Give Today
Impact Tomorrow
We give out of gratitude for God’s generous gift to us. Your generosity makes a difference and is helping change lives. Thank you for believing in the vision and mission of this church. Your giving supports the church operations, various ministries and our mission efforts near and far.
Commitment Sunday: October 11, 2026
Ways to Give to Rooted and Built:
BY MAIL
If you are writing a check, make sure to note, “Rooted and Built” in the memo line.
SUNDAY OFFERING
Be sure to use the blue Rooted and Built envelopes.
Consider a Gift Beyond Cash:
A financial commitment to Rooted and Built does not have to come solely from cash or checking account funds. These options can sometimes provide significant tax benefits. Please consult your financial advisor, tax professional, or attorney regarding your individual circumstances before making a non-cash or retirement-account gift. To learn more about transferring an asset, please contact John Daniels at 910-763-2471. Here are several possibilities to consider:
Appreciated Assets
Appreciated assets that have been held for more than one year—including publicly traded stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and certain real estate—may offer tax advantages when donated directly to the church.
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs)
If you are age 70½ or older, you may be eligible to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution directly from your IRA to the church. A QCD can count toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and, when properly structured, is excluded from your taxable income. Current federal limits apply.
Retirement Account Gifts
You may also be able to make charitable gifts using funds from a traditional IRA or other retirement accounts. Depending on your circumstances, a charitable gift may provide tax advantages.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) can provide a way to make a charitable gift while receiving income in return.
Traditional and Roth IRAs
Giving from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA may be possible, depending on your circumstances and the type of gift.
Not Equal Gifts, but Equal Sacrifice
The concept of everyone contributing an equal amount has never existed at our church. Instead, we believe the sacrifice should be equal. This means every member has a role to play in this spiritual journey. Your financial involvement is a personal decision between you and God, offered as an act of worship, faith, and commitment.
Other Types Giving
Memorial & Honorariums
Local Missions Fund
WAVES Day Program
Mission Offering
Why do we give?
We believe that God is the generous giver of all things and we should be good stewards of that generosity through the giving of our time, talents and resources.
God desires our complete trust but this can be especially difficult when it comes to our money and possessions. Instead of trusting, we tend to hold on tightly to these things, which reflects that our trust lies in ourselves and not completely in God.
Learning to give frees us from greed and self-sufficiency, giving us a chance to experience God’s faithfulness in a very real way.
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. 1 Timothy 6:18-19
