Giving

Here at Burton Elim Church, we are “One Church in Two Locations” and our congregations share the same heart to see people encountering and being transformed by Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Giving to the work of God is an important part of this, and we are so grateful to everyone who does this as we could not do half of what we do as a church without the generous offering of your time, talents and finance. Thank you.

Giving raises many questions of the heart, and as we grow in our faith learning to live lives that are surrendered to God is part of growing in maturity. As a church, we believe that giving financially in the form of tithes and offerings is the normal responsibility of every believer, and that it is a healthy biblical principle to give the first 10% of what we receive to God. But why is this?

Listen to the story of one of our older church family members, who looks back here on God's faithfulness over his life

Giving as an act of worship

As followers of Jesus, we believe it is part of our worship to bring our tithes and offerings to God as the firstfruits of our “harvest”, after all what we have is because of His goodness and grace towards us, not to mention that we owe our very eternity to His complete sacrifice for us! The Bible encourages us:

“Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.” Proverbs 3:9

Giving as an act of faith

As followers of Jesus, we believe we are called to “go and make disciples” and investing into the Kingdom of God by giving to the ministry of the church is an act of faith, like planting a seed and watching it grow. The Bible encourages us:

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10

Giving as an act of discipleship

As followers of Jesus, we believe it is part of our commitment as disciples to give to the work of God, willingly, generously and with joy, as we do “reap what we sow!” The Bible encourages us:

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

Gift Aid

Using Gift Aid means that for every pound you give we get an extra 25 pence from the Inland Revenue, helping your donation go further. So £100 can be turned into £125 so long as donations are made through Gift Aid. The benefits of Gift Aid are:

No extra cost to you—yet your giving increases significantly
No need for separate forms—by signing the standard “Enduring Declaration” for multiple donations you can avoid the need to complete a new form each time you give, but you have the option to restrict to a single donation if you need to.

What if my circumstances change? If you cease paying UK Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax let us know and we will cancel your declaration from the date of receipt of your instructions. Please also notify us in the event of a change of name or address.

How Can I Give to the work of Burton Elim Church?

You can give in many different ways...

1) On Sundays. When the offering trays are passed around.

2) Direct Banking. You can easily set-up your own direct debit / standing order with us.

Sort Code: 60-05-16
Account No: 18537731

2) Giving online. Click here to be taken to our Online Giving page to make a one off gift with a card.

3) Givt. A new app for you to easily give anonymously through your mobile phone. More details on Givt can be found here.

For more information, please get in touch with us on our Contact page or pick up a form from the back of either congregation.