impact
learn how edges is impacting our community and how you can make an impact on edges
edges has made an impact on the lives of many in the blacksburg community. in offering a place where all are welcome to join the conversation and wrestle with hard questions, many have been invited into deeper relationships with Jesus and our community.
edges impact stories
you can make an impact on edges and our life changing ministry in a number of ways:
prayers
remembering edges in your prayers and asking that God would lead edges to best support our community in worship, conversation, and service.
financial giving
edges relies on our community to cover costs for staffing, programming, worship, and to support our youth and our neighbors in need. a gift to edges makes an impact on how we are able to serve the blacksburg community. click here to give.
participation
you are a gift! your presence and participation makes edges the community that it is.
serving
there are many ways to help out around edges in worship, home groups, edges kids, and youth group, your help makes edges the life changing ministry that it is. click here to serve.
sharing
telling others about the impact that edges has had on your life and inviting them into relationship with Jesus and our community. share your edges impact story to facebook & instagram with the hashtag “#edgesimpactstories”!
edges is grateful for all the ways you have given to support our ministry. whether it is your prayers, participation, financial giving, serving, or sharing, your gifts make an impact on edges. thank you for your generosity and faithful support!
did you know?
gathering grounds brews about 80 cups of coffee every week.
each loaf of gluten-free communion bread costs about $8 to make and bake.
all the candles used in worship add up to about $200 per year.
we invest about $215 each week for staffing, materials, and a loving, safe environment.
over 900 followers across edges social platforms and around 33 weekly livestream views.
about 35–40 people meet weekly in five homegroups to continue the sunday conversation.
gathering grounds brews about 80 cups of coffee every week.
each loaf of gluten-free communion bread costs about $8 to make and bake.
all the candles used in worship add up to about $200 per year.
we invest about $215 each week for staffing, materials, and a loving, safe environment.
over 900 followers across edges social platforms and around 33 weekly livestream views.
about 35–40 people meet weekly in five homegroups to continue the sunday conversation.
financial transparency
how your giving fuels ministry at edges (total 2026 budget shown).
| category | percent | amount (usd) |
|---|---|---|
| sunday morning | 13% | $39,852 |
| communications & admin | 7% | $21,459 |
| kids / youth / wesley vt | 14% | $42,917 |
| facilities | 15% | $45,983 |
| pastor salary | 28% | $85,835 |
| connectional giving | 23% | $70,507 |
| total | 100% | $306,552 |