Introducing Electronic Giving

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1 Introducing Electronic Giving MOBILE GIVING By scanning the QR Code below with your smartphone, you will be directed to County Line UMC s mobile giving site. If you have already established a user profile, you can easily make a donation to the church without looking for your checkbook or entering your credit/debit card information! (A QR Reader for iphone is available in the itunes Store.) COUNTY LINE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1183 County Line Road NW Acworth, GA Telephone: (770) Leave your checkbook at home! Electronic Giving is a convenient way to provide consistent financial support to our church.

2 Steps on how to begin Electronic Giving Electronic County Line UMC County Line UMC is pleased to announce the introduction of an electronic option for making regular offerings. Contributions can now be debited automatically from your checking or savings account or processed using your credit or debit card. Our new electronic giving program offers convenience for you and much-needed donation consistency for our congregation. STEP ONE: How to Access Electronic Giving Visit the County Line UMC website ( and click on the NEW GIVING tab. If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes. And, when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this program will allow your weekly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis. Laminated cards are available on the back of the pews for you to use during the offertory to represent your electronic gift. [ I Give Electronically cards ] Everyone should give whatever they have decided in their heart. They shouldn t give with hesitation or because of pressure. God loves a cheerful giver. (Common English Bible) - 2 CORINTHIANS 9:7 Page 2 Page 3

3 STEP TWO: Welcome to the Donation Page After clicking on the red Donate Now tab, you will be directed to a secure online-giving site to make your donation. First-time users should click on the Create Profile tab to establish your account. STEP THREE: Setting Your User ID & Privacy Notice You will be asked to enter and confirm your address. This will become your username. On the right of the side of the screen is a Privacy Notice. Please take a moment to review it. Click on Continue to proceed to the next step. Page 4 Page 5

4 STEP FIVE: Making Your First Donation STEP FOUR: Creating Your Secure Profile To make your first donation, click on the Add Transaction button. On this screen, you will be asked to provide the personal information that will be used to verify your identity and protect your electronic giving. You will be able to create your own password for future electronic transactions. Please record your password in a secure location. To advance to the next step, click Create Profile. Enter the amount you would like to donate in the boxes provided. If you would like to make a designated gift to a specific fund or event, use the Other box and fill-in the name of the fund or event in the box beside the gift amount. Page 6 Page 7

5 STEP SIX: Determine Frequency of Gift You will be able to determine the frequency of your gift. This allows you to setup a regular contribution on a weekly or monthly basis. Additionally, you may select the One Time option when registering for activities or making a designated gift. OPTION 1: Payments By Checking/Savings Account When you make your first donation from your checking and/or savings account, you will be asked to provide your financial institution s Routing Number as well as your Account Number. After initial setup, you will not have to reenter this information. Once the information is entered, click on the Process tab to make your donation. STEP SEVEN: Selecting Your Payment Option Two payment options are available for your use: Savings or Credit/Debit Card. Checking/ Page 8 Page 9

6 OPTION 2: Payments By Credit/Debit Cards Gift Confirmation Choosing this option will take you to a screen similar to the ones used by online merchants like Amazon, Walmart, and others. Complete the requested information click the Process button to make your donation. After you make your gift, a confirmation screen will appear with your confirmation number. There is a Print Page option at the bottom of the screen, and an will be sent to your address confirming your gift. PROCESSING FEES: Payments by Credit/Debit cards incur additional fees to the church. When you choose to make a donation by this method, please note that there is an option for you to cover the additional fees in order that the church may receive the full benefit of your gift! Page 10 Page 11

7 DONATION HISTORY Gift Confirmation After you make your gift, a confirmation screen will appear with your confirmation number. There is a Print Page option at the bottom of the screen, and an will be sent to your address confirming your gift. You will be able to review your electronic donations by clicking on the Summary tab at the top of the screen. When you are finished, simply click the Log Off tab. You will be given the option to return to County Line UMC s website or you can continue exploration of the world-wideweb! Thank you for giving electronically to County Line United Methodist Church! If you have any problems, please contact the church office for assistance! Page 12 Page 13

8 Six Key Financial Principles to Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity 1. Pay your tithe and offering first. What I mean is this: the one who sows a small number of seeds will also reap a small crop, and the one who sows a generous amount of seeds will also reap a generous crop. Everyone should give whatever they have decided in their heart. They shouldn t give with hesitation or because of pressure. God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (Common English Bible) 2. Create a budget and track your expenses. Know your flock well; pay attention to your herds, for no treasure lasts forever, nor a crown generation after generation. Proverbs 27:23-24 (Common English Bible) 3. Simplify your lifestyle (live below your means). Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in and steal them. Instead, collect treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust don t break in and steal them. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 (Common English Bible) Page Establish an emergency fund. But people who are trying to get rich fall into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful passions that plunge people into ruin and destruction. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some have wandered away from the faith and have impaled themselves with a lot of pain because they made money their goal. But as for you, man of God, run away from all theses things. Instead, pursue righteousness, holy living, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness. Compete in the good fight of faith. Grab hold of eternal life - you were called to it, and you made a good confession of it in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:9-12 (Common English Bible) 5. Pay off your credit cards, use cash/debit cards for purchases, and use credit wisely. The wealthy rule over the poor; a borrower is a slave to a lender. Proverbs 22:7 (Common English Bible) 6. Practice long-term savings and investing habits. If one of you wanted to build a tower, wouldn t you first sit down and calculate the cost, to determine whether you have enough money to complete it? Luke 14:28 (Common English Bible) from Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity by Adam Hamilton Page 15