Stewardship
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In Memoriam:
Rufus Cushman, Stewardship Master
In a recent MACUCC blog, Jonathan New, Associate Conference Minister for Stewardship and Financial Development wrote about long-time First Church member Rufus Cushman (left) and the lessons he shared about Stewardship. Rufus passed away on September 4, but will be remembered by many at First Church, in the Massachusetts Conference and beyond.
Jonathan writes:
“Rufus, who died this week at age 88, will be remembered by many of us in the Massachusetts Conference and beyond for keeping stewardship real and people at the heart of it. A former insurance man and son of a banker, he was comfortable with money. More importantly, he knew what the proper use of it could accomplish –
a difference in the lives of people. A long-time member of First Church in Longmeadow, he served through the better part of the 1990s as the Massachusetts Conference’s Director of Planned Giving, continued for another decade as a Stewardship Associate, and was a founding member of the Northeast Ecumenical Stewardship Council. His travels through the Conference brought a person of sharp acumen yet kindness and deep faith to this ministry many often associate most with dollars and cents. ”
Read more of Jonathan's blog on the MACUCC site:
http://www.macucc.org/blogdetail/in-memoriam-rufus-cushman-stewardship-master-9275823