Planned Giving: "Our Giving Supports"
Planned Giving, where congregation members commit to making a regular gift, is the largest source of funding for our church. Every year, we run an appeal asking more people to sign up, and to encourage existing Planned Givers to give a little more to counteract the loss of people moving away, or sadly, passing away.
It’s important to remember that all our income has to come from the congregation and facilities; we receive no “external” funding (bar the Gift Aid we’re able to claim on donations and Planned Giving). As we’re a relatively well-off parish, we’re net contributors to the Diocese.
For our 2017 Planned Giving Appeal, we’re focusing on “Our Giving Supports”.
Our giving supports…
…parish ministry, measured by every ill person visited and every bereaved family cared and prayed for; weddings and baptisms; every Eucharist celebrated and every person shown the love of God through our care, comfort and compassion.
Our giving supports…
…parish clergy both here and in the wider family of the church. It helps train others called to lay and ordained ministry so the life of the church can go on.
Our giving supports…
…the work of the clergy and congregation in our schools, care homes and hospitals.
Our giving supports…
…the maintenance and availability of our Parish Hall as a venue for community groups and events.
Our giving supports...
our beautiful church building; a sacred place dedicated to worship, prayer and witness.
We’re also launching a new way of giving, called the Parish Giving Scheme. This is designed to aid the administration of claiming Gift Aid, which increases our donations by 25% (so it’s a vital part of our budget). The Parish Giving Scheme also gives the option to the giver to automatically add an “inflation increase” to their giving amount each year.
Thank you for your support of this Appeal. Please give as generously as you can, so the church can continue to grow at the heart of the community, both here in Teddington and throughout the Diocese of London.
You can support the Appeal in one of three ways:
- Our preferred option (for faster Gift Aid) is for you to join the Parish Giving Scheme, explained in this leaflet, by collecting a form in church or requesting a form from, and providing your postal address to, Planned Giving officer, Ms Susannah Clark.
- Set up a standing order by completing and returning the response form.
- Use the weekly blue envelopes and complete and return a response form.
