Offering

Ways to Give

LGC accepts tithing by e-transfer in addition to accepting cheques sent by mail. We believe that e-Transfer may be more convenient for many. However, the concern is that convenience may make tithing just a routine. Sometimes routine may diminish the meaning of offering. LGC has never put tithing in the forefront of our worship because we do not want to over-emphasize monetary offering, thus overshadowing the importance of offering oneself as a living sacrifice. So even when offering is more convenient, we need to remind ourselves that we are offering ourselves as a living sacrifice, and it is our way of responding to God’s grace. The amount of our offering is not important, but the act of gratitude is essential as we respond to the grace of God. In the worship, we will pray an offertory prayer as a token of our gratitude. We shall practice together this response to God’s grace.

May 5, 2020

By Interac e-Transfer

1. Log into your online bank account, find and click "Interac e-Transfer". Follow the instructions to set up the Recipient information.
2. Add Lord’s Grace Church as one of your Recipients.
3. Enter the email address of the Recipient as: give@lordsgrace.ca
4. Confirm that Lord’s Grace Church is set up as a Recipient.

1. Choose Lord’s Grace Church as the Recipient.
2. Enter the donation amount.
3. Enter the following information in the Message box:
   • Your full name (for income tax receipt purposes)
   • Your Offering Number (if you are unsure, please check your last year’s donation receipt, or contact the church office)
   • Your designation of the type of funds, e.g. General, Thanksgiving, Building, or Mission.
     * You can allocate the total donation amount to multiple funds by clearly indicating how much is designated for each fund. If no designation is specified, the donation amount will be allocated to the General Fund.
4. Confirm the one-time transfer.
   * your donation will be directly deposited to the bank account of the church upon your approval of the transfer.
   * Depending on your bank, there may be a service fee (about $1.00) for each transfer. Please consult your bank for more information.

By Mail

1. Make cheque payable to: Lord’s Grace Church
2. Mail to: 2396 W. 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6K 2A9
3. Clearly include the following information with your cheque:
   • Your full name (for income tax receipt purposes)
   • Your Offering Number (if you are unsure, please check your last year’s donation receipt, or contact the church office)
   • Your designation of the type of funds, e.g. General, Thanksgiving, Building, or Mission.
     * You can allocate the total donation amount to multiple funds by clearly indicating how much is designated for each fund. If no designation is specified, the donation amount will be allocated to the General Fund.

Donations of Securities

1. Contact your broker or financial institution with the following details to initiate the transfer of securities:
   • Name of the securities
   • Number of shares/units being donated
   • Institution Name: TD Direct Investing
   • Institution Number: T007
   • CUID (Canadian Broker Code): GIST
   • DTC (US Broker Code): 5036
2. Specify one of the following accounts for donations to Lord’s Grace Church Society:
   • 1253 73WXM5A (for donating Canadian securities)
   • 1253 73WXM5B (for donating US securities)
3. Notify the LGC Finance Department via email at finance@lgcmin.com with the following details:
   • Legal name of the donor (for tax receipt purposes)
   • Personal Address (for tax receipt purposes)
   • Contact number
   • Name and number of securities donated
   • Designation of the donation (e.g. General Fund, Building Fund)
4. Please note:
   
   • The tax receipt amount will reflect the fair market value of the securities on the date LGC receives them in the account
   • The church policy is to sell the securities as soon as possible