Givings - Supporting The Church
As a small community church, Mercy relied on its congregation to sustain it with regular
monetary donations to provide for its essential operating costs. Contributions towards local
and global relief efforts that occurred were also an important part of our ministry and offering plates and envelopes were available every Sunday during the service on the two side
tables.
While we were waiting for our charitable status to come in, we wanted to ensure that all giving to Mercy Church could be recorded and receipted appropriately. In the interim, all cheques were made out to “Bear River AC Church” with “Mercy Church” on the memo line, as they were kindly allowing us to operate under their number.
We also depended on the generosity and hospitality of our members in providing venues for some of our groups and studies, as well as some special events; treats and provisions kindly brought in for the coffee and snack table made it a welcome location to gather and greet one another before the service began.