We admit it. We have a problem with asking for money. While we are aware that our income goes to keep the electricity on, keep you comfortable in the summer and winter, it pays for our minister and communications consultant (who made this beautiful website). Money allows you drink coffee after church and provides you with soap and toilet paper. Yes. Money does all that and more. Here at OBUC we do not pledge. Pledging is where the church asks you to commit to a donation amount over the entire year. We don't pressure. Give as you can. However, you may not know how much to give. Many churches ask for 10%. This is what the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) recommends: