Use the gifts God has given you, to do the work God is calling you to do.

All that we have and all that we are is a gift from God. We are, therefore, stewards of God's gifts during our lifetime.

When we accept our lives as sheer gifts, and all that we have as gifts, the Holy Spirit leads us into a faithful response of how we use our gifts (our money, time, passions, and abilities) to grow God’s reign.

Two hallmarks of the work of the Holy Spirit are joy and gratitude. As a community of faith, we gather to explore, discern, pray, and nurture one another in becoming joyful and grateful stewards. Both for the individual and for the community, stewardship is a joyful act for the sake of God's world.

The Diocese of Southwest Florida has several venues to express this joy and gratitude. All are worthy of your consideration.

You can pay online by credit card or electronic check by clicking on the blue button. Or, if you wish to send a check, please make it out to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida and remember to include the ministry you wish to help in the memo line. Send it to:

Diocese of Southwest Florida
7313 Merchant Court
Sarasota, FL 34240

Please click on the links below to more about these individual opportunities:

The Episcopal Charities Fund. With the sharing of his vision for an Episcopal Charities in Southwest Florida, Bishop Dabney Smith is calling us to be more intentional in our outreach ministries in new and transformational ways to serve those in need throughout our diocesan community. While this is just the beginning phase of establishing a fund, it is also a time for hope and dreams of what our church can be and do for the poor and disenfranchised among us, now and for generations to come. Click here for more information.

DaySpring Endowment Fund. The DaySpring Endowment Fund is raising money to deal with the conference center's ongoing capital depreciation and improvement issues. 

DaySpring Annual Fund. The DaySpring Annual Fund is a special appeal each year to raise funds for a specific purpose at the diocesan conference center, for special items that would not be covered in the course of regular operation.

This year, the Annual Fund is asking for new sound and audiovisual equipment for the new pavilion at an estimated cost of $15,000. The second item is new bedspreads, shams and curtains in the adult rooms at an estimated cost of $42,000.