Giving FAQs

Please make your check payable to “Christ Church”.

Please use the memo line to indicate if your contribution is going toward your pledge, or if you have a specific ministry in mind such as Lazarus, Music, West End Lazarus, Youth, etc. If you leave the memo line blank, we will put the contribution toward your pledge, or, if you have no pledge on file, toward the general operating budget.

Absolutely! We will gratefully accept these types of contributions. If your bank/broker/charitable fund will not be including your name and designated ministry in the materials with the check, please drop the Christ Church Accounting Office a note to let us know you’re making a contribution and where you want it to go.

Text “Give” to 703-457-8889 for a link. You can also download these simple instructions or watch our short video.

When you Text2Give, you’ll type a number and a keyword. For example, type “50 pledge20” to contribute $50 toward your pledge for 2020, or type “10 operating” to contribute $10 toward the operating budget. For a list of keywords, text “keywords” to 703-457-8889.

If you realize your mistake within 15 minutes, you can text “refund” to cancel your gift. If more time has elapsed, contact the Christ Church Accounting Office at 703-549-1450.

When you Text2Give, you are sending a text message to make a donation to support Christ Church. If your cell phone plan charges you to send text messages, then you may be charged for that message. When you donate via Text2Give, Christ Church does pay transaction fees; these fees are lower if you make your Text2Give donations by bank account rather than credit card.

Visit our giving page, where you’ll select a fund to give to, and an amount. You can select more than one fund, and you can also set up recurring giving by creating an account. Recurring giving is an easy way to send in your pledge each month. Watch our short video on online giving.

No, you can also use a bank account to give online. Once you select your fund and amount, you’ll be able to select “credit card” or “bank account”. If you prefer to use your bank account, simply enter your bank’s routing number, and your account number.

Yes! Any personal or financial information you enter is encrypted using SSL security – the same state-of-the-art security measures used by online retailers, banks, and other financial institutions.

No. We do recommend creating an account so you can access your giving history and save your payment information. Note that to set up a recurring gift, you will need to create an account.

There are no costs to you to donate online. When donations are made online, Christ Church pays fees to process that donation. On our giving form, we ask for a voluntary 3% addition to your donation to help us offset the costs of these fees. If you make your donation online via your bank account rather than your credit card, the fees Christ Church pays will be lower.

From your iOS or Android device, go to your app store and search “ShelbyNext”. Download the app called ShelbyNext Membership. Once you sign in, you’ll be able to access the church directory, as well as give through the app. Download simple instructions.

The username and password for the ShelbyNext App are the same as your username and password when you normally log into membership online to view the parish directory.

Click the “forgot password” link in the Shelby app. You will need to enter your username or email address. If you don’t remember what username or email address you used to sign up, send an email to the Membership Coordinator for assistance.

There are no costs to you to donate using the app. When donations are made through the app, Christ Church pays fees to process that donation. If you make your donation via your bank account rather than your credit card, the fees Christ Church pays will be lower.

A pledge is your way of letting Christ Church know your commitment to giving for the year. Pledging is a spiritual practice that comes from a place of gratitude. Each fall, we ask you to consider what kind of church you want to see, and to give to build that church. Make your pledge today.

You can use any of the four ways of giving to contribute toward your pledge over the year. Mail in a check, use Text2Give with the “pledge20” keyword, contribute through our online giving page (where you can easily set up automatic recurring giving), or give through the ShelbyNEXT app.

No. Christ Church is part of the Diocese of Virginia, but the largest source of income is through pledging.