Christmas OFFERINNG
This special offering is a call to sacrificial giving with the goal of raising $600k to impact Our World & Our City.
Christmas Offering / Goal $600k ($441,065 received so far)
Received So Far
74%
Your giving will impact the following:
Convoy of Hope
In partnership with local churches, businesses, civic groups, and government agencies, Convoy strategically drives feeding initiatives, community outreach, and disaster relief where and when it is needed most.
Neverthirst
Unsafe drinking water kills thousands of children each day in the developing world. Neverthirst seeks to bring clean water and the gospel to the nations by partnering with local pastors to transform communities.
Casa Esperanza para Niños (House of Hope for Children)
Casa’s children’s home mission is to protect, nurture, educate, and love abandoned and abused children in Hermosillo, Mexico. Currently, Casa is developing an adoption program to place the children with loving families who would give them a stable environment for a future of health, spiritual wholeness, and excellence.
Generation Changers
In places like Colombia and the Philippines, Generation Changers works with local church leaders to increase evangelistic opportunities through weekly child impact programs, nutrition support, job creation programs, educational training, and parent support classes.
G.R.A.C.E. (Girls Rising Above Child Exploitation)
Child trafficking continues to grow and destroy lives. GRACE seeks to pick up the ashes by supporting, empowering, mentoring, and providing alternative therapeutic services for victims and at-risk youth.
Christmas Under the Stars / December 16 & 17
Our annual Christmas candlelight celebration at the park will give us an
opportunity to let our world know that Jesus came for them! Every year, new people in our community hear the Good News of Christ through this event. Our goal is to reach at least 2,500 people over two nights this year!
Grove Church New Campus: IPO (Initial Planting Offering)
With the plan to add a new campus in late 2024/early 2025, we want to invite YOU to kick-start the process. This bold new expansion will require everyone to take a step forward in faith. Like most church startups, initial plant offerings are needed to lay the foundation. Funds raised above goal will go directly to our future building/campus fund.
Details on how you can make a greater impact in our city will be available NEXT Spring. We believe you’ll be excited about seeing your Kingdom Return on Investment.
FAQ's
As part of God’s plan to grow the faith of the people in His church, He calls us to sacrificial giving from time to time. This offering will position us to make a greater impact in our world, in our city, and our church for the Kingdom of God.
The regular Grove offering is the proportional amount (the tithe of 10%) that we set apart on a systematic basis and give throughout the year. From time to time there are opportunities to give in a sacrificial way. This special offering should be over and above what you regularly give.
Since the goal is $600,000, this special offering will need to involve everyone. Please prayerfully consider a sacrificial gift that will stretch your faith. The precise amount you give is between you and God. Some of you can give a $2,000, $10,000, or even a $50,000 gift. Others will be able to give between $100 and $500. The issue is not equal giving, but equal sacrifice. What amount can you give that will stretch your faith?
The best time to give is any time between now and January 7, 2024. You can contribute in-person at any Sunday service, or digitally at any time on the SDGrove App or website. Please
select the “Christmas Offering” field on the offering envelopes or include a note designating that your gift is for the Christmas Offering. If giving digitally, please select “Christmas Offering 2023” in the drop down. Remember, consistent gifts add up over time—a person giving $50 per week over an eight-week period will give $400 to this offering.
Yes. You can give directly here by clicking the “Give Here” button. Select “Christmas Offering 2023” under the “Fund” drop-down menu. You can also give quickly and conveniently using the Grove Church app under the “Give” section on the home screen.
Of course! Since Grove Church is a 501(c)3 organization, there can be tremendous tax benefits for you by giving in-kind gifts. For information on this type of giving, simply call (619) 521-1090 and speak with Pastor Grant Crary or e-mail him at grant@sdgrove.org.
All gifts to Grove Church, whether via the regular offering or this special offering, are completely tax deductible. Your gift will be deductible in the tax year given (i.e. gifts given in 2023 will be deductible on your 2023 taxes). Please be sure to include your name and address when you give so that a statement can be sent to you for your tax preparations.
We’ll update you on our giving progress here and at Grove Church during the Sunday services, and over email. Reaching this goal will be a celebration of what we can do together as we stretch our faith under God’s leadership.
Funds raised above goal will go directly to our future building/campus fund.
Have additional questions? Please contact Carissa Plumb (carissa@sdgrove.org) or call our office at (619) 561-1090.