Giving 

Thank you so much for your financial support. We could not do all the things we want to do in our communities without your generous offering of your time, talents and finance. We encourage regular members of the church to contribute to the vision of the church and the activities associated with it. To do everything we do, we rely entirely on the money we generate ourselves, so we need your help. 

You can give in many different ways...

Online donations

You can give online to Great Chesterford, Littlebury and Wendens Ambo using the following links: 

• Great Chesterford
• Littlebury
• Littlebury Green
• Wendens Ambo
   

Planned giving via Standing Order

Planned giving is one of the principal ways of belonging to this parish, and it is the most effective way to give to your church. You simply commit to give a regular amount each week or month direct from your bank account. It can be easily set up, amended and cancelled. The benefits to you are that you show your determined membership of any of the Cam Village Churches, you do so even when you are not at a service, and you do not have to suddenly find loose change when the collection bag comes round. The benefits for the parishes are that they know the money is pledged and can budget ahead accordingly.

You can either initiate/amend your standing order with your bank yourself or, if you prefer we can ask your bank to set it up on your behalf. If you would like details on how to set either of these up, please contact one of our treasurers.

Gift Aid

If you are a UK taxpayer, we can supplement any donation of yours by 25p for every £1 donated (or more if you pay a higher tax rate) by reclaiming the tax you have already paid on it from the government under the Gift Aid scheme. Gift Aid reclamations are a very important part of our income, but in order to claim under the scheme we need you to make a once-off authorisation. Fill in the Gift Aid Declaration form, available from each church.

Give as you earn

If your employer has a give-as-you-earn scheme this may be the simplest way to give. There is no need to fill in a gift aid form as your contribution to the work of our church is made via a deduction from your pre tax earnings, which can be particularly beneficial to higher rate taxpayers as there is no need to enter your contribution on your tax return in order to claim higher rate relief.

Online shopping charitable donation schemes

Some of our churches have signed up to receive charitable donations through online shopping schemes. This costs you nothing and all you need to do is register with the scheme and then conduct your usual online shopping through the scheme website. Each time you buy goods from any of the affiliated websites, the church receives a small donation. 

• Littlebury: The Giving Machine - to be taken to the Littlebury sign-up page click here.
  • Sign up for free and choose to support Holy Trinity, Littlebury
  • When you shop online, visit the online store via The Giving Machine
  • Each time you shop, the retailer will make a free donation to Holy Trinity, Littlebury
• Great Chesterford: Give As You Live - to be taken to the main website click here.
  • Sign up for free and when requested to choose a charity to support please type "All Saints PCC Great Chesterford" 
  • Browse over 4000 stores who have signed up to the scheme. 
  • When you shop online, visit the store of your choice via the Give as you live website or app and shop as normal. 
  • After you've checked out, the retailer will make a free donation to All Saints, Great Chesterford. 
• Wendens Ambo: Easy Fundraising - to be taken to the Wendens Ambo sign-up page click here.  
  • Go to the sign-up page and join for free
  • Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 
  • After you've checked out, the retailer will make a donation to St Mary the Virgin, Wendens Ambo at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

 

What should I give?

Although we don't lay down hard and fast rules about giving, all of us can do with some advice in this area. Otherwise some people feel guilty that they don't give enough while others simply reach for loose change whenever they hear the word 'collection'.

So how much should we give? The Bible suggests that we should set aside a tenth of our earnings for the church and charities: other major world religions have similar guidance. Giving can transform the world - our lives as well as the lives of others, our community and beyond. 

The Church of England suggest that church members give at least five per cent of net income to their local church and five per cent to other charities they wish to support.

More information

For more information, please get in touch with us on our Contact page