WAYS TO GIVE
E-Giving
E-Giving is the set it and forget it solution to tihing. Simply set the amount you would like to tithe weekly, then enter your debit, credit, or bank account information. You can give towards a certain ministry if you’d like.
Give OnlineGive By Mail
Please make checks out to Saginaw Wesleyan Church. In the memo write “Tithes”, or if you would like to give above and beyond your tithes, feel free to designate in the memo what ministry you would like your gift to go to. Please address envelopes as follows:
Attn: Renee Gonzalez
Saginaw Wesleyan Church
2125 Shattuck Rd
Saginaw, MI 48603
Give In-Person
If you’re a cash person, or just like to make sure you know where your check is ending up, feel free to save your tithes for our in-person services, where we’ll be passing the offering plate. There are envelopes available at the church you can use so we know who gave what, or if you would like to designate a special gift towards a certain ministry.
GIVING FAQS
A tithe—which just means “tenth”—is bringing the first 10 percent of a person’s income back to the local church. Tithing is a principle taught through the entire Bible. When we tithe, we are expressing worship in a tangible way by putting God first in our lives.
We believe the top competitor for our devotion to Jesus is money (Matthew 6:24). Giving allows us to demonstrate that He is more important to us than material things.
The idea of bringing the first 10 percent of our income to the Church may seem overwhelming. The thing is, it doesn’t matter how much or how little we make, God promises to pour out blessings on us when we tithe. Tithing is about training our heart to trust God at His Word.
In Malachi 3:10, the Lord says “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this…and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
When we bring our first and best back to God, He promises to bless the rest.
Proverbs 3:9-10 says, “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing,and your vats will brim over with new wine.”
We may not live in agricultural society any more, but the concept of “firstfruits” still applies. Giving the first of our income to the Lord shows that He is first in our hearts.
So when it comes to tithing on the gross or the net, consider this: Is God first or is He not? Putting God first means putting him at the top of the list. For many, that means tithing off the gross amount.
If you are putting the Lord first with the tithe, but overall you are going into debt, the problem is not the tithe. The best next step is to get on a plan that brings your expenses in line with your income while still keeping God at the top of the priority list. God does not want you to borrow from your future to honor your obedience to Him today.
The tithe is about trusting God to know better than we do and to do more with what we bring to Him than we can imagine. Retaining control by designating a tithe is not fully trusting God to know better or that He will keep His promises. The opportunity to designate for specific purposes can come in the form of gifts and offerings above and beyond the tithe.
The mistake we make when it comes to tithing is focusing on dollar amounts instead of the role tithing plays in our hearts.
Giving is an overflow of the recognition of what Jesus did for us — saving us from our sin — and what He wants for us — an abundant life. When we allow Jesus to guide our giving decisions, we will always be generous to the church. The results just might surprise you.
Tithing is what we give to God first, and is the ten percent of our income. Offerings are anything above and beyond our tithe, and is what we can designate to go towards certain ministries.