WHY SHOULD WE GIVE?

A THEOLOGY OF GENEROSITY

Every good gift comes from our good and generous Father. As children of God, we want to allow

the Holy Spirit to help us cultivate lives of generosity that demonstrate the heart of our Father. 

We learn from the Old Testament practice of tithing that giving of our resources is to be done regularly and symbolically.

The principle of “first fruits” invites us to honor God with the fruit of our labor as a sign that everything we have comes

from God and belongs to God. In the New Testament, we find that giving to God is to be an act of worship that is brought

to the house of worship (Acts 5), continuing a theme from the various practices of tithes and offerings in the Old Testament.

Both Jesus and Paul urge us to give generously not begrudgingly. 

Living with generosity requires embracing simplicity and contentment, both of which are virtues the Bible exhorts us to embrace.

At CEFCM, we desire followers of Jesus to give regularly, symbolically, and generously to God through the local church as an act worship.

At CEFCM we will never "pass the plate" during a worship service. Instead we have a box for your generous giving. 

In addition, CEFCM actively uses your generous giving to fund over a dozen plus missions and ministries, accounting for

more than 20% of its budget, as well as funding outreach and helps in our community. We believe that the call for us to live

the generous life is one that the church itself models and embodies to the world.