Donation procedure charitable giving
Saturday, April 2, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm Please join our crew for another Habitat for Humanity work day as we update and modify a home so the owner, a disabled veteran, can live there safely. Instead of carpooling, we will meet at the work site (48 Southside Avenue in Lynn: https://goo.gl/maps/NGWiuf65SPugxbScA) at 8:15 am. What to bring/wear: Lunch, snacks, […]
Last week we had a peak at what funds make up our endowment. This week, we’d like to give you a scenario of what would happen if you donated $100,000 to the church in your will. If you gave the funds as unrestricted, 80% would go into the general endowment, 10% would go into […]
Can you believe it? “Our” two Afghan refugees, H & M, have been living in their Malden apartment for one month! They are well situated and staying warm at night, unlike the first night there – something odd with the thermostat – Linda and Bruce got a text just before church the next morning asking […]
Update: It’s great to know that many in our congregation have responded so quickly with donations to Last Bell Ministries! Please note that if you are seeking to give through a donor-advised fund (such as Fidelity Charitable Gift, for instance), the charity may be found as “Eastern European Children’s Outreach,” which is Last Bell’s legal charitable name. […]
March 3, 2022 Our Investment Funds are a great source of opportunity for us as a congregation and somewhat of a mystery to most of us. To summarize, we have an endowment of over $5 million dollars which supplements our pledges and rental income. These funds have been established by those who have gone […]
If you have appreciated securities (stocks), you can transfer them directly to the church in lieu of your pledge or as part of your pledge. We will sell them and credit the proceeds to you. There are no charges or commissions. You will receive the same donation report at the end of the year. You […]
Let’s celebrate each other on our Friendship Weekend The Outreach Committee is excited to invite you to help us flip our name for the month of February to ‘Reach Out’! Please join us in our first annual Celebration of Friendship! We’ll gather together to celebrate love in all forms – whether it’s a pet, friend, relative […]
Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 There has been a huge amount of activity since we sent out our first appeal for help on January 11. A number of you raised your hand and we have a good group of church members who we have already called on for a variety of tasks and donation of furnishings! […]
Here are 3 ways you could help us worship and connect with one another and God in the coming months at First Congregational Church. There’s a sign up genius attached to each opportunity. We are looking for volunteers to: Advance the slides in the sanctuary, Read the scripture during the service (either pre-recorded or live […]
You may have read about efforts to resettle Afghan refugees in the US and in New England. Two initiatives present opportunities for you to help: Our Refugee Immigration Ministry (RIM) Metro North Cluster, which FCCW has worked with for years, is developing a partnership with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston (CCAB) to resettle […]