"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Luke 6:38 |
Stewardship 2021 - Giving in different waysWe are thankful for all those who give on regular basis to the church (by standing order, by cheque, by Weekly Freewill Offering envelopes and in the open plate) and those who gift aid their giving. It is only through the generosity of our members that we are able to serve God in our parish.
If you would like to give in a different way during this season, then here are some options: 1) Convert your WFO offering to a standing order. We have set up a donate online button on our website which will enable you to do just that. The church bank account details are: Account Name: Kingshill Parish Church Sort Code: 83-28-40 Account No: 00257897 2) Continue to fill your WFO envelopes and we'll receive them once the restrictions are eased. 3) Text Donations - for a one off donation you can use the instructions below. 4) Post in a cheque made payable to Kingshill Parish Church to Rev Stella or to the treasurer. We appreciate that for some of our members this period of time may be very uncertain in terms of finances. We understand that these options may not be suitable for you. We are doing everything in our control to reduce our costs and manage our finances and we pray for wisdom in how we respond to the challenges of this season together. |
Text Donations
To give by text, here are the instructions:
Text SKENE to 70085 (sentence case doesn’t matter but spelling does!)
When you do that, you are donating £5 to our church.
If your donation has gone through successfully, you will receive the following message;
'A big thank you for supporting our work here at Skene Parish Church! You've donated £5 via Donr. Help? 03334444111'
You should then receive a further text message from Donr which will read;
'To add Gift Aid and increase the value of your donation by 25% please visit https://mo.donr.com/#url#'
If Donors wish to donate more than £5, they text SKENE**, ** being the amount they would like to donate, up to £20 in a single transaction, and in multiples of round £’s. No ‘pence’ donations can be accepted.
Examples;
SKENE7 would give us £7
SKENE15 would give us £15
SKENE18 would give us £18 etc.
The maximum anyone can donate is £30 per mobile number per day. Anything more than £20 would need to be done in a second text.
It’s important that you know that you will also be charged their network’s standard rate for text messages and that the narrative on your phone bill won’t say Skene Parish Church, it will say ‘Donr’.
You do not need to use the ‘£’ symbol but if you do, the payment will still be recognised. You don’t need to leave a space between SKENE and the amount, but again, if you do, the payment will still be recognised.
We are experiencing some issues with Sky Mobile network - but the others appear to be working.
If you have queries about this, please contact Rev Stella.
Text SKENE to 70085 (sentence case doesn’t matter but spelling does!)
When you do that, you are donating £5 to our church.
If your donation has gone through successfully, you will receive the following message;
'A big thank you for supporting our work here at Skene Parish Church! You've donated £5 via Donr. Help? 03334444111'
You should then receive a further text message from Donr which will read;
'To add Gift Aid and increase the value of your donation by 25% please visit https://mo.donr.com/#url#'
If Donors wish to donate more than £5, they text SKENE**, ** being the amount they would like to donate, up to £20 in a single transaction, and in multiples of round £’s. No ‘pence’ donations can be accepted.
Examples;
SKENE7 would give us £7
SKENE15 would give us £15
SKENE18 would give us £18 etc.
The maximum anyone can donate is £30 per mobile number per day. Anything more than £20 would need to be done in a second text.
It’s important that you know that you will also be charged their network’s standard rate for text messages and that the narrative on your phone bill won’t say Skene Parish Church, it will say ‘Donr’.
You do not need to use the ‘£’ symbol but if you do, the payment will still be recognised. You don’t need to leave a space between SKENE and the amount, but again, if you do, the payment will still be recognised.
We are experiencing some issues with Sky Mobile network - but the others appear to be working.
If you have queries about this, please contact Rev Stella.
Gift Aid |
Gift Aid - is a government scheme which enables the Church to reclaim the tax you have already paid on the money in your offering. The Church can reclaim tax at the rate of 25p for every £1 donated from 6 April 2014. Anyone who pays Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax can give through Gift Aid. A Gift Aid Declaration Form must be completed.
Offerings can be made through the Freewill Offering Envelopes, by Standing Order or by cheque. Donors will not have to pay extra tax, or reveal their income or the tax they pay. Giving through Gift Aid will help maintain and develop the work of the Church.
Anyone, wishing to sign a Gift Aid Declaration or requiring further information should contact Jim Menzies, Gift Aid Convener on 01224 742415.
Offerings can be made through the Freewill Offering Envelopes, by Standing Order or by cheque. Donors will not have to pay extra tax, or reveal their income or the tax they pay. Giving through Gift Aid will help maintain and develop the work of the Church.
Anyone, wishing to sign a Gift Aid Declaration or requiring further information should contact Jim Menzies, Gift Aid Convener on 01224 742415.
Page last updated February 2021