Ways to give
Thank you for your support. Your giving is making a difference in this church, our community, and the world.
Donations/Offerings
PayPal
To give donations/offerings online via PayPal, please use the buttons below.
To give your donations/offerings using bank transfer please see details below. It is very important that the payment reference is used, as provided.
UK Bank Transfer
Account Name: Croydon SDA Church
Sort Code: 401841
Account number: 62876647
Reference: Use your initials and the word ‘offering’ or ‘donation’
Bank Name: HSBC
International Bank Transfer
Account Name: Croydon SDA Church
IBAN: GB73HBUK40184162876647
BIC/Swiftcode: HBUKGB4103W
Reference: Use your initials and the word ‘offering’ or ‘donation’
Bank Name: HSBC
Returning Tithes
There are several ways to return your tithes:
- Paypal or card – To return your tithes online visit the South England Conference’s donation page on their website – just select Croydon from the list of churches. You can make one time or recurring donations.
- Telephone – Call the South England Conference office on 01923 232 728 (Option 4) and they can take your donation over the phone. The office opens between Monday to Thursday from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
- Cheques – Post your cheque directly to the South England Conference at: SEC Treasury Department, South England Conference, 25 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PZ
- Bank Transfer (Standing Order forms can be found below)
Account Name: South England Conference
Sort Code: 40-45-28
Account Number: 1101 4153
- Text giving – Local offerings only. The text giving numbers are charged at your standard text messaging rate, and are therefore included in any inclusive text bundle that you may have with your network service provider. Learn more here.
- Mobicash/mobile app – Available for returning tithes, offerings, or give donations to the SEC. Learn more here.
A lifestyle of giving
It is through our giving where the greatest blessings and provision can be seen.
We give not because we have to, but because God first gave to us, and we do so with a joyful heart and generous spirit. Doing so ends up benefitting us far more than it costs us. Charitable giving is a powerful principle of God, designed to be a blessing both to the giver and the recipient of the gift. It is the natural action of a generous heart that desires to express the love of God within it.
Everything comes from God – the source and creator of all. Because God is generous, we believe we are also called to be generous with our lives and resources…and this includes our finances. God has entrusted us to respond wisely and faithfully in order to help our church and communities to become places of hope, restoration and life.
Why We Give Tithes & Offerings
Jesus said in Luke 6:38, “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church return a faithful tithe (10% of their income) and give regular offerings. The collection of offering and tithes takes place during the main worship service.
We give our tithe because we are in a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is holy, belonging to God. It is returned to Him through the church (Malachi 3:6-18). Tithes support those in ministry for Christ in our region (1 Corinthians 9:13, 14) and the worldwide mission of the church. (Matthew 24:13, 28:19 and Revelation 14:6)
We give offerings because they are love gifts in addition to tithes, expressing our gratitude for what Christ has provided. Tithes are set by God but offerings are set by the believer. These gifts support a specific department or ministry within our church, and world mission projects.
Gift Aid
Members who are tax payers are encouraged to participate in the Gift Aid programme in order to maixmise the monies given to the Church. For every £1 given by participating members, the government of the United Kingdom returns to the Church 25p. If you pay tax at the higher rate you can claim further tax relief in your Self-Assessment tax return.
Ways to Give
Thank you for your support. Your giving is making a difference in this church, our community, and the world.
Donations & Offerings
We give offerings because they are love gifts in addition to tithes, expressing our gratitude for what Christ has provided. Tithes are set by God but offerings are set by the believer. These gifts support a specific ministry/cause within our church, and world mission projects.
Food Bank
Bring hope and healing by providing relief to people in crisis and transforming lives.
Church Offering
Support projects and ministries within our church as we work to spread the Gospel.
Online Ministry
Help us sustain and grow this ministry as we aim to make a worldwide spiritual impact.
Other ways to give offerings or donate
2022 Calendar Outreach Project
Each year we give out our inspiration calendars (full of Bible verses and daily lifestyle tips) to our Food Bank clients and local community as an outreach initiative. Every calendar purchase you make will help go towards the cost of producing the calendars.
Tithes
Tithing is a biblical principle. God calls us to give the first 10% of our income back to Him. We give our tithe because we are in a relationship with Jesus Christ. It is holy, belonging to God. It is returned to Him through the church (Malachi 3:6-18). Tithes support those in ministry for Christ in our region (1 Corinthians 9:13, 14) and the worldwide mission of the church. (Matthew 24:13, 28:19 and Revelation 14:6)
5 Ways to Return Tithes
Cheque
Make your cheque payable to “South England Conference”. To assign your donation to your local church, write the name of your church at the back of the cheque.
Post your cheque directly to the South England Conference at: SEC Treasury Department, South England Conference, 25 St Johns Road, Watford, WD17 1PZ
Bank Transfer
Account Name: South England Conference
Sort Code: 40-45-28
Account Number: 1101 4153
For standing orders please complete the SEC’s form.
Telephone
Call the South England Conference office on 01923 232 728 (Option 4) and they can take your donation over the phone. The office opens between Monday to Thursday from 9:30am to 4:30pm.
Text Giving
Use this option for local offerings only. Text SDA (Your Church) to one of the following numbers:
70100 – £1 | 70300 – £3 | 70500 – £5 | 70575 – £10
**To give £20 text 70570 as a One-off donation, NOT weekly.
The donation will be added to your monthly bill or deducted from your pay as you go balance.
The text giving numbers are charged at your standard text messaging rate, and are therefore included in any inclusive text bundle that you may have with your network service provider. Get more information on the SEC website.
Mobicash Mobile app
Available for returning tithes, offerings, or give donations to the SEC. Learn more here.
Why We Give
We give not because we have to, but because God first gave to us, and we do so with a joyful heart and generous spirit. Doing so ends up benefitting us far more than it costs us. Charitable giving is a powerful principle of God, designed to be a blessing both to the giver and the recipient of the gift. It is the natural action of a generous heart that desires to express the love of God within it.
Everything comes from God – the source and creator of all. Because God is generous, we believe we are also called to be generous with our lives and resources…and this includes our finances. God has entrusted us to respond wisely and faithfully in order to help our church and communities to become places of hope, restoration and life.
Jesus said, “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Luke 6:38