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Summit Church Giving

Online Giving

To make it easier for you to follow God’s call to put him first in your finances, we have launched a new online giving platform.

To give a gift, click “GIVE ONLINE NOW” below and register for a new account. If you have previously given online or used The City, please use that email address when you register your account.

Give Online Now How to set up a recurring gift How to modify an existing gift

Our One-Fund Approach to Giving

We are focusing all of our generosity—tithes, offerings, and gifts—into one fund. This is a single fund that will provide the resources needed to grow our current ministries, bless our community, expand current campuses and launch new ones, and increase our role in church planting both here and around the world. If you have any questions, please contact us at giving@summitrdu.com.

Learn more about one-fund

Resources

2018 Giving Statement Instructions

Best Way to Give

Why Give Online?

Giving FAQ

Stewardship Tools

Refund Policy

Stewardship Policies

Give to Missions

Help support a Summit Short-Term Missions Initiative or a Long-term Team

Give to Missions

Best Way to Give

Setting up an electronic bank transfer is the most effective way to maximize your giving. As you will see below, an electronic bank transfer is the cheapest method to process gifts for the Summit and maximizes the reach of your gift.

Electronic Bank Transfer

0.20%

PER TRANSACTION

Debit

Visa/MasterCard/Discover

1.91%

PER TRANSACTION

Credit

Visa/MasterCard/Discover

1.91%

PER TRANSACTION

Credit

AMEX

2.90%

PER TRANSACTION

For every $100 you give:

  • Electronic bank transfer costs us 0.20% in processing fees (total giving: $99.80).
  • Debit and credit card charges 1.91% of your total transaction (total giving: $98.09).
  • AMEX has an even higher rate and would net only $97.10.

As you can imagine, these fees add up when multiplied by greater amounts and over hundreds of gifts a month.

Other Ways to Give

You can mail your gift in cash or a check (made payable to The Summit Church) at any time. Please send it to the following address:

The Summit Church
Attn: Contributions
2335-114 Presidential Drive
Durham, NC 27703

Many banks offer their customers the ability to have funds automatically drafted from an account in order to be mailed to a recipient (such as a church) on a recurring basis. Please contact your personal bank if you wish to pursue this option to set up The Summit Church as a new payee.

The Summit Church
2335 Presidential Drive
Durham, NC 27703

If you’d like to discuss a possible gift of real estate, a trust or retirement account, credit card rewards point or airline miles, or another unique gift, please contact our pastor of stewardship and generosity, Blair Graham, at bgraham@summitrdu.com or 919.383.7100.

Appreciated marketable securities such as stocks, mutual funds, or bonds are a great way to maximize your giving because you receive an immediate income tax deduction for the full fair market value of your securities if they have been held for at least one full year.

How to Give

  • If you’d like to give a stock, mutual fund, or bond gift, please follow the instructions listed here.
  • If you’ve previously given a marketable security to the Summit through NCF and would like to give another gift, to expedite the process please contact Laurie Jackson at NCF at ljackson@ncfgiving.com or 919.438.0350.
  • If you are interested in giving restricted securities, stock options, or matching gifts from your employer, please contact Laurie Jackson at NCF at ljackson@ncfgiving.com or 919.438.0350.
  • To improve efficiency, the Summit has partnered with the National Christian Foundation (NCF) to process gifts of marketable securities such as stocks, mutual funds, or bonds directly.

Benefits of Giving Online

There are several benefits to online giving for both you and The Summit Church:

Faithfully Honoring God

When you sign up to give online, you are deciding in advance to faithfully give. The Bible teaches that we are to honor God with the “first fruits” of our labor (Proverbs 3:9). By setting up a recurring contribution that is scheduled to come out of your account on the day you specify, you can ensure that your first fruits are faithfully given back to God (1 Corinthians 16:1-2).

Simplicity

You won’t have to remember whether you gave this month or send in an offering by mail when you’re on a trip.

Security

We utilize an encrypted secure website for our giving portal to ensure protection of your sensitive personal information and giving history.

Transparency

You have the ability to quickly see your online giving history directly through our giving portal instead of having to contact our finance department for a personalized report.

Online Giving Privacy Policies

Your information is held securely in our secure servers. Your information will remain private and will never be given away to third parties, other than to process your scheduled contributions. You can schedule new contributions at any time and modify or cancel those contributions at any time prior to the date they are scheduled. If you have any problems or questions related to this, please contact us at giving@summitrdu.com.