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Perhaps the following line sums up where we need to be. "Give to God what is right, not what is left"

 

In considering the money side of our giving to the Church we need to look back at St. Paul's words — Our giving should be:

 

Regular: Every Sunday

Individual: each of us

Planned: must put aside

Proportional: in proportion to what has been earned.

 

There is no membership fee to belong to the Church of England, so each of us must decide for ourselves how much to give. As Christians we can make that decision through prayer and understanding our special relationship with God.

 

Giving to your Church is part of Christian Stewardship which includes giving time, talent and money for the caring management of resources, to enable the mission and ministry of the Church within God's creation.

 

Each of us can afford to give away some of our money. It may be the widow's mite, or a millionaire's trust fund. St. Paul in his letter to the Corinthians said:

 

Every Sunday, each of you must put aside some money in proportion to what has been earned.

 

Many people try to give away 1/10th of their take-home pay in accordance with the biblical tithe. For over 15 years the General Synod has asked all members of the Church of England to aim at giving a minimum of 5p in the £(1/2Oth) of their disposable income "to and through the church". Much of the historic funds that have sustained the Church for many years came from Bequests and Trusts set up by people in their Will. The practice of making a bequest to the Church has regretfully fallen into disuse in recent years. If you are thinking about setting up a Will (its never too early to do this) or making a change to an existing Will please do consider the Parish and the wider Church.

 

     

Making a regular donation…


When you pledge money to the Parish you can give using either or both of the following methods, to suit your needs.

bullet Monthly by Standing Order direct to our bank. 
bullet Weekly by using our Weekly Envelope Scheme.

 

If you would like to make a pledge or change your existing pledge complete a pledge form (click here to open form) or get one from Richard Hutchins.

 

If you have not already signed up with us for Gift Aid form please see the details here Gift Aid.


What do we spend the money on ?

Your gifts and donation are used for
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Day to day running of our Church such as heating, lighting, maintenance etc
 

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Costs of ministry such as paying for Andy, our Vicar, the Dioceses support team and the wider Church of England.
 

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Mission support (we are committed to giving 10% of our income to mission support
 

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Development of our Church such as our current Building Development program


If you would like more information please see the financial reports and SOFA on the PCC page >here

     

Making a one off donation…


By Text

Just text CCWC11 followed by the amount in pounds (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10) to 70070 >more

The service is provided by the Vodaphone foundation and 100% of your donation comes to the church. The only additional charge is the cost of a standard text message. If you have a text bundle its included in that (even if you are not with Vodaphone). For more information such as how to add gift aid to the donation see >here

 


Via PayPal

If you have a PayPal account you can make a donation to Christ Church using that service - just click the icon  


Sending in a Cheque

Make your check payable to "Christ Church Portsdown" and send it to the Treasurer c/o the vicarage - see here for the address