Living Generously

Living Generously

Supporting our church’s mission and ministry

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Christians have a distinctive understanding of generosity; it shapes and changes how we live, and all our decisions and actions.

Living generously – giving and sharing – is at the heart of our faith.

Everything that happens through St Saviour’s involves people giving and sharing their time, their talents, and their money.

It costs around £4,000 per week to fund our Church’s work. We are entirely self-funding and receive no central government support. So every one of us has an important part to play in enabling the Church to grow and flourish and to make a real difference in the lives of others.

There are many ways to play your part in meeting the financial costs of your church’s ministry and mission. Please consider what options are best for you.

Parish Giving Scheme

If you are considering a regular donation to our Church, please consider using the Parish Giving Scheme.

How it Works

The scheme enables you to:

  • Give monthly, quarterly or annually by Direct Debit
  • Sign up to inflation linked giving annually, if you choose
  • Enhance your gift to the parish by having Gift Aid at 25% added to your giving
  • Give anonymously, if you prefer
  • Give securely

There are three ways in which you can set up a Direct Debit to give regularly to your church or parish:

  • Via the Parish Giving Scheme website at https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/oxton-st-saviour-wirral/
  • Call the Parish Giving Scheme team on 0333 002 1271. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. The call is expected to last approximately 15 minutes. You will need to have your bank account details to hand, and quote Oxton Saint Saviour’s PGS code 090609010.
  • Via a paper ‘Gift Form’ – A partially completed form is available from the Parish Office, or it can be downloaded using the button below
Download PGS Form

A short video which describes these options is shown below:

Through a Bank

Standing Order

If you are considering regular giving to the Church, could we ask you to consider using the Parish Giving Scheme It gives you more control and lets us claim gift aid back automatically on a more frequent basis.

You can easily setup a standing order at your local bank or online with these details.

Name:  ST.SAVIOUR’S PCC
Bank: HSBC
Sort Code: 40-10-26
Account Number: 51061844
Reference: ST SAVIOUR’S CHURCH CHRISTIAN GIVING

If you prefer, you can download our ready-made form, complete it and give to your bank.

Bank Transfer

To donate any amount to us using electronic banking, simply enter

Name: ST.SAVIOUR’S PCC
Bank: HSBC
Sort Code: 40-10-26
Account Number: 51061844
Reference: DONATION

If you wish to Gift Aid your donation thus allowing us to increase your donation by 25%, at no cost to you, please see the note on the tab above . You can return a completed Gift Aid form to office@oxtonstsaviour.co.uk

Cheque

Cheques are made payable to ST.SAVIOUR’S PCC.

Contactless Giving

You can support our church’s mission and ministry using contactless giving online or in church. 

Simply open the camera app on your mobile phone, and point it at the QR code (which is also available in the pews at church). Your phone will then invite you to visit our secure Giving Page. 

Choose the amount you wish to give, and then register your name and bank details. You can also, if you choose, add Gift Aid to your gift (see tab above ).

The same secure Giving page can be reached by pressing the button below:

GIVE NOW

If you are attending a service in Church, a card reader is available at the back and in the Parish Centre entrance porch which will accept these payment methods:

Gift Aid

If you pay tax in the UK (Income or Capital Gains Tax) we would be grateful if you could fill in, sign and return to us an ongoing Gift Aid declaration, so that we can claim back the basic rate of tax through the government’s Gift Aid scheme, It comes at no extra cost to you and we benefit greatly by recovering currently 25p for each pound given. If you have been giving in the past, we can also reclaim up to four years Gift Aid on those donations.

DOWNLOAD A GIFT AID FORM

Other Ways To Give

Other Ways To Give

You may wish to consider leaving a legacy to the church in your Will. To read a leaflet giving more details about this, please click on this link.

Payroll Giving is a way of giving money to charity without paying tax on your gift. It must be paid through PAYE from someone’s wages or pension. Your employer needs to set up and run the scheme. The amount of tax relief you get depends on the rate of tax you pay.

For more information about giving, please contact Jan Taylor at giving@oxtonstsaviour.co.uk

Giving as you shop

Oxton St Saviour’s Church are now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can raise FREE donations for us every time you shop online. Over 7,000 brands will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself!

These donations really mount up and make a BIG difference to us, so we’d really appreciate it if you could take a moment to sign up and support us.

It’s completely FREE and only takes a moment.You can find our easyfundraising page here or scan this QR code with your phone

Recycle your ink cartridges

Did you know that you can help us raise funds simply by recycling your ink cartridges via our Recycle4Charity programme?

For each ink cartridge recycled via the programme we will receive up to £2 donation.

To send your cartridges or start collecting for us, click the image or scan the QR Code, or just bring your empty cartridges and put them in the collection box in our Parish Centre:

Amazon Wishlist

We use a lot of day to day supplies running the Church and the Parish Centre – from candles to tea and everything inbetween. Why not buy us some of these supplies from our Amazon wishlist? Just choose the items that you want to buy and they will be shipped directly to us.

Use the link: https://oxtonstsaviour.co.uk/wishlist or scan the QR code.