Give

Giving is really important

but maybe not for the reasons you think

The Scriptures tell us to give. It’s an act of worship and compassion. It’s essential to our spiritual well-being and a God-ordained means for spreading the message and love of Jesus. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that giving isn’t really about our money. It’s about our hearts. Jesus wants your heart, and He knows that He can’t have your heart if you are controlled by money. Regular, intentional giving breaks the power of money in our lives and sets our hearts on God and His kingdom.

ways to give

We believe that giving is an act of worship and that giving should be done with a joyful heart (2 Corinthians 9:7) so, we have made it possible to give in many simple and convenient ways.

  • Nothing is simpler than using your smart phone to give. To make a secure donation, text GIVE to (833) 898-9020 and follow the prompts to give through your smartphone. From then on, you can give anytime you want simply by texting the gift amount to (833) 898-9020. Got questions? Check out the FAQ section below.

  • Online giving is a simple way to give through a secure giving platform. You can make a one-time gift or, if you prefer to set up a recurring gift, it takes just a couple minutes to create a giving profile. Simply click on the “Give Online” button below and follow the instructions on the screen. Check out the FAQ section below for more information about online giving.

  • Giving when the church gathers for corporate worship is an age-old practice that we still welcome today. We take up an offering on the 3rd Sunday of the month, if you'd like to plan for that, or simply drop your check or cash into one of the black boxes at the back of the Sanctuary. If you give cash and want your donation to be tax-deductible, please place it in one of the envelopes provided and include your name and contact information.

  • You probably already pay your bills through your bank’s online bill pay service. You can give to New Story in the same way. Simply set up New Story as a vendor, then you can make a one-time gift or set up recurring gifts that are sent directly to the church office: New Story, Attn: Finance, 110 Valley Park Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460.

  • The post office still delivers mail six days per week, so it’s a really easy way to give. Simply send your check (no cash please) to: New Story, Attn: Finance, 110 Valley Park Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460.

  • Many companies will match an employee’s gift to an approved 501(c)3 non-profit organization – like New Story Church. Some companies may initially push back about giving to a church, but by simply listing many of the ways New Story supports organizations in our community, such as Good Works, Orion Communities, and Good Samaritan Services, they will often agree to match your giving.

  • New Story Church accepts stock gifts through its brokerage account. For more information about how to do this, please email eamon@newstorychurch.life.

give online

New Story Church is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Your donations and offerings are tax-deductible. EIN: 23-2778407.

When you click on the button below, it will take you to Pushpay’s secure giving page for New Story Church. We have found this to be a more secure way of giving than embedding the form on our site.

FAQ’s about giving

New Story Church is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Your donations and offerings are tax-deductible. EIN: 23-2778407.

  • You can make checks out to "New Story Church" for tithes and offerings.

  • Credit cards are morally neutral. It’s how they’re used that can cross the line from good to bad. If you pay your entire credit card balance off each month when it’s due and using your credit card to give to New Story Church is the most convenient option for you, then we can support that. (Keep in mind, though, that credit cards cost New Story Church much more to process than other giving options, so, there may be other reasons to choose an alternative form of giving). The last thing we want to see, however, is someone go into debt in order to give to New Story Church. So, if you carry a balance on your credit card each month or you’ve just spent a long time to finally get out of debt, we would encourage you to give another way (see options above).

  • When giving online or through text-to-give, donations made with a credit or debit card cost approximately 2.5% of the donation amount. Donations made directly from your bank account (ACH) cost much less – approximately 0.75% of the donation amount.

    For example, a $250 credit card contribution costs New Story $6.12 but a $250 ACH contribution costs New Story only $1.97 – 1/3 as much. A bi-weekly $250 gift using a credit card will cost an extra $107.90 per year. Multiply that by a bunch of people giving by credit card and New Story is paying thousands of dollars more each year. These are real dollars that go to the credit card processor instead of to ministry.

    So, if you have a choice, please consider making your donation through your bank account so that more of your donation goes to the ministry of New Story. Or consider adding 2.5% or more to your gift to cover the cost of a credit/debit card donation.

  • Yes! We work with Pushpay, a vendor with Level 1 PCI compliant standards. That means your donations are stored with bank level security and all your information is transmitted via an encrypted HTTPS connection. Plus, no information is stored by New Story.

  • Don’t worry. It’s simple to reverse the donation. Just text EDIT to (833) 898-9020 and you’ll be walked through the process to change the amount. If you want to cancel the donation altogether, just text the word REFUND to (833) 898-9020. It’s that simple.

  • Besides its convenience, the great benefit to the text-to-give option is that it allows us to immediately respond to God’s prompting as an act of worship.