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Online Giving Without Worry

Published August 2026 · Last verified August 2026

Give Only Through the Front DoorReach your church's giving through its own website, app, or printed text number.Your church'sown front doorIts websitethe real addressIts own appor bulletin QRIts text numberprinted by staffA link in a randomemail or DMIf a link arrives by email or message, do not use it - go direct.Illustration - each church sets up giving its own way.
Reach giving through the church's own front door.
Giving From Your Phone, Step by StepThe same short path whether you give once or set up a regular gift.1Open the church'sapp or site2Choose the fundto give to3Enter theamount4Pay by cardor bank5Save thereceiptA bank transfer costs the church less than a card - if offered.Illustration - screens differ by giving provider.
The same short path, once or every month.

For as long as most of us can remember, the offering plate came down the pew and you dropped in an envelope. Now the plate has gone digital too, and your church may ask you to give from a website, an app, or a text message. It is genuinely safe when you do it right - and genuinely risky when a scammer slips in to imitate it. This little book shows you the safe way, step by step. No jargon. No judgment. No rushing.

Bill Davis
Bill's Home Tech · Atwater, Ohio
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For as long as most of us can remember, the offering plate came down the pew and you dropped in an envelope. Now the plate has gone digital too, and your church may ask you to give from a website, an app, or a text message. It is genuinely safe when you do it right - and genuinely risky when a scammer slips in to imitate it. This little book shows you the safe way, step by step. No jargon. No judgment. No rushing.

What's inside this guide

The printable PDF walks through 18 short chapters, in plain language. It also includes an everyday cheat sheet and at-a-glance pictures.

  1. The Ways Churches Take Gifts Now
  2. Only Give Through The Church's Own Front Door
  3. Giving On Your Church's Website
  4. The Church Giving Apps, Explained
  5. Giving Once, Or Setting Up A Regular Gift
  6. Bank Transfer Or Card: Which To Use
  7. Where The Fees Go, And Covering Them
  8. Giving By Text Message
  9. Receipts, Records, And Year-End Statements
  10. Keeping Your Giving Account Locked Down
  11. Keeping Your Card And Bank Details Safe
  12. Changing Or Stopping A Regular Gift
  13. The Scams That Target Givers
  14. Giving From Your Phone, Step By Step
  15. Helping A Spouse Or Parent Give
  16. Choosing Where Your Gift Goes
  17. Who Can See What You Give
  18. Keeping Your Giving Simple, Year After Year

Get the printable guide

Everything above is a quick summary. The full, printable guide — the same words, laid out to read and keep by the computer — is a free PDF.

Download the printable PDF →

Last verified August 2026. Information accurate as of October 18, 2026.

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