Spiritually-based
Capital Stewardship Campaigns
& Planning Services
Our Mission
Our Mission is Helping Your Christian Ministry to Grow.
Our Vision
Our scripturally based fund-raising methods work within your Christian tradition to grow your space, grow your giving, and grow your membership.
Jeff Knauer
Team Leader
A primary member of Kirby-Smith Associates sales team, Jeff oversees the division of client services. He has been involved in more than 150 capital funds campaigns and has worked with churches from more than 20 denominations and fellowships across the United States.
Jeff spent 22 years in pastoral ministry helping to achieve record levels of giving during his tenure. He has a keen interest in missions at home and abroad, including several pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
He and his wife Deborah have three children and the blessing of five grandchildren.
Welcome to the Kirby-Smith Evangelical Denominations & Independent Fellowships Team
We are committed to partnering with you to help grow your church. Whether you are:
- expanding or renovating your building,
- seeking new money to fund new ministry initiatives, or
- wanting to attract and maintain new members,
Kirby-Smith Associates can tailor a process to help you.
We have extensive experience with evangelical and independent congregations.
Our customized strategies will help members reach your vision for ministry.
“Kirby-Smith made the first Capital Campaign in our church’s history a smooth process! Jeff led us through every step and eased the minds of many of our church members as we set off on a new journey.”
– Andrea Halter, Campaign Chair, St. David’s UCC, Hanover, PA
Recent Clients
- Bridgewater Baptist, Montrose, PA
- Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene, Hagerstown, MD
- Heritage Assembly of God, Gettysburg, PA
- Lancaster Evangelical Free, Lancaster, PA
- St. David’s Episcopal, Cranbury, NJ
- St. Timothy’s Episcopal, Herndon, VA
- The King’s Academy, Mohrsville, PA
- Trinity Lutheran, New Holland, PA
- Wayne UMC, Wayne, PA
- Zion Lutheran Church, Womelsdorf, PA
- Zion Mennonite, Souderton, PA
“Your representative, Jeff Knauer, was helpful, professional and thorough, sensitive to adapt existing paradigms to fit our specific congregation’s culture, and readily available when needed. It was like having an additional person on my staff for this project, which succeeded in raising more money than many thought possible.”
– Rev. Joseph F. DiPaolo, Pastor, Wayne United Methodist Church, Wayne, PA