Stewardship is the management of another's possessions. (Psalms 50:10-12) Possessions may be abstract or concrete, spiritual or material. Stewardship involves the totality of life expressed in four principal areas (1 Peter 4:10; Gen.1:28):
2023 Canadian Offering Calendar
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The "Offering Focus" changes every week. The "Loose Offerings" collected each Sabbath go towards the weekly offering focus. The first and third Sabbath offerings are for our Local Church Budget.
We pray that we will all continue to give offerings to our Local Church Budget (also called Combined Church Budget) every time we return our Tithe. The Local Church Budget offerings support our local church expenses. We have not given an offering if we only return the Tithe. The Tithe belongs to God. All the Tithes collected are sent to the Ontario Conference for biblically assigned purposes.
The suggested giving guide for our Local Church Budget is 3-5% of our income.
The focus of this Sabbath's loose offering is for:
Where do the tithes and offerings go? |
How much should I give? |
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Tithe |
For the support of pastors, evangelists, Bible Teachers, and Administrators. |
Biblically mandated as 10% of our income |
Local Church Budget |
Church operating expenses, children's magazines, teaching supplies, worthy student fund and school subsidy, church bulletins, utilities, maintenance, insurance, etc. |
My Personal Giving Plan suggests three to five percent of our income. |
Conference Advance |
Christian education, local evangelism, Vacation Bible Schools, monthly Union magazines, summer camps, and much more. |
My Personal Giving Plan suggests one to two percent of our income. |
World Budget |
General Conference medical and educational institutions, world mission support, and evangelism. |
My Personal Giving Plan suggests one to three percent of our income. |
Special Projects |
Capital campaigns for church or school projects, mission trips, supporting ministries, etc. |
As God has prospered. |
2019 - 2021 Offering Readings