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We can only ensure an accurate year-end contribution statement when you use your pre-numbered envelopes. Please use only pre-numbered envelopes with a 2009 date and include your name as well as the amount (including any designations) directly on the envelope. Should you forget your pre-numbered envelope, blank envelopes are available at the back of the pews in the church auditorium. Those envelopes should be completed with name, address, and amount.  As a suggestion, write your envelope number inside your Bible or checkbook and include the number on the blank envelopes.  Don’t forget – please print!

The IRS requires substantial documentation of any gift over $250.00 that will be claimed as a tax deduction. Cancelled checks are no longer acceptable as proof of donations in the event of an audit; therefore, it is imperative that you use church provided envelopes if you plan on claiming contributions to the church as deductions on your tax return. For those of you mailing in your offering via your on-line banking system, make sure to include your envelope number (similar to a vendor account or invoice number).

For donations less than $250, the IRS will still require proof. That proof must be in the form of a cancelled check or a written statement from the charity itself.

The church accounting office provides annual giving statements only to those individuals or families who use offering envelopes. The staff will make every effort to make sure that “stray checks” – such as those submitted for special offering during services – will be posted to accounts of those individuals who have been issued offering envelopes or if the gift is $250.00 or more. The accounting office must record contributions on a contemporaneous basis. This means we will not be able to reconstruct a giving statement at year end.

Your 2008 giving statement will be mailed by January 31, 2009.

Please remember that designations should be made on the offering envelopes and not on your check.  The following is a current list of acceptable designations for 2009:

• Regular Giving
• Campus (Building) Fund
• MARS (Missionaries are Really Special)
• Missionaries (those sent out and supported by our church)
• Short Term Missions
• Special Offerings (announced from the pulpit)

If you are looking for an easier way to give, check out our website for information about online giving.

2008 numbered offering envelopes will no longer be distributed.  New numbered envelopes starting in January 2009 will be mailed out mid-December. If you currently have 2008 numbered envelopes or if you have recently joined the church, new envelopes will be sent to you automatically for 2009. Upon receiving your envelopes, please check to make sure the number on the envelopes matches the number on your mailing label and are consistent throughout the entire box. Whenever you use your pre-numbered envelopes, please write your name and the amount in the pre-marked areas on the envelope. If you do not receive offering envelopes by the end of December or if you currently do not have any and would like some, please contact Janna Greenbank at 816.358.0988 x 2029.

Year End is Almost Here!

In order for your contributions to be posted on your 2008 giving statement, they must be received in our office by December 31. If you mail in your offering, it will be credited to your 2008 giving statement if it is postmarked by December 31, 2008.

Looking for an easier way to give?

Check out the church website for information about online giving. If you are interested in the accounting office processing an ACH transaction automatically for you, please call Janna Greenbank at 816.358.0988 x 2029.

We can only ensure an accurate year-end contribution statement when you use your pre-numbered envelopes. Please use only pre-numbered envelopes with a 2008 date and include your name as well as the amount (including any designations) directly on the envelope. Should you forget your pre-numbered envelope, blank envelopes are available at the back of the pews in the church auditorium. Those envelopes should be completed with name, address, and amount. As a suggestion, write your envelope number inside your Bible or checkbook and include the number on the blank envelopes. Don’t forget – please print!

The IRS requires substantial documentation of any gift over $250.00 that will be claimed as a tax deduction. Canceled checks are no longer acceptable as proof of donations in the event of an audit; therefore, it is imperative that you use church provided envelopes if you plan on claiming contributions to the church as deductions on your tax return. For those mailing in your offering via your on-line banking system, make sure to include your envelope number (similar to a vendor account or invoice number).

For donations less than $250, the IRS will still require proof. That proof must be in the form of a canceled check or a written statement from the charity itself.

The church accounting office provides annual giving statements only to those individuals or families who use offering envelopes. The staff will make every effort to make sure that “stray checks” – such as those submitted for special offering during services – will be posted to accounts of those individuals who have been issued offering envelopes or if the gift is $250.00 or more. The accounting office must record contributions on a contemporaneous basis. This means we will not be able to reconstruct a giving statement at year end.

Your 2007 giving statement will be mailed by January 31, 2008.

Please remember that designations should be made on the offering envelopes and not on your check. The following is a current list of acceptable designations for 2008:

• Regular Giving
• Campus Fund
• MARS (Missionaries are Really Special)
• Missionaries (those sent out and supported by our church)
• Special Offerings (announced from the pulpit)

If you are looking for an easier way to give, check out our website.

In order for your contributions to be posted on your 2007 giving statement, they must be received in our office by December 31. Take note that the church office will be closed on Monday, December 31. If you mail in your offering, it will be credited to your 2007 giving statement if it is postmarked by December 31, 2007.Looking for an Easier Way to Give? Check out the church website for easy ways to give. If you are interested in the accounting office processing an ACH transaction automatically for you, please call Shary Cross at 816.358.0988 x 2029.

2007 numbered offering envelopes will no longer be distributed. New numbered envelopes starting in January 2008 will be mailed out mid-December. If you currently have 2007 numbered envelopes or if you have recently joined the church, new envelopes will be sent to you automatically for 2008. Upon receiving your envelopes, please check to make sure the number on the envelopes matches the number on your mailing label and are consistent throughout the entire box. Whenever you use your pre-numbered envelopes, please write your name and the amount in the pre-marked areas on the envelope. If you do not receive offering envelopes by the end of December or if you currently do not have any and would like some, please contact Shary Cross at 816.358.0988 x 2029.