GIVING & PAYMENT OPTIONS

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We are so grateful for your contributions.

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Endowment Fund

SUSTAIN THE CHURCH’S FUTURE
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Pledge Gifts

GIVE TOWARD YOUR PLEDGE
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Memorial Gift

DONATE A MEMORIAL GIFT
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Faith & Flow Yoga

PAY FOR YOUR CLASSES
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Growing Hope Globally

GIVE TO GHG
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Moms in Faith

MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
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Christian Service Fund

HELP OTHERS IN NEED
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Altar Flowers

SPONSOR ALTAR FLOWERS
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Poinsettia Orders

ORDER POINSETTIAS

DONATE OR Pay for Any PURPOSE

Use the links above, or make a miscellaneous donation, for any of the following:

  • Recurring or one-time gift to the Church’s general fund
  • Special offering
  • Memorial gift
  • Faith & Flow Yoga
  • Altar flowers ($55)
  • Poinsettia or Easter Altar Flowers (in season)
  • Gifts of Hope (in December)
  • Other miscellaneous or seasonal gifts
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Non-pledge gift to the church’s general fund

GIVE TODAY
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Stewardship

Click here to visit the Stewardship page

The sharing of your time, talent and financial blessings is known as stewardship. Stewardship is essential to our church’s call to tell the world of a loving God whose mercy and hope was made flesh in Jesus.

Your generosity helps to support everything that we do, including supporting our mission partners in their ministries of hope; our pastoral care for members, friends and strangers; the worship of God in music and prayer; the faith formation of our children and youth; and the care of our beautiful campus. So thank you — for sharing your gifts to sustain our work for hope, love and justice.

To make a pledge of financial support to First Congo for the 2023 calendar year, please click here:

Make a Pledge 2023

Here are some of the many ways to give to First Congo:

  • Check
  • Sunday offering plate
  • Gifts of stock or securities
  • Charitable fund or IRA distributions
  • Estate planning
  • Auto withdrawal
  • Online giving via REALM (see GIVE buttons above)

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your giving options, please contact our Business Manager, Nancy O’Brien at nancy@wscongo.org or 708.246.1900.

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Preschool Registration Payment

The registration fee for each child is $98. Please contact Jeannette Lloyd at jeannette@wscongo.org with any questions.

Preschool Registration Fee
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Tithe

“Tithing is an Old Testament principle, giving ten percent of what we have and hold to God. If you were to ask me if “tithing” is an important principle for today, I would say “no.” I think the invitation is not for 10 percent but for 100 percent. We are trustees of 100 percent of the life entrusted to us by God. The question then becomes how we should spend our lives, being the gifts that they are.”

BR. CURTIS ALMQUIST
SOCIETY OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST