Raise Your Game
"But just as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us - see that you also excel in this grace of giving."
2 Corinthians 8:7 (NIV)
Give To RAISE YOUR GAME Online
Login to make your "first offering" cash gift to RAISE YOUR GAME or set up a recurring payment on your VISA, MasterCard or Discover Card. For over and above giving, carefully select the Pledge Drive - "RAISE YOUR GAME." For your regular tithe, carefully select the "Ministries" fund.
If you will be using online giving as your primary means of contributing to RAISE YOUR GAME, complete your commitment card and indicate "online giving" as your method of giving.
Methods Of Giving.
Cash - Stock - Real Estate
Contact the Finance Office at 770-754-7900, ext. 113, for information regarding gifts of stock or other non-cash gifts.
Giving With Banking Bill-Pay Services.
Many choose to use their personal online banking bill-pay service to tithe to the ministries of Stonecreek. When using online bill-pay services, please make sure to note your full name and mailing address. For your tithe to Stonecreek ministries, indicate "Ministries" in the account portion of your electronic check. For your offering to RAISE YOUR GAME, indicate "RAISE YOUR GAME" in the account portion of your electronic check.
Mailing Address: Stonecreek Church, 13540 Highway 9 N, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004.
If you will be using a personal online bill-pay service as your primary means of contributing to RAISE YOUR GAME, complete your commitment card and indicate "online bill-pay service" as your method of giving.
Over And Above Your Regular Giving.
RAISE YOUR GAME giving should be "over and above" your regular tithe to the ministries of Stonecreek. We cannot rob God of our tithe (Malachi 3:10) to give to RAISE YOUR GAME. If we stop giving our regular ministries tithe, our ministry will suffer. "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" will lead to ineffective ministry and hinder what God is asking of us as a congregation.
Make A 15-Month Pledge.
It is never too late to make a 15-month pledge. Download a RAISE YOUR GAME commitment card and bring it with you on Sunday. Then, begin using the RAISE YOUR GAME envelopes to follow through on your commitment.
Giving Envelopes.
For gifts to RAISE YOUR GAME, please use the designated RAISE YOUR GAME giving envelope. For your regular tithe to the ministries of Stonecreek, please use the designated "Ministries" giving envelope.
For accurate accounting, we encourage you to write separate checks when giving to the Ministries Fund and the RAISE YOUR GAME Fund. When giving cash, include your name, mailing address and phone number to insure proper contribution credit.
Record Of Contribution.
Giving statements will be provided periodically and a year-end Record of Contributions will be provided for tax purposes.
Creative Ways To Give.
Ask God for creative ways to increase your gift. You might consider savings, tax refunds, garage sales or an extra part-time job. Also consider reducing your expenses or deferring a major purchase. Involve your whole family in giving a specific amount.
Crown Financial Ministries.
To learn more about what the Bible has to say about money and your role as a manager of God's resources, join one of our Crown Connection Groups. The next Crown Groups will launch in August. Register on Sunday at the Segue Desk. Learn more about Crown.
"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care..."
1 Timothy 6:17-20 (NIV)
