THE MINISTRY OF GIFT PLANNING

"IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH."  Genesis1:1

This simple statement at the beginning of the Bible establishes once and for all the immutable relationship between ourselves and the world around us. All that

we are, all that we have, comes from God and will one day return to God.

Jesus often talked about our relationship to the "things" we possess.

In Luke 12:13-21 Jesus is asked about dividing a family inheritance. He

replies with a story. A rich man decides to build new barns to hold his bumper crop, then to "eat, drink, and be merry."  However, "God said to him, ?Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

We are stewards of God's bounty. Caretakers. For a brief period we are given time, energy, and resources.What we do with these gifts ultimately defines the character of our life and the depth of our spiritual understanding.

Gift Planning is one expression of the wise use of the personal resources God has entrusted to us. Understanding gift planning and making it available through your church is both a ministry to the donor (giving the donor a means of thoughtfully transferring resources to the next generation), and to the church (helping the church to gather the resources necessary for its mission and ministry).

For more information click one of the links below or speak to the Rector about your desire to plan a gift for the ministry of Holy Nativity.

Ministry of Planned Giving

Making a Planned Gift