Giving
“As you have received, freely give!” –Matthew 10:8
We thank you in advance for your faithful commitment
toward resourcing God’s ministry and mission
through Grove UMC.
Why We Give
We are stewards of all that God has entrusted to us and therefore we need to be faithful with what we have been given.
As we take care of our finances for our current and future needs, we also want to take care of the current and future needs of Grove Church in our charitable giving.
Grove is a mission-oriented church and that is reflected in our spending. Approximately 30% of our budget goes to support missions and ministries which help meet critical needs that exist outside our congregation in our community and around the world.
—— Ways To Give ——
Cash or a Check
Put into the collection plate or mail checks to the Church Office.
Direct Debit from your bank account
1 – Click on Direct Debit Instructions.
2 – Print out the Authorization for Direct Debit Form, and provide the following information:
- Name, address, phone number
- Your signature to authorize your financial institution to make the withdrawal
- The Routing # of your financial institution (found on your check at the bottom, next to your account number)
- Your checking account number
- The amount of the gift, and whether this is a weekly or monthly gift amount.
3 – When you send in the form, you need to include a canceled check for that account.
4 – Send the form to the Church Office, 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19382, email to Office@GroveChurch.org, or leave it in the Finance Committee mailbox in the coatroom at Grove.
Give Online
When giving online you can designate a specific fund or a specific reason for your gift.
Go to the Giving Link, and you reach a page that has these choices:
1 – The first box is a choice of where your gift will go. The drop-down menu has choices of
- General Fund
- Christmas Eve
- Other
- Giving Tuesday
Select “other” if you want your gift to go to a specific project or fund.
2 – Enter the amount of the gift.
NOTE: If you are making more than one donation and selected ‘Other’ where you have chosen a specific fund, you will need to make the amount donated vary from the previous donation. If the amount is the same, it will indicate it is a duplicate donation. It does not pick up that the fund is a different one. For example, if you want to make two $1000 contributions at the end of the year to Rise Against Hunger (Fund 740) and Steering Team Projects (Fund 620), make one for $1000 and the other one for either $999.99 or $1000.01. The $ amount needs to be different!
3 – Choose whether this amount is a one-time, weekly or monthly gift.
4 – Select the start date for a recurring gift.
5 – After you click “Continue” you come to a page where you enter your name, address, and credit card information.
6 – After the address information, if you select “Other,” you can indicate where to direct your gift by entering the name of the fund. See the note under #2 above to avoid getting a ‘duplicate’ message.
7 – You also have an option at the bottom of this page to set up your profile with a password. This would allow you to save your credit card information, change or stop a recurring donation, and to view and print your online donation history.
Text To Give
Send a text to the phone number 833.681.3754 with the dollar amout you wish to give.
You will get a return text with a link to a form. On this form you can enter:
*means required information
First Name *
Last Name *
Address 1 *
Address 2
City *
State *
Zip *
Email Address
Account Type: Credit/Debit Card: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express
Name of Cardholder
Card Numer
MM / YY
CVV
After this information is enetered, there is a button to Process the amount of the gift.
Tithing at Grove
Tithing is a goal at Grove. As we think about all the blessings we have been given, we are encouraged to reach toward the goal of tithing to financially support the work of the church inside and outside our walls.
A tithe is 10% of one’s income. Just as our love for God and others grows, so does our financial giving. If you’re not a tither, don’t feel excluded. Giving grows as our faith grows. Make tithing a personal goal – part of your financial plan – by adding a percentage each year.
Tithing is not commanded in the Bible, but it is a biblical standard. In the ancient Old Testament scriptures, the tithe was thanks for God’s blessings. It still is in our day! Jesus also mentioned the tithe. He did not see it as a pious end in itself, but as a genuine expression of one’s faith and trust in God.
