Christian Stewardship
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):
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Adventist Giving OnlineAdventist Giving online allows you to return your tithe and give your offerings online while you do your online banking, are on a long business trip, on vacation, or even if you are unable to attend church due to an illness.
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For Your Information
The "Offering Focus" changes every week. This means that weekly "Loose Offerings" collected on each Sabbath go towards the designated focus or recipient. Our Local Church Budget is the recipient every 1st and 3rd Sabbath generally, and this is in addition to those who give systematically using all other options noted below.
We hope that you will continue to give offerings to our Local Church Budget (sometimes called Combined Church Budget) every time you return your Tithe. Your Church Budget offerings are the main source of funds supporting our local church expenses.
If we only return Tithe, we have not yet given an offering to the Lord. We are only returning the tithe that does not belong to us. That is God's. Also, we have not given anything to our local church, since all Tithes are remitted 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 designated for:
LOCAL CHURCH BUDGET
Offering Readings
As an alternative to Adventist Giving Online especially during this pandemic time, the following giving options are available:
e-Transfer (Interac) facility from your own Bank Account to email address "mtzionfiltreasurer@adventistontario.org" using Mount Zion Filipino as the Contact name. Passcode is not required since your e-transfer is automatically deposited into the Church Bank account. If cell phone no. is needed, use 647-285-4511, otherwise leave it blank. It is also important that you fill in the "Message Box" with the breakdown of your giving (ie. Tithe, Combined Church Budget (CCB), Ontario Advance, SS Mission, etc.)
Regular Mail - you may also send your cheque to Ben Regoso, 1581 Pennel Drive, Oshawa, Ontario L1K 0J9
Pastor's Office drop off - you may also drop off your tithe envelop in the church with Pastor Ly every 1st & 3rd Sunday afternoon.
Church Financial Support Is Divided Into Five Key Areas:
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. |