Each year, Church at the Crossing receives a Year End Offering that goes towards a specific project or need. In 2023, the Year End Offering helped to create a safe and welcoming outdoor space for kids and families to connect on campus and also to support children in Bangladesh. Last year's offering helped to create a vibrant, fun space for our youth to connect through community and outdoor play, now called The Porch. God continues to bless your generous giving with more & more opportunities for us to become the hands and feet of Jesus in our community and around the world. This year, the Year End Offering will help to expand our reach with the gospel both locally and globally.
2025: Expanding Our Reach
GLOBALLY
The first portion of the Year End Offering (YEO) will support the expansion of the Crossing International School in Bangladesh to accommodate more students. In 2020, Church at the Crossing sent a team to construct new classrooms for the school in Lalmonirhat. Over five years later, the school has outgrown that space and adding more classrooms will enable the school to accept more students waiting to enroll. Church at the Crossing has committed to fund a substantial part of the construction and send a team from the church in early 2026 to complete the construction.
LOCALLY
Funding from the YEO will also revitalize physical spaces on our campus that welcome a high number of new guests on a weekly basis. For example, updating the main sanctuary lobby* to be more inviting, welcoming, and guest-friendly. This project may also include investing in The Haverstick. From Celebrate Recovery on Tuesdays, to Thursday night service, to the Youth ministry on Sundays, The Haverstick is home to three weekly worship services where lives are being changed, addictions healed, and the next generation is being discipled.
*Images below depicting the updated lobby are merely renderings and details are subject to change when the project begins.
In addition to a welcoming physical space, online streaming is the new front door - a digital entry - for someone seeking to find Jesus and grow in a church community. First-time guests are typically familiar with our church and ministry before ever setting foot on our campus because they have already accessed our church online and watched live stream worship services. If funds permit, this YEO we will invest in our digital technology to provide a relevant online experience to welcome new guests to our church.
FAQs:
- How can I give to the Year End Offering? Checks made out to Church at the Crossing should designate Year End Offering in the memo, and Year End Offering is listed as an option on the giving webpage.
- Is the Year End Offering tax deductible? Yes, you will receive a financial statement after the first of the year reflecting any contributions made to Church at the Crossing in 2025.
- Can I make a stock gift and designate it to the Year End Offering? Yes, Church at the Crossing is able to receive stock gifts. Please contact Kevin Wilson at kwilson@golove.org for specific details.
- How long are Year End Offering gifts accepted? The Year End Offering will be available through the early part of January 2026, and any contributions will be reflected in your financial statement for the year during which the contribution was made.
Use the button below to give now! Be sure to select “Year End Offering” from the dropdown menu.
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