end of the year GIVING

It is almost the end of the year, and there are many things to get done. Well, maybe that is just for some of us. We also have so much to be thankful for. God has shown up and shown off.

As December 31st will be here in a few days I wanted to challenge you with an end of the year gift. All donations that come in before the end of the day on Monday will be credited to your 2018 giving record.

How can you give?

THE CHURCH. Our general fund is the best place to start and will help us get off to a great start in the New Year.

VISION FUND. This is the completion of our new campus. All of these gifts will be used to finish the building and set us up to serve more and stronger across our community and beyond.

MISSION OFFERING. This week we end our mission offering. Once per year we ask people to help with mission causes. 100% of this offering will go toward our mission endeavors around the world, also here in our community.

THE COMMYUNITY DREAM CENTER: HOMELESSNESS and FEEDING. Giving to our Dream Center will allow us to serve more people who find themselves homeless and hungry. This will also fund our transitional house where 8 men each night have a place to stay that is safe and have help in getting life together with work and stable housing and more.

There are three ways to get your gift to The Community.

GIVE ONLINE. Go to this link https://tcf.ccbchurch.com/goto/giving and choose where you want your gift to go. This is the quickest way to get your gift to us.

GIVE AT CHURCH THIS SUNDAY. Of coarse this Sunday and every Sunday you can bring your gift to church. Mark your gift for where you want it to go.

MAIL YOUR GIFT. Mail your check or money order to The Community, PO Box 388, Collinsville, VA 24078. Gifts need to be post marked by December 31st.

Ahead of time let me thank you for giving and being generous. God calls those who follow Him to use their resources, the ones He gave us, to serve His causes and to fuel more people having their stories radically changed by Him.

We are called to demonstrate the love of God to our communityand beyond, and one way we do just that is through our giving. Thank you for stepping up to give at the end of the year!

With GOD as my guide,

Pastor Michael Harrison

-- James 1:5

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