We give because He first gave.
Everything we give is a response to a Savior who gave everything. Your generosity helps make a way for people in Warrington and around the world to fully follow Jesus.
Ways to Give
Online, in person, or with appreciated assets. Pick whatever is simplest for you.
Recurring
Set it up once, and giving happens first and automatically, before the month gets loud.
One-Time Gift
Give a single gift online. It takes about a minute.
Check by mail
THEOS Church
901 Wayne Ave, Pensacola, FL, 33507
Stocks, bonds & mutual funds
Give appreciated stock directly. It can mean a bigger gift and a smaller tax bill than selling first.
Cryptocurrency
Give appreciated stock directly. It can mean a bigger gift and a smaller tax bill than selling first.
In person on Sunday
Tap your phone to the disk at your seat, or use an offering envelope.
WHY WE GIVE
Giving doesn't make you a follower of Jesus. But following Jesus will make you a giver.
Jesus talked about money again and again. He wasn't fundraising. He was fighting for hearts. Here's the short version of what we believe.
God gave first. Everything we give is a response to a Savior who gave everything.
Money isn't harmless. Jesus called it a rival master, and Paul called greed an idol.
Giving is gain. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35
You can start today, wherever you are. And then you can grow.
WHERE DOES IT GO
How we use every dollar
Outreach & Missions
10¢
The first ten cents of every dollar. It goes out the door to reach people beyond our walls, locally and around the world.
Staff & pastoral care
30¢
The pastors and team who lead Sundays, THEOS Kids, groups, and care, and who carry the week in between.
Facilities
30¢
Caring for our campus and improvements that keep our spaces safe, welcoming, and ready for ministry.
Operations
20¢
Everything behind the scenes: software, insurance, accounting, and the everyday costs of ministry.
Savings
10¢
Preparing for future opportunities. Building reserves for unexpected needs, and the long-term health.
Where the first 10¢ goes
LOCAL
Warrington & Pensacola, FL
Meeting practical needs, supporting local schools, and helping our neighbors experience the love of Jesus.
NATIONAL
Planting Churches
THEOS Church exists because other churches believed in us and gave before we ever launched. We want to do the same for others.
GLOBAL
Missions around the world
Helping people overcome addiction, feeding families, responding to disasters, and sharing the gospel around the world.
NEXT GENERATION
THEOS College of Ministry
Investing in and raising up future leaders who will shape generations by building thriving churches and bringing the hope of Jesus to communities.
HOW WE BUDGET
We budget on 80% of last year's giving.
The other 20% goes into reserves. We never plan to spend money we haven't already received, so a slow month never becomes a crisis. Paul put his handling of a gift in writing for anyone to read, and we hold ourselves to that standard. Every dollar you give is handled carefully and treated as sacred, because it is.
Board-approved.
A board of directors approves our budget and oversees our finances.
Outside accountant.
An outside accounting firm reviews our expenses, giving our leadership a clear record of where every dollar goes.
Open books.
If you ever want to know where the money goes,
ask. We'll show you.
Accounting@theoschurch.co
YOUR NEXT STEPS
Decide today.
Good intentions aren't generosity. A decision you act on is. Find where you are, then take one step towards generosity.
01 - WHERE I AM
I haven't given yet.
Next step: give something.
No shame here. Decide on an amount this week and give it. The first gift is the hardest and the most important, because it settles who's in charge.
02 - WHERE I AM
I give sometimes.
Next step: make it regular.
Set it up to happen first and automatically, so it's decided before the month gets loud.
03 - WHERE I AM
I give consistently.
Next step: make it a percentage.
A fixed amount quietly shrinks as life grows. A percentage grows as God provides. If you want a benchmark, a tenth is a time-tested one.
04 - WHERE I AM
I already tithe.
Next step: grow.
Grow a percentage point this year, give sacrificially to something beyond your regular giving, or ask God for a bigger assignment.
THE DECISION
Three questions worth sitting with.
Then decide something, and set it up while it's still a decision and not a feeling. Jesus said your heart follows your treasure. Put your treasure in the kingdom, and watch your heart go there too: toward Jesus, toward His church, and toward the people who don't know Him yet.
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” MATTHEW 6:21
FIND YOUR PERCENTAGE
What does a percentage look like for you?
Nothing you type here is saved or sent anywhere.
10% OF YOUR INCOME
about $115 a week
A tenth is a time-tested benchmark, not a rule. “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give.” 2 Corinthians 9:7
Set Up Recurring GivingQuestions about giving
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If it's your first time, no. Please feel no pressure. Just watch what God does here. But don't stay “new” forever. Generosity isn't optional for a follower of Jesus; it's part of following Him. And in the New Testament, giving normally started with your local church: the people who fed you spiritually, cared for you, and sent the gospel out together. So once THEOS Church is your church, this is the natural place for your giving to start. Start somewhere. Start small if you need to. Then grow.
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We believe a tenth is a wise benchmark: a real, felt step that is easy to build on. Many of us use it as a baseline and grow from there. Freedom from the Law is never freedom from generosity. Grace doesn't lower the standard. It changes the motive.
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Two things are true, and you need both. God will never ask you to neglect the people who depend on you (1 Timothy 5:8), and a gift is measured by willingness and means, not by its size (2 Corinthians 8:12; Mark 12:41–44). So give something; small is not nothing. Put it at the front of your budget instead of the end. And if money feels chaotic, following Jesus includes getting it in order. We'd love to help you build a budget. Ask us.
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A board of directors approves our budget and oversees our finances, and our books are reviewed by an outside accountant. We budget on 80% of last year's giving and keep the rest in reserves. If you ever want to know where the money goes, ask. We'll show you. Accounting@theoschurch.co
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Yes. THEOS Church is a church, and gifts to it are tax-deductible to the full extent the law allows. We send year-end giving statements every January, and you can see your giving history anytime by signing in our giving portable.
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Use the Give Stock or Give Crypto buttons above. The transfer takes a few minutes, and the gift goes straight to the church. Giving an appreciated asset directly, instead of selling it first, can mean a larger gift and a lower tax bill. Talk to your tax advisor about your situation.
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On Legacy Sundays, our whole church gives above and beyond regular giving to fund what's beyond our weekly budget. Legacy giving runs in five lanes: local missions, national missions, global missions, THEOS building projects, and THEOS College of Ministry. Building projects include future expansions, so we can serve more neighborhoods in the name of Jesus.
A THEOLOGY OF GIVING & GENEROSITY
Rich toward God.
What Jesus and the New Testament teach about money, generosity, and the kind of life that lasts. A resource from THEOS Church, with honest answers to the questions people actually ask.
- Before you give anything, God gave everything.
- You cannot serve both.
- As a Christian, do I have to tithe?
- Seven marks of New Testament generosity.
- What God actually promises givers.
- “I'll give when things settle down.”
- A world following Jesus.
- Decide today.
