A Quick Guide to Giving

at Stone Arbor Church

Ways to MAXIMIZE your gifts:

RESPOND TO GOD, NOT US. 

When you give to Stone Arbor, your gifts are to God whose mission Stone Arbor is carrying out.

  • God wants cheerful givers (2 Cor. 9:7b), who give to him intentionally, regularly (1 Cor. 16:2), and proportionally (Malachi 3:8-18).

  • Decide in your heart, and carry out that plan. “Each one must give as he has made up his mind…” 2 Corinthians 9:7a.

AUTOMATE! 

Automating your giving does a few things…

  • Helps you follow through with what you have decided to give - by helping you not to forget.

  • Most people don’t like parting with their hard-earned money. Automated giving helps you preemptively win the emotional wrestling match that takes place in your heart each time you give. And it saves time!

  • Stabilizes the church’s budget, making the income more predictable – especially during the summer months.

SET UP AUTOMATED THROUGH ACH OR ONLINE BANKING.

ACH and Bill Pay really maximize your gift because Stone Arbor pays some extra fees for receiving: Debit card, Credit card, and Text giving. On average, Stone Arbor only receives about 97% of gifts via cards/text because of the thousands of dollars in merchant fees they generate. Setting it up through ACH or your online baking ensures we receive 100% of your gift and avoid the high merchant fees.

(Give Jon McWhorter a call if you have questions about setting these up: 951.215.0563)

For Bill Pay:

  • Log in to your bank’s online banking.

  • Navigate to the “bill pay” options.

  • Set up Stone Arbor Church as a payee.

  • When it asks for an account number - write “TITHE”, “OFFERING” or “BUILDING” (whichever FUND you want to give to). If you aren’t sure which fund and just want to give a general gift to Stone Arbor Church, just write “OFFERING” in the account number field.

  • Now Stone Arbor Church will receive a physical check in the mail from your bank, according to the schedule you set up.

For ACH:

  • Navigate to our normal online giving webpage.

  • Choose a fund and gift amount.

  • When prompted “I’d like to give by” choose “Bank Account ACH” and follow the set up prompts.

  • Now Stone Arbor will receive an electronic direct deposit from you, based on how you set it up.