'Credit Crunch Giving'
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Ian Coffey's sermon from the morning service on Sunday18th July.
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There are a number of ways in which financial giving can happen. These are set out below in brief. If you would like to take up one of these schemes or change the way in which you currently give, please speak to: Steve Fraser (Finance Team Leader), Anna Ward or Janice Fox (Church Financial Administrators), or Richard Thompson (Gift Aid Administrator).
It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35
The Offering:
The Offering is taken during every Sunday morning service. It is very important to note that there is absolutely no requirement for anybody to give. Many allow the offering bags to pass them by because they are participating in other giving schemes. In order to make your offering most tax efficient, we encourage folk to use the envelope scheme (see below) or gift-aid envelopes which are available from the back of the church.
Standing Order:
This is our preferred method of giving because it is simple to administer and allows you to let your bank deal with the administration of your giving. Simply set up a standing order with your bank for the amount you wish to regularly give, specify the regularity and day on which the payment should be made and everything is arranged.
Click here to download a Standing Order form.
If you are a UK tax payer, please also complete a gift-aid declaration which means we can make your financial gift tax efficient (see below).
Click here
to download a Gift Aid form.
The Envelope Scheme:
This is an organised scheme where by you become a registered but anonymous giver. You will be issued with a supply of small envelopes with your own personal registration number stamped on it. Simply place your giving (cash or cheque) into the envelope, seal it, and place this into the Offering bag when it is circulated during morning worship. If you are a UK tax payer, please also complete a gift-aid declaration which means we can make your financial gift tax efficient (see below). Please make cheques payable to 'West Cliff Baptist Church'.
One-off finacial donation:
You may feel more comfortable making a one-off financial donation - this can either be discussed with a church leader or made annonymously.
Legacy - remembering West Cliff Baptist Church in your Will:
Leaving a legacy is a trully fantastic way of providing financial help to West Cliff's ministries.
If this is something which you are contemplating, may we thank you greatly, in advance!
BACS payments:
You might be intereseted to know that you can make payments electronically from your bank account into the West Cliff Baptist Church bank account. The information you require to set this up online is:
Bank: HSBC Westbourne Branch Sort Code: 40-46-11 *Account Number: 01533533
*NB: please note, we have recently changed our bank account, the nimber above is the correct one.
PayPal payments:
The church will soon have the facility to accept card payment by PayPal - the safest way to make online payments. Click the PayPal image below to be taken to the WCBC Online Shop and choose 'Giving' from the items available in the shop. You will be able to choose one of several pre-set values - or conatct the church if the value you require is not available. Thank you.
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Whichever way you choose, we are extremely grateful - why not ensure you Gift Aid it?
Tax efficifiency:
Thank you for all your financial support - if you are a tax payer Click here to download a Gift Aid form. By completing and returning this form, we can increase your financial gift by further 25% by reclaiming the tax from the Inland Revenue. This one declaration is effective for the whole time you are a UK tax payer. If you stop paying tax you will need to notify us.