Any Amount
New Front Entrance Doors - Any Amount
Youth
Scholarship for Youth In Mission (VIM) - Any Amount
Sponsor a Youth Group Mission Trip - $1,000 -- $2,500
Youth Programs/Youth Council - Any Amount
Education
Bob Elseth Memorial Fund (supports VBS) - Any Amount
Faun Wakeman Scholarship Fund (supports UMW in Faith scholarship for HS seniors) - Any Amount
Theological Scholarship Fund - Any Amount
Funds
Debt Repayment for Lobby Bathrooms (up to $5,000) - Any Amount
Special Projects Fund - Any Amount
Building Maintenance Trust Fund - Any Amount
New Dining Room Chairs ($25 ea up to $200) - Any Amount
Capital Projects/Improvement Fund ($400k needed) - Any Amount
Water Main Repair Fund - Up to $7,900