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SHARING OUR GIFTS ... Welcome to Online Pledging & Online Giving!
A pledge is your commitment to make a financial gift that supports the mission of St. John. Pledging is a response to God's call and abundance in our own lives - it's a statement of thanksgiving! Completing your pledge online offers you the opportunity to make your commitment whenever you are ready.
Online giving is a convenient way to make your donations to St. John. You can set them up as a one-time donation or you can have your donations automatically recur. Online giving allows you 24-hour access to make your contributions - from anywhere.
As "special" funds come available for contributions, they are added to list of funds to choose from
(example ~ contributions toward Day Camp or Mission Trip Fund typically show up only during the spring and summer months).
Fund Designations
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St. John is a generous congregation that assists programs that align with the mission of the church by fostering deep relationships that bring a spirit of encouragement and healing to all.
WHERE DO MY CONTRIBUTIONS GO?
There are 2 main areas which are visible when deciding how contributions are divided :
- GENERAL
- TRUST FUND
General
A GENERAL CONTRIBUTION is shared between St. John, the Western ND Synod, St. Luke's Nursing Home and Badlands Ministries. Below is a breakdown of how your contributions are shared.
St. John Lutheran church receives 87% of General contributions to support the operations of the church for worship and programs as well as building needs:
- Church Ministry ~ bulletins, altar supplies, youth resources, new members, conventions, synod functions
- Church Staff ~ Salaries & wages of paid staff
- Education Ministry ~ Milestone ministries, Church School, Day Camp, Confirmation, Adult Ed, Bibles
- Music Ministry ~ Instrument upkeep, Music, Workshops
- Operations ~ Utilities, Building Maintenance, Building Supplies, Equipment Purchases
- Office Expense ~ Office Supplies, Office Equipment, Offering Envelopes, Technology Costs
The Western ND Synod receives 10% of General contributions
St. Luke's Nursing Home receives 1.5% of General contributions
Badlands Ministries receives 1.5% General Contributions
Trust Fund
The TRUST FUND at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in 1984 with a generous bequest from longtime member Louise Anderson. The Trust Fund is designed to preserve the principal (your gifts), with a portion of the earnings used to fulfill our mission (giving aid to those in need). Since 1985, under the guidance of the Trust Fund Committee, the Trust Fund has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the needs of the church, our local community, and missions throughout the United States and the world. Click here to learn more about the Trust Fund, ways to give and fund designations.
Recipients of the Trust Fund include (but not limited to) ~
AMEN Food Pantry Best Friends Mentoring Program
Badlands Ministries Bible Camp Scholarships
Dickinson Backpack Program Dickinson Churches United
for the Homeless
Global Mission trips Great Plains Food Bank
Harvest Home Heart River Bridges of Hope
Hospice House of Manna
Lutheran Social Services Operation Christmas Child
St. John Quilters St. John Youth Retreats
St. Luke's Home Seminary Scholarships
Senior High Mission trip
Ways to Give
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As more technology becomes available, things become easier. Even things we thought were simple before! Something as simple as putting cash or a check in an envelope for our offering has now taken on many forms. There is Simply Giving, Online Giving, Text-to-Give, an App, or the old-fashioned way of utilizing your offering envelopes. Sound confusing? Hopefully this explanation will educate you about the myriad “Ways to Give”, and hopefully making the process more convenient for you!
OFFERING ENVELOPES
The use of offering envelopes is probably the most "traditional", and for some the most comfortable. Offering envelopes come in a booklet, with envelopes for each week that can be torn out of the book and utilized. You can be drop off your envelope at the church office, put in the offering plate, or it can be mailed.
How to start: If you would like a booklet of offering envelopes, contact the church office.
ELECTRONIC GIVING
SIMPLE GIVING
Simple Giving is basically the same as online giving, EXCEPT with Simple Giving, the St. John Financial Office will set it up for you! This gives you the convenience of automatic payments from your bank account without having to go through the process of setting it up. Changes can be made as often as you like.
How to start: Complete a Simple Giving form authorizing St. John to set up the automatic payment for you (making the process “Simple”). You can fill-in the form online OR print a copy, fill out and return it to the church office.
Print form & return to St. John Complete form online
ONLINE GIVING
With online giving, you manage your own automatic or one-time donations through our website.
How to start: Click on the GIVE ONLINE button above. You will be directed to a secure page to set up your own account. For future reference, click on the GIVE button at the top of the Homepage to return to the Giving Online section.
You can also give online by utilzing any device through our St. John app which gives you full access to the
St. John website.
