New Recurring Giving Option
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- Written by Tom Miles Tom Miles
- Created: March 27 2020 March 27 2020
Joyful Response is an electronic payment program that allows you to faithfully steward your financial resources. It saves you and your church time, money and effort. You control the frequency and amount of payments. Make stewardship commitments consistently and conveniently, lose the stress of remembering weekly or monthly to fulfill your contribution plans and save paper, stamps and time.LCEF.org
Members of Saint John’s have been asking for years for an electronic giving option for their weekly or monthly offerings. We’ve had to demur for all this time, suggesting they set up online bill pay through their bank, because the fees involved in processing automatic payments weren’t worth the convenience. But, thanks to a recommendation Pastor Nettleton received from another pastor at a recent Circuit Conference, we’ve discovered LCEF’s “Joyful Response” program, an electronic offering program with no fees!
The Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) is the financial extension of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. They provide loans and support services for LCMS churches and rostered workers. “Joyful Response” is one of these support services. They pay the fees for electronic transfers so churches don’t have to. The funding for this and their other programs come from the strong capital position they are able to maintain because of their generous investors and dedicated loan customers.
When you sign up for joyful response, you simply specify an amount you want to give and the frequency of your intended giving. If you’re interested in getting automatic electronic payments set up, please download the form below or get a copy from the Welcome Center or church office. Fill it out and return it with a voided check, and you’re done! Your transactions will be processed by Vanco and the fees paid by LCEF. It’s easy, predictable and consistent.
Note that Joyful Response is only for offerings made to the church from your bank account. If you would like to make a gift via credit or debit card, please visit www.StJohnsFC.org and click on the “Donate” link in the left sidebar. From their you can make a one-time offering or set up recurring giving. Card transactions are charged a fee of 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction. If you’d like to help by covering those fees, so the entire amount you intended to go to the church does so, you can click the “cover fees” button (your card will be charged the amount you entered plus the fees).
Tom Miles is the Parish Administrator at Saint John’s. You can reach him at the church office Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to Noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm, at 482-5316 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
February 2020 Stewardship Report
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- Written by Tom Miles Tom Miles
- Created: March 25 2020 March 25 2020
Finances
FEBRUARY YTD Budget $33,078 $66,155 Income $34,144 $64,013 Expenses $38,432 $77,136 NET -$4,289 -$13,123
Worship Attendance
DATE COUNT February 2 160 February 9 141 February 16 157 February 23 145
Official Acts
- February 1: Funeral of Ruth Esther Besel. Pastor Nettleton.
January 2020 Stewardship Report
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- Written by Tom Miles Tom Miles
- Created: February 20 2020 February 20 2020
Finances
JANUARY YTD Budget $33,078 $33,078 Income $29,869 $29,869 Expenses $38,704 $38,704 NET -$8,834 -$8,834
Worship Attendance
DATE COUNT January 5 151 January 12 149 January 19 140 January 26 162
Official Acts
- January 22: Affirmation of faith of Linda Schneider. Pastor Nettleton.
December 2019 Stewardship Report
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- Written by Tom Miles Tom Miles
- Created: January 17 2020 January 17 2020
Finances
DECEMBER YTD Budget $38,128 $457,534 Income $48,017 $421,667 Expenses $36,429 $436,687 NET $11,588 -$15,020
Worship Attendance
DATE COUNT December 1 118 December 8 158 December 15 180 December 22 146 December 29 118
Official Acts
- December 5: Wedding of Felecia Lessman née Hart and Troy Lessman. Pastor Nettleton.
- December 10: Funeral of Harry Peters. Pastor Nettleton.
- December 22: Baptism of Owen Tolar, son of Todd Tolar and Racheal Bauder. Pastor Nettleton.
November 2019 Stewardship Report
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- Written by Tom Miles Tom Miles
- Created: December 19 2019 December 19 2019
Finances
NOVEMBER YTD Budget $38,128 $419,406 Income $33,448 $373,650 Expenses $34,195 $400,699 NET -$746 -$27,049
Worship Attendance
DATE COUNT November 3 177 November 11 133 November 17 152 November 24 147
Official Acts
- None.