Thanks for supporting the mission and ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, School and Early Childhood Center with your offerings and special gifts! It is greatly appreciated. We believe that God is using us to touch the hearts and lives of people with the love of Jesus in many ways. Through your giving you’re able to be a partner with us in being a blessing to others and helping us to make fully devoted followers of Jesus. Thanks again, and God’s peace to you.
“Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously . . . for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Cor. 9:6-7)
Why give?
Where to give
How to give
Why Give?
God gives generously to us and He tells us to give generously because He wants us to personally experience more of His life and nature.
+ We love because He first loves us. (1 John 4:19)
+ We forgive because He first forgives us. (Colossians. 3:13)
+ We give generously because He has first given generously to us. (2 Corinthians 9:11)
God continues that flow by blessing us when we simply do what He says for us to do.
+ When we love others, we will experience God’s love. (1 John 4:12)
+ When we forgive others, we are forgiven. (Matthew 6:14)
+ When we give generously, it will be given to us generously. (2 Corinthians 9:6 & Luke 6:38)
As Christians, we are given the responsibility of being good managers over the financial resources we have been blessed with and to share them as God has directed us.
Because the Lord has called us to be a part of the body of Christ as members of Trinity Lutheran, He tells us to honor Him by offering back to Him 10% of our income for the collective ministry of our congregation and for the physical up-keep of His house. “Bring your full 10% to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in My Temple.” (Malachi 3:10)
Because the Lord has also called us to a personal adventure with Him, He will often give us, as individual disciples, additional opportunities to be generous with other people or ministry organizations beyond the congregation we are called to. This offering is over and above the 10% we give for our collective ministry. The Lord also promises to supply us with the provision needed to be generous in this way (2 Corinthians 9:10-11). When we give it, we will see it.
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Where to Give
To support the ongoing ministries at Trinity Lutheran:
• The General Fund provides funds for the needs outlined in the operating budget of the congregation, which includes the School and Early Childhood Center.
• The Memorial Trust Fund (endowment) looks to the more distant future so that ministry has the available resources for generations to come. .
• The mortgage fund provides funds to help pay our mortgage.
Let God lead you. For further information on these or other giving opportunities, please contact Jerry Huff, Director of Operations, at 586.463.2921 x106
Special Gifts
Many people have a desire to support the work of the Lord in a special way. We want to encourage special giving that is over and above the individual's regular gifts. Gifts designated for use at Trinity Lutheran must be in accord with our mission to make fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. The following items are some current and future needs of the congregation:
• The Hart-Rathe Memorial Fund provides assistance to give scholarships to help families achieve a Christian Education at Trinity Lutheran School based on need.
• The College Church Workers Scholarship Fund helps Trinity members seeking a career as a Lutheran Church worker.
• The Human Care fund provides funds for diverse number of health and human care needs.
• At times, there may be Memorials given for individuals to Trinity Lutheran.
• Throughout the year, you may see other opportunities to share your gifts with others.
When emergency situations arise in our community and in the world, such as hurricane Katrina or the tsunami disaster, a special appeal will be made for a "Door Offering" to assist those in need.
You may respond to these efforts as the Lord moves you and as you are financially able.
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How to Give
Through a regular donation when attending worship at Trinity Lutheran. Envelopes are provided to members. For further information please contact Jerry Huff, Director of Operations, at 586.463.2921 x106
Regular Automated Giving
A reliable, safe way to automate your regular offering is through Simply Giving. Your gifts to Trinity Lutheran are made through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank account or a charge to your credit card. You determine the amount and the frequency of your automatic gift - weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly - the option is yours. There is no cost to you to participate in Simply Giving.
Online Gifts
You might wish to give a special gift to Trinity Lutheran using your checking or savings account or your Debit or Credit card. You can choose the fund to which you would like to give. (Please note a portion of this gift, up to 3%, will be charged to the church toward processing fees for credit card transactions. A small transaction fee is charged for transferring from a checking or savings account.)
