Ways to Give
We are truly blessed that members and friends support the church financially. This happens in multiple ways, allowing Christ the Servant to take care of day-to-day ministry operations, support missions local and global, and plan for long-term stability and mission.
1 – Regular Offerings
CTS depends on members to give generously in support of daily operations. Weekly (or monthly, or for some annually) offerings support staff, building mortgage, utilities and insurance, and program expenses basic to the church’s life and mission. A tithe (10%) of regular offerings goes each month to the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA. Many members find it convenient to give electronically – one simple and secure way to do that is Simply Giving.
2 – Special Gifts
These are one-time gifts for special appeals and designated gifts for particular needs beyond the operations budget. They include such items as camp scholarships, solar panels installed last year, and a playground planned for 2011. They may also be Memorial Gifts designated for a particular purpose. Along with regular offerings, Special Gifts may be given through Simply Giving.
3 – Legacy Gifts
These are planned gifts, generally for the Mission Endowment Fund, which seeks to provide long-term financial stability and a base of funding for mission beyond the operations budget of the church. Click here for more information about the Mission Endowment Fund.
4 – Thrivent Choice Program
Do you know that there is an easy, convenient way to support Christ the Servant? It’s called the Thrivent Choice Program. By participating in the Choice Dollars component of this program, eligible benefit members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans can recommend where Thrivent Financial will distribute a portion of its charitable grant funds, including to Christ the Servant Lutheran Church.
5 – ELCA Good Gifts
ELCA Good Gifts are a creative way to do just that. Your gifts go beyond your regular congregational offering to support the ministries of the ELCA that mean the most to you and your loved ones.
1. Choose your gifts: Select from more than 50 gifts to give in honor of a friend or loved one. While you’re at it, choose something for yourself!
2. Announce your gifts: Tell others about the ELCA Good Gifts you have given in their honor by printing a card or sending an eCard. With each online donation of $10 or more, you may request a printed card to be mailed to your home. (Please allow four weeks for delivery.)
3. Where your money goes: People know their own communities best. We listen to our neighbors and learn how we can connect them with the resources they need to lift themselves from hunger and poverty. Whether it’s health care or clean water, we provide help where the need is greatest.
The items in this catalog are representative of the work carried out by churchwide ministries of the ELCA through local, community-based partners in over 60 countries around the world. The ministry projects in this catalog reflect ELCA-funded programs at the time of printing. Your donation supports these churchwide ministries by providing assistance where it is needed most, so that your gift has the biggest impact.
Giving online…
