Giving

Giving

Thank you so much in your interest to support the mission and ministry of FaithPoint.  Your giving is an act of worship and makes possible the ministry of changing lives, transforming communities and renewing the church.

As disciples of Jesus we are called to whole person discipleship.  We support the work of the church with our prayer, presence, gifts, service and witness.

FaithPoint had a number of ways that you can make a financial contribution to the ministry. Just click on the tab that you would like to know more about below:

check it out:

During Worship
The most “traditional” way to financially partner with FaithPoint is through offerings collected in person during worship.  As we sing and pass the collection plates we make it a point to take time so that giving may be an act of worship for you.
By Mail
There are times where we are not able to be in person during worship.  Maybe the weather is hazardous, you are on vacation or out for work, you are home bound, worship online, or something else takes you away for the weekend.  In this case you may want to give through the mail.  In this case you may send your gift to:
FaithPoint UMC
PO box 133
Monrovia, MD 21770
Text to give
(301) 327-2747OrdinaryTime_week1_Text2Give


There are times that we don’t have our checkbook or cash on hand on Sunday morning, pr you may not be physically present on the weekend.  Then you may want to use your smartphone to make a contribution.
Frequently Asked Questions  

How does the giving process work?

Your send a text with the amount they wish to give to our Smart Giving number (301) 327-2747. If it’s your first time giving, you’ll receive a link to register their credit or debit card to your phone on a secure browser. This only takes a minute to complete and only happens the first time. Once you completes the short registration, your gift is on its way. In the future, you will be able give to FaithPoint with a single text!

Donating By Text

To donate by text, a donor simply:

  1. Texts the amount they’d like to give to your number (e.g. $50)1
  2. If they’ve donated by text before, they’ll receive a confirmation text in response that their gift has been received successfully and they’re done
  3. If it’s the first time they are donating by text, they’ll be given a link and asked to supply their payment method (credit card, debit card, or bank account). This payment source will then be linked with their phone number so that, in the future, all they need to do is text in the amount and do not need to reenter their payment information.

1 For more command options, see the section below titled “Text Giving Commands”

Text Giving Commands

The following are a list of commands that the text giving system accepts:

Command Description
$50 Donate $50 to your church. Users can type any amount; the dollar sign is optional (e.g. $50 and 50 both work).
give $50 Same as above.
give Your online giving number will respond asking how much you’d like to give. Telling people to text ‘give’ to your number can be a more succinct way to communicate text giving.
$50 missions Gives $50 to the missions fund. You can customize fund keywords and what fund they point towards.
$50 weekly Sets up a recurring gift of $50 each week. Frequency options are ‘weekly’, ‘monthly’, and ‘yearly’.
$50 missions weekly Sets up a recurring gift of $50 each week to the missions fund. Frequency options are ‘weekly’, ‘monthly’, and ‘yearly’.
refund Refunds the previously given contribution. If the previously given contribution started a recurring gift, the recurrence will also be canceled.
update Allows donor to update their payment method or recurring gift. Your text giving number will respond with a link where users can make these changes.
unlink Unlinks a user’s phone from the text to give system
commands Provides the user with a list of the available text commands
Online
You are able to make a secure gift right now by clicking on this link that will take you to our secured online giving page.
There you can make a 1 time or recurring gift.  You are also able to select where you would like your gift to be used in the account drop down window.
you can visit the online gift page at https://faithpointum.breezechms.com/give/online
Tithe.ly app

Now you can donate any time you would like from your phone.  There is an app called tithe.ly that you can create an account and manage your giving.  It is safe, secure and on your own device. here’s how

To download the Tithe.ly app in order to support your church through mobile giving, you can click on the links below for Android or iOS (iPhone/iPad). Or you can search “Tithe.ly” in your smartphone’s app store

Tithe.ly for iOS (iPhone/iPad) | Tithe.ly for Android

Once you’ve download and installed the Tithe.ly App on your smartphone, create your account by clicking “Create Account”.

Once you’re account is created you can search for your home church by using the search box located at the top or you can click on the “find nearest church” button if you’re near where your church meets.

When you’ve found your church and are ready to give, just click the “Give Now” button and complete the giving form!

Giving Kiosk (coming soon)
We are in the process of adding a giving kiosk to our lobby area.  This will allow you to securly give a one time or reccuring gift to the general or specific fund you would like.  be on the look out for the kiosk coming soon to the lobby.