Giving

As a church, we support the following organisations from our general giving:

Baptist Union Home Mission Fund https://www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/374909/Home_Mission.aspx

BMS World Mission https://bmsworldmission.org/

Child Evangelism Fellowship UK http://www.cefbritain.org

Mission Aviation Fellowship   https://www.maf-uk.org/

The Sunday School at Broadmead sponsor a child and support the work of

Compassion UK  https://www.compassionuk.org/

Our annual harvest food offering is given to a local charity with whom we have strong links called  Mill Grove https://www.millgrove.org.uk/

Individuals in the church support the following organisations and charities also, and on occasion the church makes donations:

Christian Solidarity Worldwide https://www.csw.org.uk/home.htm

Hope Health Action – Haiti  https://www.hopehealthaction.org/

Christian Education Project https://www.christianeducationproject.org.uk/

Tearfund https://www.tearfund.org/ 

Samaritan’s Purse https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/

Christian Kitchen http://www.christiankitchen.co.uk/

Baptist churches have no external source of income (for example, from a denomination). It is God who provides for our needs, from our giving mainly. Broadmead has a history of generous and sacrificial giving. Our giving is a measure of our love and commitment to Jesus. When we give, we are not just giving to church, we are giving to God -and God has graciously promised to bless us richly when we do this.

How can I give?

On Sundays there is an opportunity to give in our worship services by cash or cheque. If you want to give regularly on a Sunday we can supply you with dated envelopes to help you with this. Many people choose to give through bank transfer or standing order and the bank details can be obtained from the Church Treasurer.

If you are a UK tax payer, the church can reclaim the tax that you have already paid on your gifts. This is an effective way to increase your giving and means that for every £1 you give, the church receives £1.25p. Regular, occasional and one-off giving can all be covered by the gift aid scheme. The church treasurer can provide you with a gift aid form or print the one out in the link below.

Gift Aid Declaration Form Right click to save downloaded file.

How much should I give?

Many Christians believe the Bible teaches that we should give 10% of our income to God: this is called tithing. Other Christians do not feel that this applies today. It is clear from the New Testament that the early Christians viewed our giving as a natural response to God, and that some gave more than this, some gave less. What you decide to give is between you and God. We do not set rules about this at Broadmead. Whatever you decide to give will be received gratefully and used for the advancement of the Christian faith through worship, prayer, evangelism, pastoral care and social action in this area and beyond.