Community Church endeavours to handle its finances with integrity and openness. Our accounts are professionally audited annually, and they are open to scrutiny by anyone wishing to see them. We aim to be good stewards of the money God gives us, providing resources both locally and across the world.

We believe that all good things come from God and it is He who gives us the ability to earn money. All that we have belongs to Him. The Old Testament presents tithing, the giving of 10% of one's income, as a norm. The New Testament talks more about giving generously although Jesus does mention tithing. We would ask everyone in the church to consider what they should give.
Donations can be made via the offering bowl on a Sunday, by standing order, or sent in to the office.

If you would like a 'standing order' form and you are a member of the church, please click here for a downloadable version, otherwise please contact the office.

We can recover tax from the government via the Gift Aid scheme. To do this, taxpayers need to fill in a simple form. This is of great benefit to us as a church, enabling us to recoup thousands of pounds each year. If you are a taxpaying member of the church and would like your contributions to Community Church to have the maximum benefit possible, please click here for a downloadable version. Otherwise please contact the office.

If you have already filled out a Gift Aid form and decide to give two pounds or more in cash on a Sunday, please consider using a tithes and offerings envelope, which you will find at the back of the hall. This will make even your offering more valuable to the church.

Sometimes at a Sunday meeting we have special offerings where all the money given that day goes directly as a gift to a specific project or perhaps visiting speaker. Recently, for example, a special offering was taken for the Africa Fund (Carpentry Workshop).

If you have any question about the church finances or would like to talk to someone about giving, please contact the office or speak to one of the leaders.

It is the generous giving of finance by church members which enables us to finance all the ministries and activities of the church.

Finance series - a webpage with resources relating to the sermon series "Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money?