COVENANT CHURCH
GIVE ONLINE
Thank you for supporting God's work through Covenant!
Thank you so much for your support in our ministry. We consider each offering as a major blessing to what we are trying to accomplish. We have been called by God to do great things in and around our community and none of it would be possible without your financial support.
We pray and thank God for our congregation everyday. Without you all there would be no church. You are the church.
Kids Alive Families: click on the Give Here button and choose 'to Kids Alive Tuition' on the next page where you see 'to Tithes & Offerings.'
To pay registration: click on the Give Here button and choose 'to Kids Alive Registration' on the next page.
Covenant Cove Families: click on the Give Here button and choose 'to Other' on the next page where you see 'to Tithes & Offerings.' Please add a comment that says Covenant Cove. Please add a $1 convenience fee to any online payment. Thank you!
Giving Options
Online Giving
Cash/Check
Online Bill Pay
Stock Gifts
QDC
Legacy Gifts
Online Giving
Bank-to-Bank transfer / ACH
This is an online service that Covenant has made available to you for your convenience. Click the Give Here button below to give this way.
Additionally, giving can be processed through an individual Breeze account (either by logging into your account on the website or free smartphone app) and by entering relevant banking information for payment. Contributions through this process will be transferred directly from your bank account to Covenant’s bank account within two weeks. Gifts can be processed individually, or gifts can be set up on a recurring schedule. Covenant is charged a 1% processing fee + $0.25 transaction fee for these gifts.
Debit Card
This is another online service through Breeze, which allows gifts to be paid with a personal credit/debit card. Similar to the ACH option, this process can be used directly through the “Give Here" link.
Additionally, giving can be processed through an individual Breeze account (either by logging into your account on the website or free smartphone app) by entering your relevant credit/debit card information as the method of payment. Contributions with a credit/debit cards will be processed quicker than ACH transfers. Gifts can be processed individually, or set up on a recurring schedule. Covenant is charged a 2.9% processing fee + $0.30 transaction for these gifts.
Cash/Check
Gifts can be placed in the offering plate, mailed to Covenant, or delivered personally during the week. Collected offering is typically processed on Monday mornings (unless there is a holiday), and the funds are deposited into Covenant’s bank account that same day. There are no specific banking charges/fees associated with this method of giving.
Online Bill Pay
This is a feature that you can set up through your bank, and is typically part of your normal banking service. To use this, set up Covenant Church as a recipient within your bank’s online bill pay service (typically you only need a name and address for this), and then payments (usually checks) will be sent by your bank to the church.
You can initiate this payment whenever you want, or schedule this payment on a recurring basis. Like the cash/check processing, these bank-generated checks will be processed with the offering on Monday mornings.
Stock Gifts
Gifts of accumulated stocks can be transferred to Covenant Church as a method of giving. With this approach, individuals are not responsible for any capital gains associated with accumulated stock gifts, and the gift amount is the full value of the stock/investment. If you are interested in this method of giving, please contact Joyce, our assistant treasurer, for more details about making the transfer.
QDC
Qualified Charitable Distribution (QDC)
The following explanation for this option was found on the Fidelity website.
A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met.
In addition to the benefits of giving to charity, a QCD excludes the amount donated from taxable income, which is unlike regular withdrawals from an IRA. Keeping your taxable income lower may reduce the impact to certain tax credits and deductions, including Social Security and Medicare.
Also, QCDs don't require that you itemize, which due to the recent tax law changes, means you may decide to take advantage of the higher standard deduction, but still use a QCD for charitable giving.
Legacy Gifts
Occasionally, Covenant also receives legacy gifts through an estate. These gifts may be arranged through somebody’s will, through beneficiary designation within a bank/investment account or life insurance policy, or through trusts associated with the estate. If you have considered legacy giving through estate planning, and would like to consider Covenant Church as a possible recipient, we would be happy to talk with you about your interests. Contact Joyce, our assistant treasurer, or Alisha, our treasurer.