Gifts and Contributions

As Christian Stewards, we understand ourselves to be God's trustees on earth called to care for all that is important to God. In keeping with this trust, we seek to prayerfully and faithfully manage our gifts of family, time, talent, energy, finances, and the wonderful bounty of the earth and its resources.

Opportunities for Giving

Individuals have a variety of opportunities to support the ministries of First Christian Church.

General offerings, collected on a weekly basis during worship, support the day-to-day ministries of the church, including worship and music, pastoral care, spiritual development, community and world outreach, and care of facilities.

In addition contributions "above and beyond" General Offerings support a variety of ministries that complement and supplement our day-to-day ministries. These include:

Building Fund gifts are used to help maintain the structural elements of the congregation's facilities that provide comfortable and attractive space for worship, study, fellowship and mission.

Permanent Fund gifts provide opportunities for members and friends to make a lasting legacy to the ministry of Jesus Christ and the ministry of his church. Permanent Fund gifts often come through wills, bequests, and planned giving.

Designated Gifts are given in support of particular ministries. In the past, individuals have specified gifts to help fund youth mission trips, landscaping projects, music ministries, local social service agencies, and many more. Gifts in memory of a loved one are often designated for a particular ministry.

Global Outreach First Christian Church has a historic commitment to supporting ministries of the church that reach beyond the local congregation and into the world. Each year, special offerings give individuals the opportunity to give "above and beyond" their regular offerings in support of the church in the world.

Global Outreach

Week of Compassion
offering for disaster relief and self-help ministries.

Easter Special Offering
supports ministries which strengthen and support the work of the church around the world.

Pentecost Special Offering
helps to ignite the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to start as many new churches in as many ways as possible.

Thanksgiving Special Offering nurtures future leadership for the church by helping to support 17 colleges and universities, 10 theological institutions, and more than 80 campus ministry programs across the country.

Christmas Special Offering
undergirds the ministries of the Indiana region, including camps and conferences, youth programs, and oversight and support of clergy.

Reconciliation Special Offering
is dedicated to fighting the primary causes of racism and poverty in North America.