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What is EFT?
EFT stands for Electronic Funds Transfer. EFT allows you to transfer money from your checking or savings account directly to Glen Mar’s checking account. You may also know it as an ACH transaction (industry term for Automated Clearing House).
Can I pay my pledge via EFT?
Yes! You can set up your pledge to be taken out of your checking or savings account on a regular basis.
What is the advantage of giving by EFT rather than putting it in the offering plate every week?
For YOU the advantage is not having to remember your checkbook or envelope every week and all the hassles of trying to get it done before the offering plate is passed. Or remembering to catch up on your tithe if you are on vacation or out of town.
For Glen Mar Church, it provides for a consistent income with less administrative overhead and more secure accountability. It is less expensive for the church and it provides the needed resources for our vast ministries in a timely manner.
Shouldn't we include our offering as a part of the worship experience each week?
Excellent! But, in fact, the Bible instructs us to bring the First Fruits of our labors (Exodus 23; Deut. 26; Nehemiah 10) to the Lord. In the day of gathering the harvest that meant the first and best of the crops were brought to the Lord's house, not what was left over. In today's culture where paychecks and even Social Security checks are deposited directly into our checking account as fruits of our labors and when mortgages, electric bills and phone bills are paid electronically, what better way is there to give off of the top than making sure that our tithe happens on a regular basis in the same manner.
But, what about when the offering plate is passed, I won't have anything to put in it?
On the contrary! You will still receive a packet of envelopes at the beginning of the pledge year (before July 1st) with:
- 2nd Mile Giving Envelopes
- United Methodist Special Sunday Offering Envelopes
- Special Holiday Envelopes: Christmas, Palm Sunday, Easter.
Which gives ample opportunities for giving above and beyond. Also there are Special Offering occasions where you will find an envelope in your worship bulletin, as well as extra Envelopes that are ALWAYS available in the Red Attendance Pad.
You may just want to stop by the Welcome Center and pick up an"EFT Giver Card" to place in the Offering Plate.Check it out
In fact, we strongly encourage you to put something in the offering plate as a part of the worship experience of offering ourselves to God. So grab an Envelope and even if you don't put any money in it, offer your prayers for Glen Mar Church and our community and let us know how you want to offer yourself in some ministry area. Just write it on the back and put your name on the front.
EFT sounds like a great thing for me to do! How do I sign up?
Simple! Go to Online Giving
When is the money taken out of my account?
You choose!
- Weekly
- Every Two Weeks
- Monthly
- Twice a Month
- Quarterly
What if I want to increase my tithe or need to change or stop my EFT?
* If you choose to use the paper form you will see check boxes on the EFT Authorization Form that covers each of these, simply complete a new EFT Authorization Form and turn it in to Bob Henry. We can adjust accordingly as long as we have your direction in writing. As long as you are not changing bank accounts you do not need to provide another voided check.
* If you choose to sign in as a Member or as a Guest you control it by signing back in and making the changes yourself.
Can I have both my Annual Operating Fund and Capital Campaign Fund pledge taken care of via an EFT?
Yes! Simply indicate how you want it divided in the appropriate place on the EFT Authorization Form. In fact some folks even have a 2nd Mile giving amount transferred at the same time. Just write it in.
Am I the only one who will be using EFT for my contributions?
No! Having offered EFTs for 6 years we now have about100 EFTs each month totaling close to 30% of our pledged income that comes in each month.
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