GIVE

St. Stephen recently changed our giving platform. We are now using a platform called PushPay, from the same provider which supports CCB, or “Church Community Builder.” This new platform will enable you to give online more easily! New features include the ability to give with Apple Pay and easily set up recurring gifts online, enter a memo on a one-time gift, and more. For questions, please email info@ststephenumc.net.

If you are a guest and are making a one-time gift, we encourage you to designate your gift to the General Fund, which helps to cover the general expenses of the church. You may opt to designate your gift to the Pastor’s Relief Fund, which is used to offer financial assistance to church members and community members in need. Other designation options may vary throughout the year.

Methodism’s founder, John Wesley, lived his financial life by three maxims: Gain all you can, save all you can, give all you can. Wesley set the same standard of living for himself and his family throughout his life, even has his income grew far beyond his once modest living. He remarked: “What should rise is not the Christian’s standard of living, but the standard of giving.”

Wesley also cautioned us to avoid debt. St. Stephen welcomes your gift, but we encourage you to avoid using credit cards or otherwise going into debt to help support the church. If you do not have the means, save your money for your family. Your presence as a brother and sister in Christ is gift enough.

Your gifts to St. Stephen, the wider church, and your wider community can come in many forms. Some can give monetarily. Others may be able to serve. Whether you give of your time, talent, or treasure, please know that your contributions to the life of St. Stephen are welcomed, valued, and appreciated.

You can always make a gift by cash or check each Sunday during offering, or you may bring a gift or mail a gift to the church. Our address is 6800 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270.