Giving has never been easier—whether you want to give just once, or schedule regular transactions. With E-Giving, you'll never be behind on your pledge again!

Just click on the button above to launch the very secure, very easy to use e-giving application provided through Cokesbury. E-Giving is a convenient, electronic alternative for giving your tithes and offerings. It eliminates using cash or writing checks, and it ensures that you're tithes and offerings are given consistently.

You can use your debit or credit card, or sign up for automatic withdrawals from your checking or savings account. And with our new monthly envelope service, you will even have something to drop in the offering plate! Just check the "Contributed through E-Giving" box on the offering envelope. See, we've thought of everything for you!

Not convinced yet? Please click on the blue bars below and browse through our Benefits and FAQs pages, then come back here to set up an account!

How does e-Giving benefit me?

Electronic giving provides our members and attendees with a state-of-the-art funds transfer system that offers:

• Safe, efficient, and accurate processing of your regular tithes and offerings
• The ability to schedule recurring transactions or give on a one-time basis to a variety of giving funds
• Printable receipts that document your electronic gifts to our church
• A reliable method of meeting your stewardship responsibilities

How does e-Giving benefit the church?

When you sign up for automatic, recurring transactions, it benefits our church by:

• Stabilizing cash flow from month to month
• Achieving more consistent giving, even when families are absent from worship
• Reduces the time it takes for our financial team to count and process offerings each Sunday

Our e-Giving systems also provides options for remote giving by guests, donors, and friends of the church.

What are the costs?

This service doesn't cost you, thegiver,anything—and the costs to the church are minimal.  

To set up your e-Giving profile, simply click the button and get started!

Q - What is e-giving?

A - E-giving is short for electronic giving. It is an automatic transfer program which allows you to make contributions without writing checks.

Q -  What is the advantage of e-giving?

A - It saves time! It saves work! It simplifies your life! You also help Middlebrook Pike UMC stabilize its budget and save dollars.

Q - How is my electronic contribution
automatically deducted from my account?

A - You may log onto the MPUMC e-giving site, and give via credit or debit card, or read the agreement and check the box for ACH transactions to make donations via checking or savings account at the site. Once you authorize the transfer, your specified contributions can be taken out one time, or on a regular basis as you choose. The contribution is transferred directly from your checking or savings account to MPUMC's account.

Q - When will my contribution be deducted from my account?

A – Within 24 hours for credit and debit card transactions; 72 hours for ACH (direct withdrawals form checking or savings accounts). If you choose to automatically give on a regular basis, you can designate when the donation should be processed.

Q- Can I put amounts in different funds and special offerings, and
have them all withdrawn from my account at different frequencies?

A- You can set up to contribute to different funds at different frequencies; HOWEVER, you will have to do each one separately. There is no way right now to split a single transaction into different amounts and frequencies. When you have completed giving to one fund for a certain frequency, simply go back in to complete another. You will receive separate receipts for each.

Q- What do I use when I do my taxes?
Will I get a statement of everything I gave online?

A- You will receive a summary statement of your contributions to MPUMC once a quarter included with the next month's offering envelopes. At any time, you may also log in to your e-giving account and print out a statement of all transactions that were made online. You can designate the time period for this report. This print out can be used for tax purposes.

Q- Can I look up all my donations online,
even those that I gave while at church?

A- No. The only transactions you can view online are the ones that were made online through the e-giving system. Please contact the MPUMC office for complete donation information.

Q- Can anyone who works at the church see my account number?

A- No. No one at the church has access to your account/credit/debit card numbers. Only a couple employees at the e-giving service have access to this info.

Q- What do I do if I forget my username or password?

A- If you forget your password, click on the “forgot password” link. You can then enter your username, and your password will be emailed to the email address with which you registered.

If you have forgotten your username, click on the "forgot username" link. This will bring up an email message that goes straight to your organization. Let them know you have forgotten your username, and give them information with which to identify you with. You will receive an emailed message back with your username, or, a request for more information in order to verify your identity. Please allow 2 business days for username retrieval. You may also email E-Giving at e-giving@envelopeservice.com.

Q – If I do not write checks, how do I keep my checkbook balance straight?

A – You may either make a notation in your check register at the time of the transaction, or you can make the notation at the time that an email is sent to you acknowledging your contribution. If you choose to contribute at regular automatic intervals, you can easily make the notations for the the entire length of time that you are contributing all at once.

Q- What can I put into the collection basket when it comes around to me?

A- There are two alternatives. First, the offering envelopes mailed to you each month have a box on the front that says "Contributed through E-Giving." Just check that box and place your offering envelope in the collection plate/basket when it is passed to you.

Or, you may print out your acknowledgement page or the email that you receive when your transaction is processed through the e-giving system. You will see that the information is inside an envelope shape…this is to make it easy for you to cut it out and put it in the collection plate.

Q – Without a cancelled check, how can I prove I made my contribution?

A – You have the option of printing or saving either the payment acknowledgement page, or the emailed acknowledgements. In addition, your credit card or bank statement shows an itemized list of electronic transfers. Your organization also has proof of your donation. Any of these can prove your contribution.

Q – Is electronic giving risky?

A – Electronic giving is less risky than check contribution. It cannot be lost, stolen, or destroyed in the mail. You may choose in your profile to turn off account number save. With this option, you will have to enter your account number each time a transaction is made, but it will never automatically show on the page.

Q – What if I change bank accounts, or get a new credit or debit card?

A – Simply update the information saved at the e-giving site under the “member profile”. If you have set up recurring transactions and you do not update your account information, you may be deactivated until you update your info. This is to prevent your account from being declined over and over.

Q – How much does electronic giving cost?

A – It costs you nothing and saves you time. MPUMC pays nominal transaction fees…the lowest available. Credit and debit cards cost the organization more than savings or checking account transfers. Because of this, you may want to choose to give using automatic bank withdrawals to save additional costs for our church.

Q – What if I try it and don’t like it?

A – You can cancel your automatic deductions anytime via the e-giving website.

Q – What if I only want to give on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis?

A – You can choose these frequencies on your own when completing your egiving info on the site. You also have the option to have your automatic deductions run for only a certain period of time if you attend more than one organization through the year.

Q- The computer won’t let me make my donation by using my bank account…the only option is for credit or debit cards.

A- Go back to the main menu, and choose “View the Authorization Agreement”. Read the agreement and check the box to agree. Once that is done, you will have access to the bank ACH donation area. You may need to log out and log back in for this to take effect. Your bank may also have limited the ways you can donate.

Q- I can’t make a contribution with a credit/debit card.

A- Your bank may have limited the ways you can donate. Not only do they have the option to allow credit/debit and/or savings checking accounts, they also choose which credit/debit cards are usable.

E-Giving is designed to enable you to fill out your offering envelope on-line and transfer funds electronically from your bank to the church. This method of giving will provide the same confidentiality that you are accustomed to while offering the convenience of online purchasing and bill payment programs.

If you would like to participate in E-Giving, click here to launch the application and then follow the instructions below to set up your account.

Instructions for E-Giving

Note: To use E-Giving, you will need to have cookies and scripts enabled on your browser. Refer to your browser’s help documents for more information about these features.

Page 1 – E-Giving Login

• First-time users will need to sign up.
• Click on the words in red, “Not signed up yet? Sign up here!”

Page 2 – Member Sign-up

• Complete the member profile form and create your user name and
  password. (Passwords are case sensitive. Please remember your password.)
• After completing this page, submit your profile by clicking the
  submit button.

Page 3 – Account Created

• This page lets you know that your account was successfully
  created.
• To proceed with your e-giving registration, follow the link by clicking on the words in blue, “go to the login page.”

Page 4 – E-Giving Login

• You are now back on the login page. Using the username and
  password that you just created, please login.

Page 5 – Main Menu

• You must now choose your method of payment. You may choose
  to make a transaction from your bank account or from a
  debit/credit card. Please read the instructions in red.
• We ask as many of you as possible to use the bank transaction
  option. It will save the church money on credit card processing
  fees. If you choose this option, you must first read and accept the
  electronic authorization agreement. This is a one-time process. To
  do this you will need to click on the “View the Authorization
  Agreement” link in blue.
• If you choose to make a debit/credit card transaction, follow the
  link in blue – “Go To My Organization’s E-Giving Donation Page.”

Page 6 – Authorization Agreement

• Please review the agreement. At the bottom of the page, click the box to say that you have read the agreement and then click the
  agree button to proceed.
• The Authorization Agreement page will reappear. Go to the
  bottom of the page and click the link in blue, “Return to the main
  menu,” to continue with your transaction.

Page 7 – Main Menu

• To continue with your transaction, click the link in blue, “Go To
  My Organization’s Donation Page.”

Page 8 – Make a Donation – Step 1

• Here you will see a list of the various funds to which you may give. Just fill in the donation amounts as you would on your regular offering envelope.
• If the fund to which you would like to give is not shown, use the "Other" box at the bottom of the list of "Special Giving Opportunities" and then fill in the name of the mission or ministry to which you are donating.
• The section at the bottom of this page allows you to choose when
  you would like your transaction to occur. Choose the method you
  prefer and click the continue button to proceed.

Page 9 – Make a Donation – Step 2

• Here you will see a confirmation of your donation. If your
  donation is correct, click yes to continue. You may also click no
  and make changes or cancel your donation.

Page 10 – Make a Donation – Step 3

• If you chose to make your donation at a later date, this page will
  appear to allow you to choose the date for your transaction.
• Select a date for your transaction and then click continue to
  proceed.

Page 11 – Make a Donation – Step 4 – Payment Information

• Select a method of payment for your donation (debit/credit card or
  bank account).
• Provide the appropriate information for the type of payment you
  chose.
• Click continue.

Page 12 – Make a Donation – Final Step

• Here you will see a summary of your donation. After reviewing
  the information to make sure it is correct, click the “I Authorize
  This Transaction” button to complete your donation.
• Note – Do not click this button more than once or your
  account may be charged more than once.
• Do not press the BACK button to make a change.
  If you need to make a change, cancel the transaction
  and start over.

Page 13 – Thank You

• Congratulations. Your transaction is complete. You will see a
  confirmation number and you may print this page for your
  records.
• You may now logout, continue with another transaction, or review
  your profile and make changes as needed.