The stewardship committee has been discussing the idea of providing giving opportunities on-line for Calvary. At their February meeting, they voted to provide "E-Giving" through our church website. Some have been concerned that this would encourage the use of credit cards and increase the risk of indebtedness for people, which is definitely bad stewardship. However, we recognize that many families use debit cards and credit cards in lieu of a checkbook. Many families make all of their bill payments online and no longer see the need to order checkbooks. Some of them have requested us to provide this service. Others have told us that due to their travel schedules, e-giving would be a very convenient service to them. It is for these reasons that we have decided to move forward with this service.
The e-giving option is now live on our website and it appears as a menu option at the top right-hand corner of the home page. See screen shot below:
When you click on that option, it will take you to a screen where you can register as a contributor or give as a "guest." We will encourage those who desire to use this service to register (since there is an additional fee to give as "guest") but we are glad people can give either way. The screen looks like this:
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