Generous Giving
All you need to know about stewardship.
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Preaching Generosity Isn’t the generosity of God is at the heart of any good sermon? But finding the words to go with it can sometimes feel a daunting task. To assist with planning and preparing to preach on generosity we’ve pulled together some helpful resources. The Diocese of Rochester has a catalogue of sermon starters that follows the lectionery, and on our facebook page you’ll find 200 word sermon starters for any time in the year. Click here to find out more. |
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Parish Giving Scheme The Parish Giving Scheme is a direct debit system that helps parishes in the Diocese of Exeter to manage their regular donations. This page has lots of information on how to get set up and get the most out of the scheme. |
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Contactless Giving Contactless giving provides a safe and easy way for people to make gifts in our churches. Ideal for those one-off situations such as visitors at key festivals or occasional offices such as baptisms and weddings, contactless giving can also be used for fundraising, taking payments, and for when regular givers want to top up their regular gifts. Download Info Sheet |
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Getting Your Church Building Connected You don’t need to have a landline to have WIFI internet in your church building. You can use a WIFI Mobile Router instead. The big four mobile data networks (O2, Three, EE and Vodafone) account for 99% of all coverage in the UK. Download this guide on how to check which provider offers the best service to your church, plus some ideas on the hardware you’ll need. |
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‘Legacies’ and free ‘Will’ writing Service for the CofE October, November and January are popular months to write wills and make legacies. This page contains information on legacies and signposts you to resources that can help you encourage legacy giving in your parish and will be updated regularly. Legacy Giving on average accounts for 60% of most UK charitable income, however for parish churches nationally this is much lower at 17%. To redeem your free will, just enter the voucher code ‘COFE’ when you visit https://farewill.com/cofe |
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Love your Church Inspire donations with the new ‘Love Your Church’ resource. Click here to begin. |
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Generosity Week 2023 Generosity Week might be over for another year but the National Giving Team are already planning for Generosity Week 2023. It will run from Sunday 24th September to Sunday 1st October although you can celebrate generosity at any time. As in previous years, there will be resources and guidance available. Please share your stories and celebrations of Generosity Week and examples of generosity with us email mission.resources@exeter.anglican.org Generosity is at the heart of faith, we believe in a generous God and our own generosity is a testament and hallmark of our faith in action. The ministry and mission of the church of England is largely funded through the incredible generosity of those who give to it. |
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Meet the Funders Day 2023
We are delighted to be holding a Meet the Funders Day on Wednesday 29th March in Exeter. You will hear from speakers who will talk about funding how to apply and the pitfalls. Booking is essential and will open soon. |
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Friends Groups A Friends Group is a group of people who have an interest in the church building and in helping it to flourish at the heart of its community. Some people may be interested in the heritage of the building; some may value it as the place where they were married or had their children baptised; others may be keen to explore its potential to serve the community in new and different ways. All will value the building and its place in your community. Our toolkit takes you through the process of setting up a Friends Group, and explains the various ways of constituting your Friends Group. |
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Church Grants Database The Church Grants website is a searchable database of hundreds of UK trusts and foundations, all of which have funded church or Christian projects before. You will need your parish code which your treasurer should have or contact mission.resources@exeter.anglican.org |
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Surprised by Generosity A 7 week course go deeper into the biblical themes of generosity, and how to live generous lives in light of God’s generosity toward us Click here to begin |
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The Theology of Giving The book of Ruth begins by telling us the story of a young widow’s selfless devotion to her mother in law, Naomi. After the deaths of their husbands, they return to Naomi’s home land, Judah, and meet Boaz. Boaz, in a remarkable way, redeems and provides for both Ruth and Naomi. Praising Ruth’s devotion to Naomi, he asks his workers on the grain field to leave extra grain behind which Ruth is allowed to pick up. Eventually he marries Ruth, providing support for her and Naomi. Naomi’s despair makes way for hope and security and the community praises God for her rescue.This story is one of many examples in Scripture in which an individual and a community responds to the Giver of Life with gratitude, generosity and giving. The church is invited to participate in the mission of God and respond to Him with the same attributes we see in the lives of Ruth, Boaz and Naomi. |
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Mission Resources Adviser Brigit Kiyaga (currently on maternity leave |
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Giving Adviser Reverend Jeremy Putnam 07889 523766 Email Jeremy Putnam |
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Administrator Sarah Owen 01392 294938 Email Sarah Owen |
