Bill & Melba Blevins
 As I approach retirement, Melba and I have thoughtfully spent much time planning the transfer of our estate. Confident that our family is taken care of, it is important to us that our church, which has been so meaningful in our lives, will receive back a portion of what it has provided for our family. All church members benefit from the legacy of faithfulness of past generations. The generosity of our generation will ensure that First Presbyterian will always be there as a beacon of hope for the future.
As a church officer I have seen how our endowment can enhance our facilities and programs without taking away from the annual budget. Among other things, it can help maintain our buildings and grounds, increase our missions program and expand our youth and music programs. We have already named the church as a fifty percent beneficiary of an IRA and plan future charitable vehicles that will provide ongoing principal and income to First Things First. We hope you, too, will see the benefit of participating in First Things First, thereby helping to provide for the future of our beloved church.
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Joe & Ann Hutton
 We love our church, as evidenced by our combined membership of one hundred and twenty years and have stayed with her through the good times and the bad; it has been a good journey. We believe it was God's will for us to have been part of the creation, both through works and financial gifts, of the Capital/Building Fund and we have also established a remainder trust with that fund as a beneficiary. In addition to the joy of giving, we have benefited tax-wise. We urge you to consider planned giving to First Things First, either by way of a bequest, trust or life insurance. By giving an amount whose earnings would equal your current pledge, you will then, truly have given "the gift that keeps on giving."
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