Giving at CBC

At CBC, we don’t pass offering plates during our worship service.  Rather, we have an offering box located on the table in our Worship Center vestibule where believers can give their offerings.  We do this for a number of reasons:

• We trust that God will provide for the financial needs of our ministry without prompting people to give.
• We want our worship services to be focused on Christ and not interrupted with the collecting of money.
• Passing offering plates is very public and can be awkward as other people can see whether you gave or not.  Because of that, people may feel pressured to give reluctantly or out of compulsion and not rightly from a cheerful heart.  (2 Cor 9:7)
• We believe, as Jesus taught in Mat 6:3, that our giving is to be done in private.

Above is a picture of our offering box.  You will notice that there are envelopes available at the front of the box.  The envelopes are provided for those giving cash.  These only need to be used for 2 purposes.

1. If you want your cash donations to be tracked and reported on your annual ‘Giving Statement’ for tax purposes, then use an envelope and make sure your name is written on it.
2. When we are taking up collections for special ‘Love’ offerings and you want to designate your cash donation towards one of those, use an envelope and write the name of that ‘Love’ offering on the envelope.  Make sure to also add your name if you want it tracked as mentioned previously.

If your giving is in the form of a check, you can just drop it into the box with no need for an envelope.  If you want to designate your check donation towards a special ‘Love’ offering when one is being collected, simply write the name of that ‘Love’ offering in the memo area of the check.

If you prefer to give online, you can use the link below.