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Giving
"Each one should give what he had decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
All Saints Fulham is a growing and vibrant church. To do everything we do, we rely entirely on the money we generate ourselves. We get no assistance from the greater Church.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is one of the principle ways of belonging to All Saints Fulham and it is the most effective way to give to your church. You simply commit to give a regular amount each week/month/quarter direct from your bank account. It can be easily set up, amended and cancelled. The benefits to you are that you show your determined membership of All Saints Fulham, you do so even when you are not at a service, and you do not have to suddenly find loose change when the collection bag comes round. The benefits for All Saints Fulham are that we know the money is pledged and we can budget ahead accordingly.
If you can initiate/amend your standing order with your bank yourself, it will start immediately and be of the greatest benefit to your church. The relevant details are set out below. Please contact the church office for any assistance.
We need £8,000 a week to run All Saints Fulham.
We are currently inviting the congregation to increase their giving by £10 a month to help us to budget for the year ahead and to continue to meet the needs of our local community, visiting the sick, holding groups of children, running services, keeping the church open and stopping the roof leaking.
If you are not currently in planned giving, we urge you to join the scheme. If you have not recently adjusted your giving to take account of inflation please do so. Ten pounds a month would buy you four coffees or two beers so we hope this will be possible for everyone.
What Should I Give?
Although the Church is reluctant to lay down hard and fast rules about giving, all of us can do with some advice in this area. Otherwise some people feel guilty that they don't give enough while others simply reach for loose change whenever they hear the word ‘collection’.
So how much should we give? The Bible is clear that we should set aside a tenth of our earnings for the church and charities - other major world religions have similar guidance. Giving can transform the world - our lives as well as others, our neighbours, our community and beyond. As Mahatma Gandhi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world".
Matched Giving
Some employers will match any amount given by their employees to charitable causes. So whatever you give to All Saints Fulham, your employer might donate the same amount. Do you have access to such a scheme?
Some employers do not support religious causes and others will only give through sponsored events. So whether you support All Saints Fulham and other charities by standing order or sponsored events, please enquire if you could double your donation.
Giving By Standing Order
Regular payments can be made monthly, quarterly or yearly. Many people these days like to set up or amend standing orders themselves, or if you would prefer, we can ask your bank to set it up on your behalf:
If you wish to set up a standing order yourself, please make it payable as follows:
Account Name: PCC All Saints Fulham
Bank: Nat West Bank, 153 Putney High Street
Sort Code: 60-17-11
Account Number: 06300766
Additionally, please send an email to Giving@AllSaints-Fulham.org.uk confirming the amount of the payment and the day in the month on which it is to be paid so that we can identify the payment when it comes in.
If you wish us to contact your bank on your behalf, (and this will take a few weeks to set up) please fill in and sign a standing order form at the back of the Church or download it here and send it to:
The Giving Recorder
The Parish Office
Pryor’s Bank Pavilion
Bishops Park
London SW6 3LA
Gift Aid
If you are a UK taxpayer, we can supplement any donation of yours by 25p for every £1 donated by reclaiming the tax you have already paid on it from the government under the Gift Aid scheme. Gift Aid reclamations are a very important part of our income, but in order to claim under the scheme we need you to make a one off authorisation for us to do so. This can be in one of two ways:
By sending an email to Giving@AllSaints-Fulham.org.uk. Please include the text: “Until further notice, I authorise you to treat all my previous and future donations to All Saints Fulham as Gift Aid donations”
The Giving Recorder
The Parish Office
Pryor’s Bank Pavilion
Bishops Park
London SW6 3LA