Giving Generously
Thank you for your desire to give generously to support our ministry at Gold Avenue Church. Your generous gifts enable us to continue to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform us, our neighborhood, and the world. This post has instructions on the various ways to give which are all secure. Your gifts will be received and recorded for tax purposes. You’ll also find instructions on how to give to our ministry partners through our special offerings. Details on which special offerings occur each month can be found in our weekly emails, which you can subscribe to on our main webpage.
Online Direct:
Give securely and directly through this link, you can also set up recurring gifts and select which fund to donate to. The default fund is general fund, you can choose other fund designations in the drop down menu: https://goldavenuechurch.breezechms.com/give/online
Text:
Send amount (number only, no extra symbols) to (616) 319-2259 and follow prompts to give securely (link to help and additional text commands: Breeze Help) Additionally, different funds can be given to by adding a space and then a keyword as shown below. An example would be: “50 special” – that would send $50 to the special offering for the month.
- No keyword (number only with no words) to give directly to General Fund
- “benevolence” to give to Benevolence (Deacons fund)
- “van” to give to Van Fund
- “special” to give to other designated Special Offering
- “kc” to give to Kingdom Congregations
- “outreach” to give to Urban Missionary Mark Essenburg
- “mission” to give to Missions Fund
- “efw” to give to Empowered for Witness
Check:
Make checks out to “Gold Avenue Church” and mail to: Gold Avenue Church, 49 Gold Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. If for a special offering, designate as such in the memo line.
Cash:
Give in person in the offering box at church, if for a special offering, place in an envelope and write intended fund on the envelope.
PayPal:
(you can also designate or set up recurring gifts) https://www.paypal.com/donate/…
Online bill pay through your bank – ask for more info on how to set up .
Please note that the church pays small fees to use the following services:
Online & Text: 2.9% + $0.30/transaction for Credit/Debit Card payments or 1% + $0.25/transaction for ACH payments.
PayPal: 2.2% + $0.30/transaction for Credit/Debit Card payments.
Check, Cash, Online Bill Pay: No fees!
Thank you for your generosity in giving!
