Give

A Generous Lifestyle

WHY BE A GENEROUS GIVER?

“Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.” (Proverbs 22:9, NLT)

“For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.” (2 Corinthians 9:10-11, NLT)

Our God is a generous God, who showed his generosity by sending His Son, Jesus, to die for us. God is incredibly generous. We can see this throughout scripture. As Christians, we believe that everything we have belongs to God and it is He who has given us all that we have. He asks us to be good stewards of this and how we respond to money shows the attitude of our hearts.

As a church, we believe that the Bible teaches that God asks us to bring the first and best of what he gives us back to Him. This is known as the tithe or tithing. There is a principle of giving 10% of our income back to God, through the “storehouse” or the place where we are spiritually fed. We believe that this is the local church that you call home. On top of this, we encourage you to respond to God’s prompting to give offerings above and beyond the tithe, which can go to the local church, individuals or other ministries, charities or organisations.

All gifts to the church are used towards extending the Kingdom of God here in Cardiff, across Wales and the UK and around the world. City Church is part of the Elim Pentecostal Churches in the UK & Ireland (registered charity number: 251549) and as such are subject to strict financial governance and ethical practices.

WAYS TO GIVE GENEROUSLY

You can give in a wide range of ways:

  • Make a one-off payment or set up a standing order direct from your bank to ours. This is the most cost effective way to give as we do not incur any card fees. Our bank account details are:

    Bank: NatWest

    Account Name: EFGA Re Cardiff

    Sort Code: 60-05-16

    Account Number: 18533256

    Reference: GIFT/[Your Initial(s) & Surname] - eg GIFT/JSmith

  • Give through our payment link which is a very quick and easy payment system for one-off or regular gifts. There is a charge to use this system, which either you can opt to pay or the church will pay.

  • Give by debit or credit card at the Connection Point. (Currently not available)

  • Cheque or Cash in the offering baskets. If this is your preferred method of giving then we are very grateful for your gift. Just put your offering in the basket when it comes around.

HOW TO GIVE MORE FOR FREE

However you choose to generously give into the life of City Church, there is a way of being even more generous, without it costing you a penny - provided you pay tax in the UK. Whether you are employed or self-employed or even receive a pension which is taxed, then City Church (or more accurately, Elim, the charity we are a part of) can claim back 25p of tax for every pound you give. This means that if you sign a Gift Aid Declaration, we can claim back the tax you have paid from the UK Government (through HMRC) on all donations you make AND we can even backdate this by up to FOUR years, if you hadn’t realised you could do this. You only sign up to the scheme once and we can then claim on each and every donation you make. The form is a little bit lower down this page.

Some useful information on Gift Aid:

  • We need to be able to identify your giving. If you given electronically (through your bank, the QR code or standing order), this is automatic. If you give by cheque, we can capture this information automatically. If you give cash, you need to use an envelope and write your name clearly on the front of it.

  • You need to ensure that you have paid enough tax to cover the reclaimed amount. For most of people, this is not a problem, but if you give particularly large amounts, it is important to ensure that the amount of tax you have paid more than covers the amount of tax we will reclaim.

  • You need to be a UK tax payer and an individual. If you give through a company, you cannot claim Gift Aid. Similarly, if you do not pay UK tax, you cannot claim Gift Aid.

  • If you stop paying tax, you need to inform the church in writing (finance@citychurchcardiff.com), so that we stop claiming Gift Aid.