No, I’m not just praising Lifeway as being generous.
Rather, this information from Lifeway’s Lifeway Generosity unit about free setups for online giving as a COVID-19 response and help for the church. Follow the tweet to get the info.
Multiple threads in this tweet.
Pastors & Churches trying to figure out online giving…@LifeWay has just offered their online giving services w/no setup or monthly fees! Check info below! ???? Thanks @BenMandrell for helping churches & church plants!https://t.co/VEkmAxvp7m
— Doug Hixson (@doughixson) March 18, 2020
Praying for you all as you sort through the COVID-19 stuff.
So the credit card fees come off the top if someone gives 100.00 then the church would receive the full amount or a portion based on the fees? Just want to understand the process before committing.
My church doesn’t use this service, but I know how ours works: if you go in and tell it you want to give $100, our system offers to raise your gift to $102.47 (or whatever it is exactly) so that the church gets the $100. You actually get the IRS credit for the $102.47, the church gets the $100.
If you just give $100 straight up, then the transaction fees will be deducted and the church gets $97.53.
Fees are slightly different among providers, and a better answer can be had from the LifewayGenerosity folks.
(And, honestly, if we didn’t already have a provider, we would use Lifeway here. They do great work.)