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    • The Church Divinity School of the Pacific depends on financial contributions from individuals, churches and foundations to support our common mission: transforming men and women into dynamic and creative leaders for a church committed to scripture, rich in tradition, and responsive to the world around it.

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    We invite you to become a partner in theological education with us. You can make a gift of support online with your credit card, or you can contact us for more information for other ways to enter into partnership with us:

    Jerry Campbell
    Vice-President for Advancement
    Church Divinity School of the Pacific
    2451 Ridge Road
    Berkeley, CA 94709

    jcampbell@cdsp.edu
    510-204-0707


    Annual Fund

    Every year CDSP is dependent on the generosity of friends and congregations to help us achieve our mission. And every year, nearly 1500 individuals and over 400 churches contribute $1,000,000 to the Annual Fund, making a difference in the life of this school.

    Help bridge the gap! Tuition fees provide only about one-third of our annual operating budget. Our endowment funds earn income covering another 25%, and other sources of income help provide about 20% of our budget. That leaves 20%—or about $1,000,000—for the Annual Fund to enable us to train women and men for church leadership.

    When the Annual Fund falls short of its goals, programs and financial support suffers; on the other hand, when it achieves or surpasses its goals, we are able to try new programs and provide even more financial aid. Thus your contribution to the Annual Fund will have an immediate and tangible impact on students and faculty alike.

    St. Margaret's Chair for Women and Ministry

    The first faculty position of its kind in any Episcopal seminary, the St. Margaret's Chair for Women and Ministry deliberately links the rich and diverse past of women's service—as teachers, missionaries, benefactors, deaconesses, visitors and hospitality volunteers—with the present opportunities for lay ministry and ordained service as deacons, priests and bishops.

    The St. Margaret's Chair will focus on the practice of ministry. Teaching in the Master of Divinity, Doctor of Ministry and academic programs through the Graduate Theological Union, the holder of this chair will become a catalyst for understanding the ministry of women, and empower new visions for all lay and ordained ministers.

    St. Margaret's Chair Challenge Grant
    Beginning with donations received October 1, 2006, the challenge grant donors will match all gifts up to $499 at 1:1, and will provide a 2:1 match for all gifts between $500 and $999. In addition, they will provide a 3:1 match for all gifts between $1,000 and $5,000. This means that a gift of $500 will generate a $1,000 match by the donors, yielding a total contribution of $1,500. A $5,000 gift will generate a $15,000 match by the donors and result in a total contribution of $20,000 to the St. Margaret's Chair. The challenge grant will cease once the cap is reached.

    Making a Planned Gift

    By remembering CDSP in your will or estate plan you ensure a legacy to prepare future leaders of the church. Some ways of making a gift to CDSP may provide you with generous and dependable lifetime income. Those who remember CDSP in their will or estate plan are honored as members of the George and Augusta Gibbs Society, and receive invitations to special events at CDSP.

    Download a brochure.

    Read about how ways of making planned gifts have benefited other donors, and use tools to show how you might benefit. www.EpiscopalGift.org.

    For information about making a planned gift, contact the Rev. Richard Schaper rlschaper@gmail.com
     
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