Harvey First Lutheran has 4 Easy ways to help support our Missions at First Lutheran Church.
1. Use this QR code to schedule when and what amount you wish to give from your personal bank account, credit card or debit card. You can change the amount or schedule at any time from your phone using the myVanco.com Mobil App. 2. Send a Check or Drop off at Church First Lutheran Church 1520 Advent St. Harvey, ND 58341 3. Text 2 Give Instructions: Use Text To Give – Send text to 833-376-1678 with dollar amount in the text message field (1 = $1.00; 50 = $50; etc.). First timers will receive a link to tap on & register your contact and payment information.
4. Give Electronically through your bank. Call Karla at 701-324-2548 and she can get you set up. We hope you enjoy these new way to share your generosity, and we thank you for helping our Missions at Harvey First Lutheran. flocknote
Text HFLC to 84576 to stay connected with First Lutheran Church. Breakdown of where First Lutheran’s Benevolences go each month. Benevolences total 5% of the monthly offerings.
Western ND Synod - 3.85% Western ND Synod (Seeds of Faith) - .10% Metigoshe Ministries - .80% Global Missions (Willie Langdji) - .25% |
If you’re thinking of making a special financial gift to First Lutheran of Harvey, please consider any of the following opportunities:
· Special Assessment Fund – our special assessment to fully pay the city is $7,063.15 · Fuel Fund – our current balance is $2,210.95 · Building Fund – contributions will be used for future purchases or replacements to equipment at FLC (such as air conditioning, furnace, parking lot, shingles, windows, flooring, dishwasher, freezer, refrigerator, piano, organ, lighting, sound system, computers, elevator, etc.). · Endowment Fund – Interest is used for special projects. Our current balance is $44,349.61. Thank you for your support & Merry Christmas from the Stewardship Mission Team LIVING GENEROUSLY
“Treasures” The Book of Genesis tells us of the night when the Lord brought Abraham outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And Abraham believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. So, the people of God are like stars, each one precious, each one unique. The Book of Daniel tells of a time to come. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever (Daniel 12:3). So, the people of God will be like stars, each one precious, each one unique. What kind of star are you? Jesus said it straight up: “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth…” (Matthew 6:19). So, what part of this do we not understand? It is as plain as the nose on your face: Do not lay up for yourself treasures on earth! Why is this so hard to do? Two reasons. ONE, Jesus’ teaching runs contrary to the world in which we live. All of our lives, we have been taught to make and save and invest and accumulate as much as we can. It is the American way. “The one with the most toys wins.” And TWO, we are afraid that if we do not lay up for ourselves treasures on earth, we will run short. We will not have enough to get by. “Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break though and steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” How do we lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven? The answer is simple – we learn the art of giving. The only treasures that we get to keep are those that we give away. When we give with a generous spirit, and when we receive nothing in return, then our gifts become lasting assets – treasures in heaven – that can never be taken from us. (Adapted from an article written by Pastor Shirley Teske for the Western Whirlwind, a publication of the Women of the Western North Dakota Synod) |