Give
Generosity and Stewardship
Knowing that God is the source of all things and all we have, giving is one of our greatest acts of worship. Whether we are generous in our availability to others, in using our talents and abilities to serve the community, or in giving our financial resources, all are intended to extend the presence of His Kingdom in Dallas and the world.
Please read PCPC’s Principles of Stewardship and the Session’s statement (below) concerning online giving at PCPC.
How to Give
In addition to checks and cash given in the offering plate during worship services or mailed in during the week, you now have two ways to give online:
PCPC’s Website: Click the Give Now button above and follow the prompts. To view your giving history and manage your account, you must log in with your existing account (which you have given or registered for an event with) or register a new account. If you do not remember your password, you can reset your password.
Text-To-Give: We have enabled a text-to-give option for mobile devices. To participate, text “GIVE (amount)” to 214-833-7724. For example, a text of “GIVE 100” would send a gift of $100 to our PCPC General Fund. First-time users may need to follow prompts to register for text-to-give. Note that your carrier’s message & data rates may apply.
Thank you for your gift!
Our Giving Platform
Online Giving fully integrates with Ministry Platform, our church database, so your account and donation records will remain connected and secure. This transition takes us to a more widely used platform while saving money through better transaction rates. Online Giving adds the ability to use Google and Apple Pay, which many will appreciate. We will continue to offer text-to-give, the ability to schedule recurring gifts, and electronic check (ACH) options.
One of the benefits we are also excited about is our outsourced accounting (who has experience with Online Giving) and auditing firms have encouraged us to make this transition. The PCPC Finance Committee is committed to improving our systems to keep our standards high and best serve the needs of our congregation. The Committee and our leadership staff have approved this transition.
Credit card fees
Please note that the convenience of credit and debit card giving costs the church 2.15% (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover) and 2.65% (American Express) of the amount per transaction. Please consider increasing your contribution to include the additional charge incurred by the church.
Electronic funds transfer (ACH)
You can also give through electronic funds transfer through the PCPC website. Logging in and providing your bank routing and account number information can send your funds directly to PCPC. This method of giving incurs the lowest fees (0.65%) other than cash gifts.
Gifts of stock
You may also give by donating stock gifts. When stock gifts are given directly to the church, appreciated stock offers tax advantages. To make a stock gift, contact Cheli Conejo, Accounts Receivable Specialist ([email protected], 214-224-2504) or Vicky Jones, Director of Finance ([email protected], 214-224-2505) for further information.
Whether through offerings of animals and the first fruits of the land in Old Testament times, through currencies of all kinds throughout history, more recently by using checking accounts, or now by electronic means, our giving is a very tangible way of offering ourselves and our resources to the One who owns all things, is our provider in ways beyond what we often realize, and is worthy of our most sincere expression of worship. May the giving of our tithes and offerings, regardless of their form, be a continual overflow of our gratitude and worship.
Session Statement on Online Giving
You may now give your tithes and offerings online. As financial practices continue to change, the finance committee, diaconate, and session gave careful consideration to making the convenience of online giving available.
Giving our tithes and offerings is an important and essential act of worship. Being careful not to compromise our attitude and motivation for our giving, the session has provided the following statement:
From the earliest of biblical times tithes and offerings have been offered unto God. While the sincere giver’s intent has not changed there has been an evolution in the combined forms that these tithes and offerings have taken from crops and livestock, to metal coins, and then paper money, to modern-day checks, and presently to electronic money transfer.
The growing acceptance of electronic money transfer by which one can return a portion of God’s material blessing to the furthering of His Kingdom here on earth offers recognizable benefits: increased consistency in giving, efficiencies in support to missions, and more immediacy in fund flows. It also complements our efforts to use electronic communication in its various forms to further our church mission.
While the advantages to electronic giving are evident, the session is charged with the responsibility of the spiritual oversight of our PCPC family and to carefully weigh the spiritual impact of any new initiatives. To that end, we hold that the giving of tithes and offerings is a form of personal worship and that we do not wish that any who choose to give in this manner are, by its mechanical nature, enticed into having their heart for worship diminished, nor be tempted to give with borrowed money. Indeed, electronic money transfer can and should be viewed as a blessing to furthering the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, provided our hearts are not detached from being thoughtfully and deliberately mindful of His blessings on regular basis.