We have an electronic option for making regular offerings to Evangelical UCC. This electronic giving program, known as Automated Clearing House (ACH) Giving, offers convenience for you and much-needed donation consistency for our congregation. Contributions are debited automatically from your checking or savings account on a weekly or monthly basis. If you are currently giving on a weekly basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks a year or prepare 52 envelopes. And, when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending services, this allows your weekly or monthly offerings to continue on an uninterrupted basis.

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Frequently Asked Questions about ACH Giving

Q. What are the major advantages of electronic giving by ACH?
A. ACH is all about convenience for you and consistency for the church. Electronic giving eliminates frequent check writing and helps members stay on track with pledges even when they are unable to attend services. The church in turn benefits from much-needed donation consistency and a reduction in the volume of check and cash contributions that must be handled and manually processed in the church office.

Q. How does ACH Giving work?
A. Contributions are transferred automatically from your checking or savings account to the church’s bank account.

Q. How are my automatic contributions deducted and transferred?
A. Contributions are transferred through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network—the same network already used by families to make mortgage and utility payments or to receive payroll earnings and Social Security income. This process also goes by other names including Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), automatic payment, or simply, ACH.

Q. When will my contribution be debited from my account?
A. For weekly contributions, a debit to your account will occur each week on Fridays (If Friday is a legal holiday, the debit will be processed on Thursday).

Q. How will I keep track of contributions in my check register?
A. Since your contribution is made at a pre-established time, you simply record it in your check register on the appropriate date. Electronic contributions will appear on your bank statement.

Q. What can I use to prove I made a contribution?
A. The church will continue to mail contribution statements on a regular basis.  Your electronic payments will be included on the statements. In addition, your bank statement will show an itemized list of electronic transactions that can be used as proof of your contributions.

Q. What if I try electronic giving by ACH and don’t like it?
A. Your authorization to EvUCC will be valid until you change or terminate it.  We would encourage you to make changes to your authorization only in November or May of each year.  However, you may cancel your authorization at any time by giving a 30-day written notice to the church office.

Q. How can I sign up for electronic giving by ACH?
A. Click here to download a form.  Simply print the form, add the required information, attach a voided check or deposit slip for your account, and mail or bring the completed form to the church office.  Alternatively, you could put it in a sealed envelope marked "ACH" and place it in the weekly collection plate.

If you have further questions regarding ACH, please contact our Bookkeeper, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , at the church office, or our Treasurer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .