Giving to St. Mark's
At St. Mark's we rely on the support of our members and friends to meet our financial needs. We therefore ask all our members to consider giving generously to support the ministry the gospel through our church.
A Biblical perspective on giving:
God's grace always comes first (see Eph 2:8). So the motivation for giving time, money, energy and commitment to our work of gospel ministry, comes from a heart made glad by being saved through Jesus Christ. So Paul says in 2 Corinthians: “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor 9:7). For a fuller statement of the why and how of giving, download this 3 page pdf: Giving to St Marks.pdf
How can I give at St. Mark's?
There are several ways you can prayerfully consider giving to St Mark’s:
Electronic Giving
We recommend Internet banking as the preferred means of giving for our regular members. It is efficient, systematic and regular, easy for you and great help to St Marks. Any giving done by electronic banking remains anonymous.
Account name: St Marks Church Camberwell
BSB: 033-039
Account number: 86-2485
Bank: Westpac
Cash
This tried and tested method remains the most common way of giving at St. Mark’s. During the offertory song, place your gift in the offertory bowls as they are passed around. Envelopes are also available for anonymity and to aid with regular giving.
Credit Card or Direct Debit
While it is possible to use your credit card to give to St. Mark’s, we don’t strongly recommend this method – because we don’t want you to be over-run with credit card debt, a heavy burden so many Australians face today. Please therefore carefully consider an alternate method of giving before signing up to this method – a process which occurs through the Anglican Development Fund.
Giving to St Marks via the Anglican Development means they do the work automatically debiting either your Credit Card or nominated account at the interval you request. They then pass these funds onto St. Mark's. The ADF form is found here. Download and post to ADF.
Bequests
This is way of making a gospel impact from heaven! Bequests are made through your Will and would normally be arranged for you by your legal advisor. You may make St Mark’s the beneficiary of cash, securities, and/or other property. You may designate specific amounts or a percentage of your estate, or you may make St Marks a residual beneficiary of your estate, that is, a recipient of some part of the balance after payment of specific bequests, expenses, and taxes. An unencumbered bequest is the most flexible way to benefit the future generations of our church.
Thank you for considering to support the work of gospel ministry through St Mark's.
"...Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." (2 Cor 9:7-8)