Giving

Picture of polished offering plates

 

Avalon Church offers a number of ways for you to experience God through giving. Consider each as you commit to giving regularly to your church.

 

(If you’re not sure about what to give, or how giving will allow you to experience God, please contact one of our pastors or consider attending one of our Crown Financial Ministries classes.)

 

Traditional Giving

Electronic Giving
  • Use the envelope in the bulletin and place it in the offering plate on Sundays
  • Has the benefit of real time, personal, interactive worship during Sunday service
  • No more “last minute” check writing
  • Contribution can continue even when out-of-town or on vacation
  • Contributions may be made from your account at any bank
  • Online Bill Pay allows for automatic weekly or monthly contributions

 


Details on Two Available Electronic Giving Options

 

> Bill pay through your online banking BEST ELECTRONIC OPTION!

If your bank has online bill payment, this is the easiest to setup and gives you the most options

> PayPal

This allows contributions using personal bank accounts or credit cards using your PayPal account

 

Getting started with Bill Pay

 

Most banks and credit unions have Web Bill Pay programs that enable their patrons to electronically generate onetime, periodic or recurring payments to everyone from mortgage companies to baby sitters. A few keystrokes, hit Enter, and a check is subsequently produced, put in an envelope and mailed to the address provided to the bank….in almost all cases, free of charge!

 

When setting up a payment to Avalon Church, simply use the church address for the payment address. By default, your gift will be considered a general tithe and be allocated to the general fund. You can use the e-check’s “memo” field to allocate your gift to any of the standard offering envelope designations: Building, Missions, or Special (please specify).

 


Getting started with PayPal

 

Donate using PayPal by clicking the button below. Be sure to designate your gift using one of the offering envelope options: Tithe/Offering, Missions, Building, or Special.

 

 

 

 


The spiritual well being of our congregation is of utmost concern to our elders.  Therefore, two very important notes need to be made regarding credit card gifts:

 

1. Incurring debt for items that do not appreciate in value is not consistent with biblical principles and is not promoted by Avalon Church. The credit card option is only intended for those who consistently pay off their outstanding credit card debts each month.

 

2. There is a fee for using PayPal (or any external service) to make a credit card contribution, such that a $100 gift is effectively only $96 to the church. Therefore, this may not be the most effective use of your funds. However, if you choose to utilize this option, please bear the cost for the convenience of using your credit card by adding 4% to your intended gift.