Capital Campaign
We are beginning a special capital campaign that will enable us to retire our mortgage debt and finance our landscaping revitalization by the end of December 2024. Our goal is to raise $250,000 by the end of 2023, and an additional $350,000 by the end of 2024, for a total of $600,000.
To give to the capital campaign, you may do so via (i) Church Center using the “Capital Campaign” dropdown menu option; (ii) paper check, with “Capital Campaign” in the memo; and (iii) any other method, such as PayPal Giving Fund, employer matching, stock donations, etc., with an email to finance@christchurcheastbay.org to notify us of the gift.
If you’d like to make a pledge, please email pledge@christchurcheastbay.org with information about your pledge.
Ways to Give
Online: Church Center or PayPal Giving Fund
Church Center: You can give online and set up recurring donations to Christ Church through Planning Center’s Church Center platform. Click here to visit our Church Center giving page.
PayPal Giving Fund: You can also use PayPal Giving Fund to give online to Christ Church. One feature of PayPal Giving Fund is that it allows donors to donate via credit card, and neither the donor nor the recipient will be charged credit card transaction fees. Click here to visit our PayPal Giving Fund page. Please note that if you give to Christ Church through PayPal Giving Fund — which itself is a IRS-registered 501(c)(3) public charity) — your year-end giving statement for those donations will come from PayPal Giving Fund. Also, be sure to indicate your name, otherwise the gift comes in as “Anonymous” — thank you!
By mail
You may also mail a check, made payable to Christ Church East Bay, to our office at 2138 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA 94709.
Employer matching
Some companies match employee contributions to the charity of your choice. Ask your employer if they have such a program.
Stock gifts
To donate shares of stock or mutual funds, please fill out this form and initiate the transfer through your broker using the information listed below.
Brokerage Firm: Charles Schwab
Account Name: Christ Church East Bay
Account Number: 74723488
DTC # 0164
Please email finance@christchurcheastbay.org or call 510-644-4949 to ensure we are aware of your gift and provide you with an appropriate donation receipt.
Other Information
Access your giving record
Visit Church Center and click "Log in" at the top. You will receive an email with a log-in link and can access your account from there.
Tax deductions
Gifts to Christ Church are also tax deductible. Christ Church is a subordinate of Evangelical Presbyterian Church which is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; Federal EIN: 27-3051735. You will receive a donation receipt in January of the new year. Please email questions to finance@christchurcheastbay.org.
Why do we give?
God is a generous God. He gives us life and breath, forgiveness and salvation. We respond to God’s gifts by becoming generous ourselves. Scripture teaches that we are to give back to God our “first fruits” or the primary, choicest portion of our possessions. Giving in this way increases our reliance upon God, trusting that when we give our best, God will supply the rest.
The Bible teaches that Christ loved the Church so much that He gave Himself up for her. The local church is God’s designed vehicle for bringing this good news of God’s presence to a community. Giving to one’s local church allows the church to minister to her people, maturing them in the Christian faith, as well as allowing God’s people to love and serve their friends, neighbors, and co-workers.