Support the Ministry of St. John’s Church
Ways to Give
Believe. Worship. Love. Serve.
Ways to Give
Options
To support the ministry of St. John’s Church, please consider one of the following options below:
Online
Offering Plates
On Sundays, you may place your offering in the plates as the ushers pass through the Nave.
Text
You can text 1928BCP to 73256 to receive a link where you can donate online.
You can mail your check to:
St. John’s Church
1 West Macon Street
Savannah, GA 31401
donate appreciated stock
You can donate appreciated stock. Please contact Janice Woods (912.232.1251) for the information you will need to provide to your financial advisor to affect the transfer of the shares. Please note that your contribution will be credited at the average of the high and low values on the date of the donation and you will avoid paying income tax on the capital gains.
Qualified Charitable Donation (QCD)
If you are at least 70½ years old, you can make a Qualified Charitable Donation (QCD) from your IRA (but not your pension or a company retirement plan). You will need to provide your financial advisor with the church’s address (One W. Macon St., Savannah, GA 31401) as the donation must come directly from your IRA to the church. If you are subject to a required minimum distribution (RMD), so long as you make the contribution before withdrawing all your RMD for the year, your donation will count as part of your RMD. The advantage of a QCD is that, while you cannot deduct it on schedule A, it reduces your retirement income and thus your adjusted gross income (AGI), an amount that is used to determine your eligibility for several deductions on your tax return and the cost of your Medicare premiums. The lower your AGI, the more likely you are to qualify for various deductions and the less you are likely to pay for Medicare.
Frequently Asked Questions
Giving Online Securely with Access ACS™
Legacy gifts are usually future or “deferred” gifts and are designed with your lifetime needs in mind. Some gift plans actually distribute income back to you and can at times even increase one’s lifetime income. Gift types include bequests, trusts, annuities and real estate.
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You and authorized administrative staff will be the only people that have access to information about your giving record. Neither church officers, nor the pastoral staff, have access to this information.
Keep in mind that giving records can lag behind a week or two during certain busy times of the year. Please allow at least two weeks for your record to be updated from any given date. If there is still concern that an item is not showing on your record after this two week period, please contact Janice Woods @ 912-232-1251.
Only registered users have access to contact information via their password. No one else on the internet can see your information. Users MUST be in our membership database before they are given a password. Contact Janice Woods at 912.232.1251 to begin the process.
Click the link “Forgot your password or user name?” We can only view your username, we cannot access your password.
Yes. First, login to Access ACS™. Then, go to the “My Personal Preferences” page and select “Change My Password.” Your new password will take effect immediately.
Yes. Please feel free to save the Access ACS™ page to your favorites list in your web browser for easy access.
- Login in your Access ACS™ account
- Go to the “My Complete Profile” tab in Access ACS™
- Click on the “Pencil Icon,” or choose “Edit” in the upper right hand corner
- After you update your record, then click “Submit“
Completing the steps outlined above will generate a change request to the Church secretary, and once she reviews it your record will be updated. These updates are normally approved within one week.
For questions, comments, and concerns about Access ACS™ please contact Janice Woods @ 912-232-1251