A Word About Giving

Making Financial Contributions
to HillSong Church

Giving Options and Instructions

Financial Giving at HillSong Church
Giving of monetary tithes and offerings at HillSong Church has always been about obedience to God. It is the natural thankful response of giving back to God a portion of what God provides for us. A time for giving has been placed at the end of HillSong’s weekly worship service so you may share in this important aspect of worship.

In Malachi 3:10, God says, “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”

According to the Old Testament, a tithe is ten percent given back to God before any other obligations are considered. An offering is an additional amount above the tithe, usually given as evidence of further gratitude for blessings received.

In addition to financial gifts, certainly God also wants us to give our time, spiritual gifts, talents and energy, as an offering to Him.

How to Ensure Proper Recording of Tithes and Offerings
HillSong Church collects all of its donations and deposits them immediately into either the General Fund, which is the Church’s operations budget, or into the Specials Fund, if the donation has been designated for a specific purpose. Examples of Specials Fund designations include fundraisers for mission trips, annual Foreign Mission support collected in December, or Memorial receipts.

A Specials Fund designation must already exist or be established by Church leadership to qualify as a charitable contribution for tax reporting purposes.

Whether donating cash or by check, please follow these simple instructions:

1. Place your donation in an offering envelope provided by the church—write your full name and address legibly on the outside of the envelope. Envelopes are in the back pocket of the sanctuary chairs.
    

Note: You may obtain a supply of envelopes for your household to use. Boxes of envelopes are available on the Information Table in the back of the sanctuary.

2. Please fill in the amount and the category on the envelope face—or your donation will be assumed to be a General Fund donation.
3. Use separate envelopes and please write separate checks—if you are making donations to the General Fund and a Specials Fund designation. (This helps the money counters sort and deposit your donation quickly and accurately.)

Electronic Transfers
Direct payroll deposit recipients can designate electronic direct donations to HillSong Church. If you receive your payroll check from your employer by direct deposit, you can obtain an information kit that will help you instruct your payroll office to establish any portion you designate as a direct deposit to HillSong Church.

Contribution Statements
By January 31^st of the next calendar year, a household cumulative contribution statement should be mailed to the household address of record.

Donating Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds
Most market-traded stocks, bonds, and mutual funds can be given in lieu of cash contributions. You can obtain an informational kit that will help you instruct your brokerage agent on how to transfer ownership of such assets to the Church. Usually, the Church immediately liquidates these holdings and places the receipts into the General Fund unless they are designated for an existing Specials Fund.

To Receive More Information
Call (919-967-3056) or write (201 Culbreth Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516) the church office and request either:

• A Direct Deposit Electronic Funds Transfer Instructional Kit, or
• A Stock/Bonds/Mutual Funds Transfer Informational Kit.
• You can also e-mail the church at info@hillsong.org to request either of these Kits.

Keeping Up-to-date on HillSong’s Financial State

1. Review the weekly numbers published in the Worship Service bulletin.
2. Look at the News2Use newsletter (available online at http://www.hillsong.org) for the periodic financial updates.
3. Pick up the monthly detailed statements available at the information table.
4. Attend annual and special called church business meetings.