You can easily give your offerings to Grace online. After clicking on the above giving button,
you will be asked to create an account. Once your account is successfully created, you can
click on the giving button again, and you will be able to make a single one-time donation or
set up recurring payments straight from your bank account or via debit or credit cards. (If
you have created an account to register for an event or as a small group leader, please use
the same login and password.)
Carefully designate your gifts
If you choose to give online, you will be accessing the main
Grace Church portal which includes The Lion & the Lamb Christian School. Please review
your fund designation and be sure to choose "Pledge Drive" if you're giving to your
NOW Project pledge.
Please email us if you have any additional questions and we'll be more than happy to respond.
Answers to your FAQs:
Can I schedule recurring donations?
Yes, you can specify whether you want your
contribution made one time, weekly, twice per month, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. You can
set up as many schedules as you would like, so it is possible to give a monthly gift as well
as a weekly one.
Will I still receive a contribution statement?
Yes, we will mail your year-end giving statement directly to your home address.
What if I change credit cards or want to adjust the date or amount of a contribution?
You can edit or delete a scheduled contribution at anytime, including the credit card,
date, frequency and amount.
Is online giving secure?
We've taken steps to ensure that the giving process is safe and secure from beginning to
end. All of your giving data is secured.
Jesus' thoughts on Giving:
Jesus taught that our money is an indicator of our hearts and Paul taught that if we are loved
by God and love Him in return we would give cheerfully, sacrificially, and regularly. At Grace
Church, you are free to give via the weekly offering in the service, by mailing your contribution
in to the office, or via the internet. We welcome you to give whatever God has called you to,
however God has called you to. In our digital age when people are increasingly paying bills
and conducting commerce online, Grace Church has chosen to make online giving available to
those who are interested. Some may protest that in the Bible God's people never used credit
to give, which is true. They also did not use checks or get a tax write off like we do. Nonetheless,
the principle is that God's people should give and the methods vary from culture to culture.
A pastor in a cashless bartering society may receive animals or their milk as part of the offering.
In a suburban American church the plate may pass and be filled with checks. Those who have
stocks, bonds and the like also donate them to their church. Still other Christians may give
property or other goods as part of their gifts. The point is simply that God be honored with
the first of all our wealth. The technology that permits online transactions via debit cards
also permits giving via credit cards and makes no distinction between the two. We strongly
urge no one to put their gift on their credit card unless they are able to pay it off each
month because we do not want God's people going into debt. But, if you intend to pay off your
balance each month we believe that is an issue of conscience and leave that between you, God,
and your frequent flier miles.
Additional scripture for giving:
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns
will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine."
- Proverbs 3:9-10
"The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house
of the LORD your God."
- Exodus 23:19
"'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my
house. Test me in this,' says the LORD Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates
of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.'"
- Malachi 3:10
