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Giving to St. Paul’s is a concrete way to say thank you - for the gift of life, for the love of family, friends, and God. Generous giving is a way to proclaim that, we have enough and that fear will not dictate who we are.
Annual pledges of parishioners support nearly everything at St. Paul’s. Our parishioners’ generosity supports all the operating costs of our ministries and programs, clergy and staff, and expenses such as utilities, worship leaflets, and nursery caregivers. We do not have an endowment that contributes to our operating budget in any substantial way.
Pledges can be paid in weekly, monthly or quarterly installments. Payments can be made by cash, check, or automatically drafted from your checking account in the middle of each month.
Disciplined proportional financial support means offering a percentage of your income to St. Paul’s, Greenville, with the end goal of the biblical tithe at 10%. Begin your financial stewardship journey where you are able, and aim to increase that percentage each year. If giving 10% seems impossible, start with a smaller pledge (maybe just 2% or 3% of your income), with the goal being that you prayerfully increase that percentage each year.
For an estimate of what your pledge would be, here is a chart showing proportional giving at various income levels and percentages:
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Annual Gross Income
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2%
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4%
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6%
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8%
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10%
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12%
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$10,000
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$200
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$400
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$600
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$800
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$1,000
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$1,200
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$20,000
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$400
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$800
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$1,200
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$1,600
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$2,000
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$2,400
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$30,000
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$600
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$1,200
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$1,800
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$2,400
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$3,000
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$3,600
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$40,000
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$800
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$1,600
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$2,400
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$3,200
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$4,000
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$4,800
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$50,000
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$1,000
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$2,000
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$3,000
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$4,000
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$5,000
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$6,000
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$75,000
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$1,500
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$3,000
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$4,500
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$6,000
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$7,500
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$9,000
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$100,000
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$2,000
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$4,000
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$6,000
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$8,000
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$10,000
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$12,000
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|
$150,000
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$3,000
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$6,000
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$9,000
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$12,000
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$15,000
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$18,000
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$200,000
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$4,000
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$8,000
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$12,000
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$16,000
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$20,000
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$24,000
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