🌟 Important Giving Updates 🌟 4/26/2024
Important updates regarding our giving as we transition to Faith United Methodist Church on May 19th.
Your generous stewardship has been a cornerstone of Mt Bethel Church.
Here is how you can ensure a smooth transition:
📝 Checks: If you have been giving via check, please continue to make them out to Mt Bethel until Sunday, May 12th. On May 19th, our membership will transfer to Faith United Methodist, so then, your checks should be made out to Faith Church. If you forget and make the check to Mt Bethel, don't worry! We will endorse the back for deposit by Faith Church.
💻 Online Payment: For those using online checking, please update your Bill Pay to Faith United Methodist Church. No need to change the mailing address (3239 70th Street, IGH, MN). If you need assistance with your user ID/password, your bank can help.
💰 Qualified Charitable Distribution: If you have set up scheduled distributions from your Traditional IRA, contact your financial advisor to switch disbursements to Faith Church. Each institution varies, but they will guide you through it. Consider including your name and the area donated to on checks or paperwork, like "from FIRST LAST name to General Ministry Fund".
💟 GIVE Button: Our website's GIVE button will switch to directing gifts to Faith United Methodist Church's Tithe.ly page on May 18th to donate.
Important updates regarding our giving as we transition to Faith United Methodist Church on May 19th.
Your generous stewardship has been a cornerstone of Mt Bethel Church.
Here is how you can ensure a smooth transition:
📝 Checks: If you have been giving via check, please continue to make them out to Mt Bethel until Sunday, May 12th. On May 19th, our membership will transfer to Faith United Methodist, so then, your checks should be made out to Faith Church. If you forget and make the check to Mt Bethel, don't worry! We will endorse the back for deposit by Faith Church.
💻 Online Payment: For those using online checking, please update your Bill Pay to Faith United Methodist Church. No need to change the mailing address (3239 70th Street, IGH, MN). If you need assistance with your user ID/password, your bank can help.
💰 Qualified Charitable Distribution: If you have set up scheduled distributions from your Traditional IRA, contact your financial advisor to switch disbursements to Faith Church. Each institution varies, but they will guide you through it. Consider including your name and the area donated to on checks or paperwork, like "from FIRST LAST name to General Ministry Fund".
💟 GIVE Button: Our website's GIVE button will switch to directing gifts to Faith United Methodist Church's Tithe.ly page on May 18th to donate.
October - Stewardship month, planting seeds of Hope & harvest for 2023
Click here to read our 2022 Stewardship letter for 2023 General ministry budget and more....
Click here to view our 2023 pledge card.
Click here to read our 2022 Stewardship letter for 2023 General ministry budget and more....
Click here to view our 2023 pledge card.
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Manage your giving online Mt Bethel Church is excited to announce that you can now manage your giving online! Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet. Simply follow these easy steps:
1. Click on the Give button on our homepage or Click Here, then 2. Click on the Create Profile button, then 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions. Mobile Giving - Donate from your smart device Mt Bethel Church now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give anytime from your smart phone. Go to our website MtBethelChurchIGH.org and click on the button Give Now. Text Giving Now you can text your offerings! In less time than it takes to write a check, you can now make your contribution to Mt Bethel Church with a quick text message. To get started, visit the church website at MtBethelChurchIGH.org and click on the button Give Now. Create a profile if you haven’t already—be sure to opt in to send text donations. You will receive a confirmation text and email with instructions on how to text donations. Electronic/Online Giving FAQ's
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Weekly Giving envelopes
Mail your offering to: Mt Bethel UM Church, 3239 70th Street E., Inver Grove Hts, MN 55076 Please mark in the Memo line where you desire generous offering applied (General ministry or Mortgage reduction or Special giving). If no notation, offering is directed to General Ministry account. Thank you to the people of the USPS who 'usher' our generous offering to Mt Bethel Church secure mailbox. Mt Bethel Church can track your non-cash giving if you choose. Submit receipts or copies of receipts for item/s donated. Ie. Food shelf, School supplies Backpack Bash, Operation Christmas Child Shoebox, etc. A non-cash giving Balance will show on your quarterly/yearly giving statement as a tax deductible contribution. Time & Talents In addition to your financial gifts, your time and talents make an enormous difference in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Watch for Serving Opportunities on this website, in our weekly worship bulletin and weekly e-newsletters to see some of the many ways you can become directly involved in God’s work. Endowments Mt Bethel Church established an endowment fund to invest in the future of Mount Bethel United Methodist Church. A donation at the present time or a designation in your will of a dollar amount or percentage of your estate, would help to ensure the future of our church making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Contributions designated for placement into the Mt Bethel Endowment Fund are invested in secure assets to help to build the fund. |
Qualified Charitable Distributions From Retirement Accounts
Beginning at age 70 ½, people with a tax deferred Individual Retirement Account (IRA, 401k, 403b, 457 plans, etc.) are required to withdraw a minimum amount from their account each year. This is known as the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). The RMD is taxed as income. People who do not need the income or who wish to reduce their tax liability can meet the RMD by transferring the amount of RMD funds from their IRA to a charity/church annually. This way of giving is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution. Qualified Charitable Distributions gifts must meet the following requirements:
Beginning at age 70 ½, people with a tax deferred Individual Retirement Account (IRA, 401k, 403b, 457 plans, etc.) are required to withdraw a minimum amount from their account each year. This is known as the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). The RMD is taxed as income. People who do not need the income or who wish to reduce their tax liability can meet the RMD by transferring the amount of RMD funds from their IRA to a charity/church annually. This way of giving is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution. Qualified Charitable Distributions gifts must meet the following requirements:
- Donors must be age 70 ½ or older
- Funds must come from a tax deferred retirement account, i.e. traditional IRA, 401k, 403b, 457 plans. Roth IRA’s are not eligible.
- Your gift must go directly to the charity. You cannot receive the cash first.
- The maximum contribution is $100,000.
- The Qualified Charitable Distribution can be activated year around and can be deactivated by the donor if circumstances change.
