Guide on use of Offering Envelopes to Designate Benevolences

We have new offering envelopes this year, and some people have asked what the different lines should be used for.

1. Congregational Ministry 2007
Use this line to enter your normal weekly giving to the church budget. The church budget covers both current operating expenses and 10% goes to benevolences that are in the budget.

2. Mortgage Reduction
Use this line to enter contributions to Mortgage Reduction. This fund pays our building loan and 10% goes to four benevolences - Habitat for Humanity, Project Home, Daily Work, and the Bible School in Martin, Slovakia.

3 and 4. Other
If you would like to give a special gift, enter what the gift is for on line 4 and the amount on line 3.

Key points about the envelopes:

If you have special instructions, PLEASE write them on every envelope that you use. The best and most accurate source of information is your envelope, since any one of four people might be doing data entry.

If you do not write on your envelope, your offering will go to Congregational Ministry 2007.

If you forgot your envelope on Sunday, if possible, please write your envelope number on your check.

You do not need to total your offering on your envelope.

Another option for special instructions is to use Simply Giving (the automatic bank withdrawal contribution program).

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