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more than ever.
more than ever,
Killingly and the quiet corner
needs westfield’s message
of love and hope.
And More than ever,
Westfield needs you.
More than ever
this community needs what we have to offer.
More than ever
Your generosity shapes what is possible.
More than ever
Love looks
like showing up.
WHAT WE ARE SHORT
for the 2026 fiscal year:
DOLLARS
What changed?
insurance
The cost to insure the building jumped $6,000 in 2026.
cola
Our staff will receive a 2.8% Cost of living adjustment.
utilities
Oil and electric costs have increased.
pledges
current pledges of financial support for 2026 are $38k less than 2025 with 20 less pledging units.
THE OPTIONS
WE can CUT SPENDING
we can INCREASE INCOME
IF WE CUT SPENDING
THESE ARE THE CUTS
(IN ROUND NUMBERS)
slash CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING INCLUDING the director POSITION TOTALING $23,000
cancel LIVE-STREAMING and end ONE STAFF POSITION TOTALING $10,000
end outreach efforts & additional building use Totaling $3,000
IF WE UP OUR INCOME
THESE ARE THE INCREASES
(IN ROUND NUMBERS)
new pledge dollars
NEW FUNDRAISING DOLLARS
ADDITIONAL ENDOWMENT DOLLARS
HOW WE ARE choosing
to MOVe FORWARD
INCREASE INCOME
killingly needs us.
and we need you.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IN NEW PLEDGE DOLLARS
More than ever, our community needs
what Westfield brings.
More than ever, people in Killingly are hungry — not just for food, but for connection.
More than ever, families are struggling.
More than ever, neighbors are lonely.
More than ever, people are looking for a place where their story is honored, their questions welcomed, and their humanity affirmed.
And more than ever, Westfield is showing up.
With meals.
With hospitality.
With courageous conversations.
With care.
With joy.
With hope.
But we can’t do that on fumes.
And we can’t do it without you.
To fully fund our 2026 ministry, we need to close a $36,000 gap.
To rise to the need around us, we need this whole community —
members, friends, neighbors, online worshipers — to participate.
Please consider increasing your montly pledge.
Increasing your pledge by, say, $20 per month (per month!) is a total of $240 more dollars per year.
If our 95 or so pledgers each did that, we’d have the new pledge dollars we’d need!
If you can do more, please do!
None of us want to cut anything–we have the staff we need, we have the programming we want.
We need your help to keep it.
so far
DOLLARS WE'VE ADDED
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