Giving to the work of the Church and beyond
We continue to thank God for your generosity, his people, in making our ministry possible. We do not receive any government or diocesan support, and we are, therefore, responsible for funding our ministry endeavours from our members. We do not take your generosity for granted, and we give thanks to you regularly.
There are many ways to give to Northlight
NorthLight's Mission Partners
As a church we have committed to supporting a number of ministries outside of NorthLight. Each year we aim to give more to these ministries (details are in the weekly church email) at a rate greater than the growth of our own budget. That is, we are trying to be increasingly generous ahead of our own needs. Nevertheless, you are encouraged to add extra and direct support of our mission partners through their host organisations.
Designated mission partner support
Most of our mission partners can be financially supported by giving directly to them, and for some of them, you can receive tax deductibility if you do so. However, we also support our partners from church funds, and you can, therefore, direct your giving through NorthLight.
The offertory envelopes provide a simple means of designating a specific mission partner to whom your gifts should be directed. If you use the envelopes, simply write the name of the mission partner on the “Beyond the parish” side of the envelope and money will be directed to that partner. Please note, however, that we only accept gifts for our formal mission partners; if you wish to support another mission, we ask that you make your arrangements for this.
If you wish to use direct giving into the Westpac account, you can also designate that your gift is used to support a mission partner. The reference details for each transaction should be very clear to ensure your gift goes to where it is intended.
Undesignated mission support
You may also choose to support our mission partners more generally, rather than directing your gift to a specific organisation or individual. The same three methods as outlined above can be used; however, you should just indicate “Mission”.
Mission support from North Light offertories
NorthLight sets aside a specific amount each year from general offertories for support of mission partners; in 2024, this is $97,000. Our policy is to increase this amount each year by a percentage greater than our offertory increase. This is in addition to any gifts given specifically for mission.
- Any gifts designated explicitly for them
- a specified fraction of the amount allocated from general offertories
- The same specified fraction of undesignated mission gifts is received.
- $1,000 from designated gifts
- $100 from undesignated gifts
- $5,000 from general offertories