“Each of you should give what you
have decided in your heart to give,
not reluctantly or under
compulsion, for God loves a
cheerful giver”
2 Corinthains 9:7
Our relationship with God should bring us joy and fulfilment. God looks into our hearts and desires that when we give, we do it with a spirit of love and happiness.
Digital Giving Rollout
As one of 43 Dioceses working with the CofE National Giving team rolling out contactless giving devices, in July 2024, 40 churches benefitted from a contactless device with support, guidance and encouragement provided as they journeyed through introducing or improving contactless and online giving within their parish. The project has been extremely successful with over £100,000 received in donations so far. 45% of churches have already received close to or over £1,000 in donations. The average contactless donation is £10.08 (9,204 total transactions) with online donations at £11.28 (237 total transactions).
Dave Proctor, Treasurer at St Peter’s, Grandborough said:
“It took a while to get going with the device, but since then we have found it easy to set up campaigns and report on donations. We’ve reduced cash holding, value of donations has shown an increase as people carry less cash. We set up separate campaigns on the device for different services during the year, a fundraising concert, and an online campaign for the church clock and altar frieze, donations made through a QR code and URL to our own Give A Little campaign web page."
Digital Giving Project Impact
The digital giving project has acted as a springboard for many other churches to contact us as they investigate mechanisms to enable and/or build on giving within their church. St Andrew’s, Eastern Green is one of several churches recently investing in a contactless device.
Nick Tooby, Churchwarden, commented:
“We decided as a church to invest in a CollecTin: a contactless device has moved from a" would like to have" to an "essential" requirement in church. The individual campaigns allow people to easily identify the cause they are donating to. Giving at weddings, baptisms and funerals has certainly increased because a contactless device is available. It has also provided the opportunity for people to donate if they drop into the church during the week. Within five months we’ve received over £1,500 through the machine and its popularity is increasing all the time”
Building a Generous Church
The ministry and mission of the Church or England is largely funded by the incredible generosity of those who give to it. To cultivate this generosity within our church we need the right environment and culture.
To enable giving, we need to provide the Mechanisms for people to give, to explain the Impact of people’s giving, to demonstrate the Need for giving and to build Trust with those who give.
To encourage generosity, we need to Inspire people to live generous lives, to provide Discipleship opportunities to learn about God’s generosity to us, to Embed generosity in everything we do and to provide ways for people to Activate their generosity.
Together MINT and IDEA enable us to learn about God’s incredible generosity to us, and how we can live generous lives in response. Having led the Digital Giving rollout since February 2024, Simon Jones continues his role as the Diocesan Stewardship Advisor, working 3 days a week on a flexible basis. He will happily provide you with guidance and support. Contact Simon: Simon.Jones@Coventry.Anglican.org