Tithing

When you tithe, you’re trusting God with your finances.

Tithing is a biblical principle. God calls us to give the first 10% of our income back to Him. We’ve seen God provide abundantly in our our church, and we know He will provide abundantly for you and your family when you put Him first in your finances. In fact, it’s the one area in the Bible where God tells you to test Him.
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10 (NIV)

Generosity

It’s impossible to out-give God, but you’ll never regret trying.

God gives us good things we don’t deserve and could never earn, like grace and forgiveness. He gave the ultimate gift, His son, for our sins. Talk about irrational generosity! God created you with a generous spirit. We want to help you embrace it by giving beyond your tithe with an offering to one of these causes.
Benevolent Fund – helping families in financially-difficult times
Operation Blessing – food pantry
Salem 4 Youth – residential program for at risk young men
PASS – crisis pregnancy center
Each of you must make up our own mind about how much to give. But don’t feel sorry that you must give and don’t fell that you are forced to give. God loves people who love to give. 2 Corinthians 9:7 (CEV)