YEAR END GIVING
If you are barely getting by financially and simply cannot give what you want to give to the Lord’s work at Northway Community Church (NCC), then I want you to know that I understand what you are going through. And please realize that I do not know the giving records of anyone at our church. That’s right. Not even for one family aside from ours! What you give to God’s Kingdom is between you and the Lord, and I will do my best to minister to all of our people regardless of how little or how much you contribute to Kingdom ministry here at NCC.
Having said that, may I challenge all of us to consider something important? I believe that the Lord has His hand of blessing upon our fellowship, and I believe that our future is bright. We are off to a great start, and if we will stay focused on God’s very best, I believe that the Lord will allow NCC to be one of the most effective churches in the Valdosta area one day. And just think, plans are now underway to move into our new facility in almost exactly two years from now.
With this in mind, and as we inter-act with family, friends, and colleagues over the course of the next several weeks, we all know that the subject of “year end giving” is going to come up from time to time. Well, may I ask that we be alert to these conversations and that, from time to time, we suggest to our contacts that they consider making their tax deductible year end giving to our building fund? I cannot think of many causes that would be better than helping to build a new church campus near the new high school in a great growth corridor of our city. And it would be an eternal investment in a church with a wonderful future, and a church whose impact would continue long after our lives on this earth are over.
Please think about this proposal and make it a matter of prayer. Even if you are not in a position to give much financially, the Lord may use your healthy conversations with others at this point to help us increase our building fund to a generous bank balance that will be applied toward our loan one day soon.
Devotedly your pastor,
Bill Blanchard