How to Donate and Support Fellowship Bible Church
Fellowship Bible Church is supported by the voluntary gifts of God's people. God desires each believer to support His work cheerfully, generously, regularly, and sacrificially, without setting a certain percentage. Giving is to be proportional: some can give more; others can give less. All can contribute to the church ministry in some manner whether monetarily and/or otherwise.
What ministries are supported by your offerings? The first and foremost is the general church ministry, which includes such things as support of our pastoral staff, missionaries, local outreach, and building upkeep. Your support also helps our church planting ministry, youth and children's work, benevolence, and our ministries to Gospel Mission of South America which includes technology support and participation on the leadership team of the mission, as well as technical support for the Bible translation work of Bibles International.
We do not teach tithing at FBC because we recognize that we are not under the Law of Moses.
Sunday Morning Offering
The most common place for giving is during the offering in Sunday morning worship. We do not pass the offering plate at other services.
Online Giving
The church offers online giving through Paypal. Paypal charges a fee of 2.9% plus 0.30 per transaction (as of August 30, 2024, the rate is reduced to 1.99% + 0.49 for domestic charity transactions). If you wish to increase your donation to cover this convenience fee, that would be helpful. Your account will be credited for the entire amount you give, not the lesser amount actually received by the church.
You can also donate through Venmo. Please mark your donation as "private."
Through Charitable Organizations
For example, if have access to Fidelity Charitable, a donor-advised fund, you can make a donation through them, and designate it for Fellowship Bible Church of Ann Arbor. For most efficient processing, you should also give them the church's tax identification number, which is available to donors—known to us—upon request. (We cannot share our information with just anyone!) Vanguard and TIAA (through RCF Giving Fund) also have similar donor-advised funds.
Through Your Bank
You can write a check and send it to the church at our address. Or, you can instruct your bank's bill pay system to send a one-time or recurring check in support of the church. The check arrives in the church mailbox at the schedule you set with your bank. There is often no charge by the bank for providing this service.
Normally, your bank will require information such as the following: the payee is Fellowship Bible Church of Ann Arbor, payee address is 2775 Bedford Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, and phone 734-971-2837.
Non-Cash Giving
In some circumstances, the church can receive donations in forms other than cash. This is particularly true if there is a specific need (a car, a computer monitor, or books for the library). Such gifts can be accepted after approval by the church council.
Stocks
We also receive direct donations of stock, if that is helpful to your tax situation. Please contact us about the information needed to accomplish this kind of donation.
Please let us know if there is any way that we can facilitate your offering to the Lord's work at Fellowship Bible Church.