All donations made to Grace Bible Church are processed by our Finance Team, which makes sure proper documentation and records are kept and reported.
Online donations (including App and text-to-give) made by credit card or bank transfer are processed through Pushpay.
Donations given by check or stock are manually entered by Finance Team into our Pushpay software, which is connected to Church Community Builder (CCB). This enables donors to track their own giving and download statements at any time.
How to download your own Giving Statement
Cash gifts left in offering baskets or boxes on Sundays are collected and counted by Deacons, then securely stored for Finance Team to collect, process, and deposit. These gifts are considered anonymous unless the donor identifies themselves for record keeping.
There are many circumstances where we collect money that is not considered a donation, such as registration fees, or packet and merchandise purchases.
<aside> <img src="/icons/warning_gray.svg" alt="/icons/warning_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Whenever possible, do NOT accept cash payments. If, for some reason, cash is exchanged, it must be securely stored at a Grace campus and delivered to the Finance Team as soon as possible.
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All event registrations are run through CCB where credit card payments are accepted. For in-person transactions, credit card readers are available at every campus and may be configured for you by your Admin.
When cash or checks are collected, they should be turned in to the Finance office along with a deposit form.
Though incredibly convenient, there are costs to accepting credit cards as payments. Every credit card transaction incurs a fee, which should be considered when budgeting and setting prices for things.
| Pushpay | 3.0% per transaction |
|---|---|
| Shopify (in-person) | 2.**7**% per transaction |
| Shopify (online) | 2.**9**% per transaction |