Finance
St Matt's operates solely on the basis of donations. Each week, at our worship events, Offering Bowls are passed around which attenders put money in. This money is used: to Glorify God by extending His Kingdom.
What that means is, we use the money to pay salaries and running expenses and to make charitable donations to people who need it, both locally and overseas. By doing these things we try responsibly to run the church whilst it Makes and grows followers of Christ.
Throughout the bible, the picture we are given is to test God's generosity to us by being generous ourselves, especially to those who are struggling. We believe we should each aim to donate at least 10% of our personal income, although we acknowledge that sometimes we are the ones who are struggling and therefore the amount we give, varies accordingly.
Jesus actually asks us to give 100% of our lives to him so we are all challenged continually by what that means for us!
For accounting & budgeting purposes, it helps enormously if people give regularly and consistently. To aid this process, you can use a set of special envelopes to put in the bowls that come round during services. However, by far the most efficient means of giving is by direct credit or debit.
Please contact our Treasurer, David Doig, (office: 5221 5353) for more details, or you can set up your own direct credit to our Bank Account.
Bendigo Bank account details :
St Matthews Church, BSB 633-000, A/C 131220014
A regular Direct Debit from your bank account can be arranged through the Anglican Development Fund at nil cost. Application forms are available from the Church Office.