Tithes & offerings · दशमांश
How this church is funded.
By the people who gather here. Tithes and offerings are received during the Sunday service, and that is what pays for everything you see. Visitors are not expected to give, and nobody is watching who does.
“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion.”
2 Corinthians 9:7
Three plain facts
- Giving happens in the service. An offering is received on a Sunday. Members give what they have decided to give. That is the whole system.
- Everything goes into one account, in the church's name. There is no personal fund. No pastor takes money for prayer, and we never charge for anything.
- Questions are welcome. Members who want to see how the money is used can ask the church office, and we will walk you through it.
Not money: things the church can use.
If you have one of these, or can get one, the office would rather hear from you than buy it. Message with what it is and we will arrange a Sunday to bring it.
- Bibles and books
Hindi, Punjabi and English Bibles, and Christian books for the study groups and LOWC Sunday School.
I can give this → - Chairs
Stackable chairs for the Zirakpur hall, which fills on a Sunday.
I can give this → - Sound and video gear
Microphones, cables, a camera or a phone stand for the livestream.
I can give this → - Children’s supplies
Paper, colours, mats, and anything a Sunday programme for children uses up.
I can give this → - Food for Sunday lunch
Rice, dal, atta, oil, or a cooked dish on the day.
I can give this → - Your skills
Electrical, plumbing, painting, printing, design, accounts. Half an afternoon is a real gift.
I can give this →
The best thing you can give is a Sunday.
Come, sit, listen. That costs nothing and it is the thing we actually want.