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Giving to GWUC

A guide to giving methods and giving programs at GWUC. See also GrowingFaithReachingCommunity for 2014 forms.

1. Regular Giving

1.1. Giving options

1.1.1. Open Plate

• Cash can always be given during worship.

1.1.2. Envelopes

• A box of envelopes is supplied, one per week for a year.

• Requests to KenHutchinson or the ChurchOffice.

• Parishioners are encouraged to commit to a specified amount to facilitate planning. However, requests for change will always be accepted, and envelopes can be "with no fixed amount".

• Letters are sent approximately quarterly, stating amount received. See Privacy of planned giving

1.1.3. Regular Direct Debit

• This was changed Aug 2021. Please see DirectDebitChanges2021.

• Direct Debit giving now needs you to set up a recurrent payment through your own On-Line Banking to the GWUC bank account, or contact your bank and ask them to arrange such payments from your account.
• The details depend on the bank.

• Our recorder KenHutchinson, will provide you with an individual reference number which will enable your giving to be recorded and acknowledged via regular letters, either email or paper.

• The church bank account details are:
  • Payee BSB is 033-052
  • Payee Account Number is 000922198 (Yes, it appears that the leading zeroes are required.)
  • Payee Account Title is "Uniting Church Glen Waverley"

1.1.4. UCA funds deposit (Special Assistance Plan)

• This is a tax effective way of giving, involving depositing money with UCAFunds, with the interest earned being credited to a UCA entity, in this case, GWUC, so that you do not pay tax on it.

• See UCA funds for details and forms.

1.1.5. Irregular Direct deposit

• You may wish to make a direct deposit for whatever amount you feel you are able to contribute each week or at a time of your choice.
• There is no need to complete any documents or forms, and you can do it at any time.

• All we ask is that you describe your gift as “offering”, so that our accounts will correctly reflect your gift. Sending a copy of the receipt to the ChurchOffice is good practice.

• If this type of direct giving is attractive to you, please use the account details above.

1.1.6. On-line donations

On-line donations through our website and FaceBook sites are potentially possible but not implemented. It has been reported that FaceBook and YouTube provide fee-free pass thought of donations associated with genuine not-for-profit organisations.

Early in 2020 JohnSnare went through the process of having our congregation recognised as a ’not for profit’ organisation through the ConnectingUp organisation. This means that we can get TechSoup Validation Tokens recognised by Google and so I presume! YouTube that proves this status. These validation tokens may also be recognised by !Facebook, but that needs to be checked. Validation tokens can be requested through the ConnectingUp website after logging in.

Why is this important? Because it may make it simpler and cheaper for us to implement donations functions.

1.2. Policies

• Ensuring privacy of planned giving

• Use of the rolls database for GGG programs.

1.3. Historical documents

• 2009

  • Planning

  • Report from Roger Vass

  • Report from Carolyn Kitto

• 2012

  • Planning for 2012 Growing Generous Givers program

  • Report from 2012 Growing Generous Givers program

• 2014

  • GrowingFaithReachingCommunity

2. One off (Bequest) Giving

2.1. The EndowmentFund

• This was an initiative spawned by the original 2009 GrowingGenerousGivers campaign facilitated by Carolyn Kitto.

• 2018 foldable brochure is available as .pdf file BequestsFoldedBrochure.pdf, and editable versions BequestsFoldedBrochure.pages, BequestsFoldedBrochureDocx. (The oldPamphlet with form is here.)

• The Fund seeks contributions from unencumbered Bequests (i.e. which do not specify moneys be used for a particular use) and, from gifts. Contributors may elect to have their names and/or amount donated listed in the Fund Register and published in the public Annual Report. Names may also be those of late family members. Contributions to the Fund are not redeemable.
• This Fund is invested through UCA Cash Portfolio, which is eligible as a Tax Concession Charity Fund.
• Only the earnings of the Fund will be used, on the projects chosen by Church Council. The capital is to be held in perpetuity. The earnings cannot be used for building development or maintenance, but might be used to buy labour, materials and equipment for a particular project. The projects to receive funds may be supported by a once off contribution from the Fund or may be supported over a period of years. There is no restriction on how often a project is funded. A case would have to be presented to Council for support.

• For further details please see the revised rules EndowmentFundRules2018, EndowmentFundReports or one of the fund stewards.

• For the original rules, please see Endowment policy (wiki page), or Endowment fund terms (.pdf file),

2.2. Specific bequests

• These are bequests for a specified purpose. These will of course be dealt with according to the donor's wishes. More information is available at GivingViaBequests.