GIVING

 

Generosity with our money is part of being a Christian. We affirm this each time we speak our community’s rule of life: “submitting to Jesus as Lord over our life, including our money, our sexuality and our power.” The ways we use our money (both individually and communally) reflect what we believe and value as well as whom we trust and obey. And, of course, being a people of God’s hospitality, restoration and shalom necessarily includes gathering the resources necessary to sustain our ability to be a community and live this shared way of life. Further, from our beginning, All Souls has pledged to give away 20% of our community’s funds to our shalom partners. The more we give, the greater our generosity to others. Please find a way of giving that fits your needs.

Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.

~Annie Dillard

YOUR ANNUAL GIVING PLAN

Because All Souls’ ministries depend upon people who believe in a church for people who desire to receive and give away God’s hospitality, God’s restoration, and God’s shalom, please submit your pledge no later than Sunday, June 29th.  

We ask you to set aside time to prayerfully craft  your 2025 Annual Giving Plan, then share what you plan to give in the form below.

Giving regularly to church might be a new practice for you. We trust that you will discover what others have discovered: there is a healthy way to give as an expression of faith and joy that doesn’t rely on guilt trips or false promises of prosperity as a result of giving.

Thanks for taking the time to discern with your community, and thank you for all of the ways that your giving empowers the work of God in our lives and our community. We hope this guide has given you some help to be intentional about growing in generosity with us.

A Few Notes:

  • Only our finance team at Auxilio will have access to the numbers.

  • This annual giving plan is for the fiscal year covering July 2025 to June 2026. 

 Options for Giving:

  • Put your gift in our giving plate on Sundays

    The benefit to Sunday giving is how it reinforces the truth that our money and our worship go hand-in-hand. Further, it helps us to remember that our giving is a communal act, sharing our resources as we provide for our church community and care for our neighbors and the world. However, as cash and checks grow more obsolete, many find it difficult to remember to bring gifts on Sunday. For most, automated giving helps maintain a rhythm, a dependable pattern which also helps All Souls to budget wisely. You may set up regular, automated gifts with the rest of the options listed.

  • Set up regular gifts from your bank’s bill pay service

    This is the most economical form of automated giving, as no fees will be charged to you or to All Souls (allowing All Souls to receive 100% of your gift). If you are unfamiliar with your bank’s bill pay options, this resource may help. The only information you should need for All Souls is our address (All Souls / P.O. Box 174 / Charlottesville, VA 22902)

  • Donate stock or other securities

    Please email The All Souls Finance Team for easy instructions.

  • Use our secure online electronic giving service

    by clicking the button below to schedule payments through your bank account, debit card or credit card (you may consider adding funds to cover All Souls’ fees). This video walks through our new online donation process.

  • Give online via text

    Text any amount to 84321 to give. Standard message and data rates may apply.