Funding our churches

Our Parish relies upon the generous financial support from those who regularly attend our churches, as we do not receive money from the Diocese.  Over 90% of our regular income comes through Planned Giving and it has become the standard way for most of us to make our financial contribution to the life and work of this Parish, including our charitable giving as well as supporting the work of Guildford Diocese.

Planned Giving by a regular standing order helps the Parish to plan more effectively and, if you are a tax payer, it enables you to increase your donation at no extra cost to yourself using Gift Aid.

Planned Giving update - June 2010

Thank you to those who have recently increased their planned giving or sustained it in these difficult economic times (as a result our annual income from planned giving will have increased by over £9,000, after tax has been recovered, which represents a five and a half percent uplift).  Particular thanks and welcome for those members of the parish who have recently joined the planned giving scheme (8 parishioners have joined the scheme since April).
We invite those who are not yet part of planned giving to continue to think about joining during the year, when they feel able as it is generally the preferred way for people to contribute to the work of the church in our parish.
Collection plates will start again (as agreed by the PCC) to help all visitors and those not so regular to give as part of the service.  Those who are in planned giving should not feel embarrassed about passing the bag along without a further contribution.
The prayer of thanks is to continue at the offertory to reflect not just the contribution in the bags, but also planned giving.

Forms are also available from the back of either church or from the parish office.

If you would like more information on Planned Giving please contact:

Graham Smith, 71 Drummond Road, Guildford GU1 4NX

Mobile: 07877 020961