During each of our worship services we take time to receive an offering. You can give during this time by placing your donation, whether cash or check, in the offering plate. We also offer several other ways to give:

Online: Giving online is the most cost effective and efficient way to give to GEBC. You can give via credit card or from your bank account (Auto-withdrawal). More and more individuals and families are choosing to give electronically. This free and convenient service simplifies the giving process, and allows you to give 24/7. It’s easy to start, change, or stop and you can easily track your giving and get giving statements right online. If you are interested in giving any one-time or re-occurring gifts online, click here.

Mobile via the ChurchLife App: GEBC’s ChurchLife App allows members and regular attenders access to the church directory, calendar and other features. You can also use the app to make donations to the church via this app. Simply download the app to your smart phone or tablet and you’re all set. If you have question or need login information contact Marsha Larkins, the church Business Administrator, at mlarkins@gebible.org or 630-984-5960. (Giving App or Member Login & Church Life App FAQs)

Cash or Check: Make checks payable to “Glen Ellyn Bible Church.” If you would like your cash gifts to be reflected on your giving statement, use an offering envelope and be sure to write your name and address clearly. You can donate cash or check during our morning worship services or by mailing it directly to the church: 501 Hillside Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.

Giving Envelopes: For those interested, the church provides dated giving envelopes to help remind you to give and encourage consistency. If you would like to sign up to receive giving envelopes, please contact Marsha Larkins, the church Business Administrator, at mlarkins@gebible.org or 630-984-5960.

Stock Gifts: Our church welcomes donations of stocks and mutual funds, there are many tax benefits available to donors by doing this. Click here to download the instructions for making a stock gift. Please notify Marsha Larkins, the church Business Administrator, at mlarkins@gebible.org or 630-984-5960 and she can finish processing your donation with our broker.

Matching Gifts: Many companies allow their employees to make donations to charitable organizations through payroll deductions, and they often match the gift dollar for dollar. Ask your company’s Human Resources, Matching Gift, or Payroll department if the company has a matching gift program.

Personal Property (Gifts-in-kind): It is common of churches and other organizations to receive donations of automobiles, equipment, office supplies, books, and more. We gratefully accept gifts-in-kind that we can truly use. Gifts-in-kind can be a little more complicated due to I.R.S. regulations, but we will be happy to help you with the process. Please contact John Vandervelde, GEBC’s Executive Pastor (at jvandervelde@gebible.org or 630-984-5760), to discuss any possible gift-in-kind donations. We will then determine if and how we can use the items and if you need assistance in having the items picked up or if you’ll drop them off yourself. The church will provide a letter stating the nature of the gift but it is the donor’s responsibility to assess and document the value of the gift for tax purposes. Gifts-in-kind are not included on your statement from the church.

Wills and Estate Giving: A charitable gift can be given to the church through your will or other estate plans and these gifts benefit our church in wonderful ways. This type of gift can also be helpful to appropriately avoid estate taxes. If you choose to include the church in your will or estate plan, please let your attorney know the church’s name and address (Glen Ellyn Bible Church, 501 Hillside Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137). If you have already included the church in your will, please let us know so that we can say “thank you”, you can contact John Vandervelde, GEBC’s Executive Pastor (jvandervelde@gebible.org or 630-984-5760), to inform the church.

Like many churches and non-profit organizations, Glen Ellyn Bible Church has several accounts set up to fund different portions of our ministry. Donors can select the fund/s to which they give. The following is a list of designated giving funds of the church:

Budget Fund: This is the main fund of the church and is where the vast majority of donations go. This account funds all the main operations of the church; it’s programs, ministries, personnel, and administration.

Engage 2020 Campaign Fund:  This fund was established to our $3,360,000 capital campaign called Engage 2020.  Monies given to this fund will be used to improve and expand our building as well as further fund compassion ministry efforts.

Caregiving Center Fund: Monies designated to the Caregiving Center Fund are used to fund the activities of our Caregiving Center. You can find out more about the Caregiving Center by clicking here.

Benevolence Fund: Glen Ellyn Bible Church regularly receives requests for help from people inside and outside of the church. Funds from this account are used to do things like purchase groceries or clothing, to help people pay a high heating bill in the winter, or repair their car so they can get to and from work.

Orphan Care Fund: This fund has two purposes. First to help GEBC families adopt children by removing some of the financial burden of adoption. Secondly, to support organizations who are caring for orphaned children.

Freedom Fund: Monies from this fund are used to support local and global initiatives to help those held against their will as slaves. The primary recipient of these funds is the International Justice Mission (IJM). We help fund their efforts in the Dominican Republic where they are work to free and care for women and children caught in sex-trafficking.

We desire for donors to feel not only comfortable in their giving but also confident their donations are being stewarded well. GEBC operates from it’s Budget Fund and has an annual budget that is created by the staff and elders and approved by the membership at the annual business meeting each November. Staff and Elders receive monthly updates on the Budget Fund, and quarterly updates on other funds. All financial systems are audited annually.

General Fund / Budget Fund:

2017 Budget = $1,690,000 Total Received = $892,947

YTD Budget = $985,833 YTD Total Received = $892,947

$92,886 behind budget as of July 31, 2017

Engage 2020 Fund: 

Goal:  $3,360,000

YTD Gifts & Pledges Received: $2,786,444

Orphan Care Fund:

YTD Received = $4,571

YTD Disbursements = $3,849 (disbursements done quarterly)

YTD Funds available for adoption assistance = $8,181

Benevolence Fund:

YTD Received = $6,793

YTD Disbursements = $7,740

Balance = $10,930

Caregiving Center Fund:

YTD Received = $17,081

YTD Disbursements = $23,602

Balance = $119,195