GIVING to our CHURCH
‘Give and you will receive.’ – Luke 6.38.
Stewardship Coordinator:
Ursula McGregor Tel +41 22 342 3227
WHAT DO WE ACHIEVE THROUGH YOUR GIFTS?
Our Worship and our Building: Our recently renovated church is a place where we gather to worship regularly, and to which many people come in times of great sorrow or great joy.
Pastoral Care: We seek to provide pastoral care and support to all who seek it. Led by our chaplain, a growing number of people of all ages are learning and committing to accompanying those who are vulnerable through bereavement, illness, loneliness or any other cause.
Christian Nurture and Discipleship: Our church provides opportunities for individuals of all ages to explore and deepen their Christian faith from Baptism and preparation for First Communion or Confirmation to Bible study groups and lay discipleship training.
Youth Work: Through youth-based worship and social activities, our church helps children and their families to develop a link between their faith and their everyday lives.
Music: Music, with its ability to touch our deepest senses, is one of God’s channels to draw people to himself both as musicians and listeners. Our organists and our choirs, covering many different styles and ages, draw people into the church, help them to find or deepen their faith and build community.
Outreach: Our church’s monthly outreach at the Jardin de Montbrillant, provides a hot lunch to close to 250 people vulnerable to hunger. Church volunteers also join days organised by Partage to collect food donations and participate in other community outreach activities.
WHY DO WE NEED YOUR GIFTS?
Over 80%, of the church’s finances comes from your donations.
Without your support we would no longer exist.
If you:
- don’t give at all, please start!
- don’t give regularly, please think of doing so – a monthly pledge is a good way!
- are giving regularly, please consider increasing the amount. Even a small increase matters in the life of the church!
- haven’t thought of leaving something to the church in your Will, think whether you might make a legacy gift.
To all of you, we are enormously grateful for, and conscious of, your generosity, not just with money but with your time and talents.
All donations to the church are treated in strictest confidence. Information on individual giving is only shared with our Stewardship Coordinator, Ursula McGregor and Treasurer, Michael Gunton.
Whether you feel able to give or not, you are always welcome in this house of God.
HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?
In Church: through cash, contactless or chip & pin – machines available from Sidespeople or Wardens; and using the QR code or direct payment details in the service sheet.
At home: through a regular standing order to the bank or by bank transfer – details below, using the QR code on service sheets or the website and using the TWINT link on service sheets.
We encourage you to also consider a regular pledge. Pledging allows us to plan effectively for expenses and can be geared to your needs and preferences.
Remembering Holy Trinity Church Geneva in your will: Please see the separate document (download link below) on making a will.
The Church’s bank account is:
Account name: Holy Trinity Church
Bank Raiffeisen de la Versoix, 19 Rue du Mont Blanc, 1201 Geneva
IBAN: CH40 8080 8007 5381 5844 4
SWIFT BIC: RAIFCH 22215
Or scan, from within a Swiss bank’s payment application, the following QR code:
The Church’s PostFinance account is:
Account name: Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity
Bank: PostFinance, 4808 Zofingen
IBAN: CH08 0900 0000 1201 4711 2
SWIFT BIC: POFICHBEXXX
Or scan, from within a Swiss bank’s payment application, the following QR code:
Sterling cheques or bank transfers can be sent to:
Barclays Bank plc
Account name: Diocese in Europe Fund
Please ensure that you indicate clearly that the funds are for Holy Trinity Church, Geneva
Sort code: 20-06-13
Account : 40317039
IBAN: GB16 BUKB 2006 1340 3170 39
SWIFT BIC: BUKBGB22
WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO?
| Total budget: | CHF 360,000 or CHF 1,000 per day |
| Direct Ministry Costs: Clergy Music Youth | CHF 222,000 CHF 130,000 CHF 50,000 CHF 35,000 |
| Support Costs: Secretariat Utilities (heat, water) Maintenance, Cleaning Insurance, office, accounting | CHF 107,000 CHF 35,000 CHF 18,000 CHF 25,000 CHF 24,000 |
| Payment to Diocese/Archdeaconry: | CHF 30,000 |
*Costs for Building Tomorrow, the building project, are funded and budgeted separately.
The church is financially accountable to its members through regular updates and yearly independently audited financial statements.
If you have any questions regarding the church budget or how best to contribute, please speak with the Stewardship Coordinator, Church Treasurer or one of the Wardens.
Remembering Holy Trinity Church Geneva in your will