There are many ways to express your gratitude for God’s abundant gifts and offer financial support for Good Shepherd. Here are just a few:

Keep Good Shepherd Strong-Invest in our Future — Stewardship 2023:
Downloadable pledge card is forthcoming. Please check back.

Weekly worship offering envelopes:
If you wish to have weekly offering envelopes, please contact the Parish Administrator; envelopes can be printed for you throughout the year.

Electronic bill pay through your bank: Many parishioners enjoy the convenience of electronic bill payment arrangements with their personal banks for weekly or monthly offerings. You can set up this Bill Pay feature with your own bank through their online banking service.

The GivePlus mobile app: We use Vanco Payment Services to enable you to make automatic contributions. GivePlus is Vanco’s app that makes it even easier to give on a recurring basis, or just one time. You can download it from Apple’s App Store or Google Play. It’s easy to find our church on GivePlus using the “Find Churches Near Me” feature or just typing in the church’s name. Here’s how it works as well as an FAQ.

Simply Giving, our electronic giving program:
If you are looking to simplify your giving, this program was researched and adopted by your Vestry to provide an easy, safe, and secure way to give regularly and support the mission of Good Shepherd. You can set up a recurring giving schedule or make one-time contributions. The Simply Giving program is operated by Vanco Payment Services. For additional information or to sign up, please contact the Parish Administrator or George Funk, assistant treasurer. The form is available here; you may fill it out on your computer and then print it, or print the form and fill it out by hand: Simply_Giving Program Authorization.

Mail:
For special occasions, memorials, and periodic donations, checks payable to The Church of the Good Shepherd may be offered in the plate at worship services or mailed to 315 Highland Terrace, Pitman, NJ 08071.

General and designated giving:
Gifts with no specific designation go into the General Fund and are used where they are most needed. Good Shepherd also accepts gifts for any purpose designated by the donor. Some of the funds already established include the following:

• Nancy Wasilnak Scholarship Fund for our college scholars
• Altar Flower Fund for weekly and Holy Day services
• Families-In-Need Fund to be used at the discretion of the Rector
• Capital Improvement Fund for projects on the property, both church and rectory
• Memorials in the name of someone you love
• Dubell Endowment Fund for building a strong foundation and to support future growth of Good Shepherd
• Squirrels’ Nest Reserve to replace big things that break or wear out

Dubell Endowment Fund planned giving:
Contributions to Good Shepherd may be made through estate or financial planning in several ways:

• A bequest in a will
• Outright gifts of special assets such as real estate, stock, life insurance, or retirement accounts
• A Life Income Gift such as a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust that will provide income for yourself or a beneficiary as well as support our endowment fund

To learn more about the Dubell Endowment Fund planned giving program, contact the Parish Administrator.

Community Partnerships:
Local businesses in Pitman may partner with Good Shepherd. These restaurants donate 10% of parishioner’s tabs to the Church:

• Please check back for updates

Remember to identify yourself as a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd and ask your server to put your total in their book for our church.