Giving
How ?
Below are some ways you can make a difference to all that happens in and around the church.
Giving Financially
There are many ways you can give to Faith – through direct deposit, mail and online Securely.
Cheque: Payable to “Faith Fellowship Baptist Church.” Envelopes are available at the church information center in the foyer. Boxes of offering envelopes are also available from the Church office.
Automatic Debit: You can also have your donations automatically withdrawn from your bank account monthly or semi-monthly or quarterly. Fill out a copy of the Pre-Authorized Debit Agreement and return it to the Church office together with a void cheque. If you would like to make changes please contact the Church office.
Online: You can also donate using credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Paypal) by going online to www.canadahelps.org. Select Faith Fellowship Baptist Church, click the Donate Now button, and submit the required information. You will receive a tax receipt instantly to the email address provided. In addition to making a one-time donation, you can also schedule a regular donation similar to the auto debit option.
Computer Kiosk: Faith has a computer set up on Sundays at the Information Counter for your convenience to do online donations using credit cards. This is through www.canadahelps.org with a tax receipt emailed to you instantly.
Giving Options include designation to ‘General Fund,’ ‘Missions,’ ‘Interns,’ ‘Hastings Ministry,’‘Uganda Sponsorship Project,’ ‘River District Church Plant,’ ‘Summer Camp,’ ’Family Pastor’ and ‘New Hope Refugees Ministry’. When you donate, you can designate your funds to these different options. If it is not specified, it will go directly to ‘General Fund’.
A note on the distribution of funds:
We much appreciate your gifts: but we should point out that spending of funds is confined to programs and projects approved by the Board of Governors. Each restricted contribution designated towards such an approved program or project will be used as designated with the understanding that when the need for such a program or project has been met, or cannot be completed for any reason determined by the Board of Governors, the remaining restricted contributions will be used where needed most.
Giving is an act of faith, God the maker of heaven and earth does not count on the amount of money you are sowing but sees the heart.
I encourage you to be a Cheerful Giver.
I encourage you to be a Cheerful Giver.
Peter Park
Family Pastor
Giving your time
Welcoming
What’s to do: Welcome those arriving for the services and especially identify and look after those who are visiting and have recently joined us. Help them stay after the service to get to know them and introduce them to the Connections Pastor and other church members.
Skills required: Understanding that it can be “scary” joining a new church and a heart to speak to newcomers and make them feel at home.
Time commitment: Once a month arrive 30 min before service (9.30am) and stay 30 min after the service.
Contact: The Church Office
Tea & Coffee after services
What’s to do: Set up coffee mugs and prepare coffee makers before the service. Serve tea and coffee after the service.
Skills required: Use coffee makers and dishwasher, adjust quantities of hot drinks according to how busy service gets, work in a team.
Time commitment: Once a month arrive 20 min before service (9.40 am ) to set up, exit service 15 min before the end to prepare drinks, stay after service to serve drinks and clear up.
Contact: The Church Office.
Gardening
What’s to do: Help keep the green spaces around the church building looking nice, planting, pruning and maintaining the gardens.
Skills required: Basic gardening skills (although can work alongside a more experienced gardener), physical strength; all garden tools provided by the church.
Time commitment: Very flexible, throughout the year.
Contact: The Church Office.
Laptop Projection
What’s to do: Support the services with projection from the laptop provided, i.e. lyrics to worship songs, scriptures, liturgy, and sermon visuals.
Skills required: Basic computer skills, being acquainted with the worship songs in order to follow along, being focussed during the service to adjust to any changes, and the ability to stay calm around technology.
Time commitment: Arrive 30 min before the service to run through the service order and check song arrangements with the worship leader.
Contact: The Church Office
Catering & Cooking
What’s to do: Plan, prepare and/or cook meals, shop for ingredients, serve meals at regular and irregular events (i.e. lunch club, Church Sunday lunches).
Skills required: Food Safety knowledge, Kitchen training, basic cooking skills, working in a team.
Time commitment: Depending on the numbers to cook for, generally once per month.
Contact: The Church Office.
Setting up for events
What’s to do: Set up go-pack tables and chairs for various events (i.e. church lunches, meetings). Arrange seating for Café Church and put chairs back into rows in the main church.
Skills required: Lifting, wiping tables.
Time commitment: Variable depending on event.
Contact: The Church Office.
ONE-TIME DONATION
No registration or account needed.
Donate with Visa, MasterCard or Discover