Giving

- Matthew 6:21

Everything we have belongs to God, and we are simply managing those resources while here on earth.
Through our tithes and offerings, we demonstrate in a tangible way our love for God and our neighbors.
Each year, we ask our members to commit to their tithes and offerings for the coming year in support of our church's ministry and mission.
We do this for three reasons:

All we have is a gift from God, so we believe that giving to God's work is an act of worship.

At Christ UMC FB, giving is an expectation of membership.
 The church does not specify how much an individual should give, but we hope each person will commit a percentage of their income and increase that amount as they are able.

Annual giving makes possible: worship, programs for children and students, Bible studies, small groups, pastoral care and support, mission trips and community projects.

On Sunday, October 27th, the Stewardship Committee will launch our Annual Giving Campaign with the theme Growing Together in Christ.
 
First, thank you for your generosity throughout 2024!  Together, our efforts have helped the church meet its financial commitments and continue to serve our mission, to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.  Genesis 2:15 says, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.”  Much like Adam, I believe that our church was placed here in Farmers Branch to plant the seeds of Christian faith and to cultivate a crop of faithful believers that will transform our community and our world.  Throughout 2025, I encourage each member to finds opportunities that you can grow your personal relationship with Christ, whether through a specific ministry or small group study, as well as ways we can collectively grow His church through outreach ministries, community events, or inviting others into our family of faith.  How will you utilize your gifts and talents to grow together in Christ in 2025?

We invite you to pray for our church throughout 2025 and to invite others to help up grow Christ’s church as we move toward our Giving Sunday on November 24, 2024. Giving Sunday will be a day of thanks for all our blessings in 2024 and to boldly envision where God will help us grow in 2025.

It is very important that we receive your giving form for 2025 no matter how you intend to pay and even if you are continuing with the same online payment preferences as last year.  Our projected expenses for 2025 are $980,000.  We have historically received approximately $200,000 in non-pledged income and therefore leads us to our committed giving goal of $780,000.  

After you've given us your estimated annual giving at the button below, please return to this page and click the second button to complete setting up your recurring gift. If you have questions about giving options such as automatic bank draft or debit and credit cards, please contact the Finance Office at 972-247-6136.

As you think and pray about the many ways in which you can share your generosity and serve God in 2025, please remember that your pastor and church family are very appreciative of all that you do!