Simply Giving
Simply Giving is an easy to use plan for giving to Christ's ministries at St. Paul's. With Simply Giving, you provide some financial information to the church. Afterwards, your donations are withdrawn from your bank account automatically. You no longer have to remember to bring your check book to church.
You specify the amount that you want to have withdrawn as well as the frequency with which you wish to have withdrawals occur. As one St. Paul's member who participates in the program put it, "It really is SIMPLE!"
At any time, you can change any aspect of your giving. You can also put your giving on hold if you hit a financial "rough patch."
Simply Giving is administered by Vanco, a partner of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. This program doesn't cost you or the church anything.
On the contrary, your enrollment is of great benefit to the congregation. As you can imagine, the church sees a dip in donations when people are out of town over the summer months. Giving catches up in December, but the unevenness of this cycle causes more than a few headaches in the mean time.
By enrolling in Simply Giving, you help to even out this cycle. In turn, the congregational leadership is able to focus less on finances and more on Christ's ministries to the community and to the world.
Two Ways to Enroll
The easiest way to sign up for Simply Giving is online. If you choose the online option, you will be able to make changes to your account at any time by returning to this page. Click on the following text in order to access Simply Giving Online:
Click Me to go to SIMPLY GIVING ONLINE
I'm already enrolled. Can I now access my account online?
Yes. You can now make changes to your account online by following the "Click Me..." text above. Before this will work, however, you need to contact Terri in the church office, explain that you want to access Simply Giving online, and give her your email address. She will then enable your current paper-based account to be accessed through the Internet.