The First Unitarian Church of San Jose (FUCSJ) is a liberal faith community supporting inclusive, anti-racist, anti-oppressive values. We are fully supported by our members and friends as we strive to Make Love Visible in all that we say and do.

The 2024-2025 annual giving campaign will kick off on Inspiration Sunday, February 4. Our guest minister will be the Rev. Mr. Barb Greve, former Co-Moderator of the UUA. There will be many opportunities to make pledges, individually or at various pledge parties in February and March. The campaign will wrap up on Celebration Sunday, March 10, when our guest speaker will be Charles Du Mond, current Co-Moderator of the UUA.

We encourage you to make a pledge during the annual giving campaign. Every pledge moves us forward in our shared ministry.

Automatic Withdrawal
Many donors choose to pay their pledges by having the church withdraw money from their checking accounts on a periodic basis. If you wish to do that, please indicate “automatic withdrawal” on your pledge form. Our bank requires that we have on file a signed paper copy of an automatic withdrawal authorization form for all such transactions. If you submitted a new authorization form in 2022 or after, you do not need to submit a new one now. If your are creating a new automatic withdrawal, please click on the following link, print the form, fill it out, sign it and date it, and mail it to the church office at First Unitarian Church of San Jose, c/o Treasurer, 160 N Third St, San Jose CA 95112. Please contact Treasurer@sanjoseuu.org with any questions or to modify your existing banking information or to modify or cancel an automatic withdrawal schedule. Each year the bank demands to see a selection of these forms, so please submit yours if you have not done so.

Automatic Withdrawal Authorization Form

Annual Budget

The annual budget for 2024-2025 will be considered by a Congregational Meeting after Sunday service on May 26, 2024. The proposed budget will be posted in May. We hope to have called a new settled minister by then, so we need to greet them with a robust annual budget. The proposed budget will depend on the amounts pledged, so please pledge to ensure that we can continue to pay our staff fairly and pay our other expenses.

2023 Annual Giving Campaign Brochure

Click above to see this year’s Annual Giving Campaign brochure.

Giving Guide by Percent

Click above to see the recommended giving by percent of income.

Annual Giving Campaign Pledge Levels

Click above to see the number of pledges needed at various amounts to meet our funding goal.

Tax Benefits for Certain Ways of Paying Your Pledge

Click above to learn about paying your pledge by transferring stock or by paying from your IRA, which might have tax benefits for some donors.