Finances

 RAFT operates solely on the basis of donations. Each week, at our worship events, Most of our members use electronic giving processes but Offering Bowls are available at every service for casual or additional contributions. This money is used: to Glorify God by extending His Kingdom.

 What that means is, we use the money to pay salaries and running expenses and to make charitable donations to people who need it, both locally and overseas. By doing these things we try responsibly to run the church whilst it Makes and grows followers of Christ.

Throughout the bible, the picture we are given is to test God's generosity to us by being generous ourselves, especially to those who are struggling. We believe we should each aim to donate at least 10% of our personal income, although we acknowledge that sometimes we are the ones who are struggling and therefore the amount we give, varies accordingly.

Jesus actually asks us to give 100% of our lives to him so we are all challenged continually by what that means for us!

For accounting & budgeting purposes, it helps enormously if people give regularly and consistently. To aid this process, you can use a set of special envelopes to put in the bowls that come round during services. However, by far the most efficient means of giving is by direct credit or debit.

CHEQUE PAYMENTS TO RAFT

To assist in the smooth processing of cheque payments to RAFT, please make all cheques for RAFT made payable to “The Anglican Parish of Ferntree Gully & Rowville” rather than just, RAFT or RAFT Anglican Church. This will avoid any issues when payments are deposited into the RAFT bank accounts. It would appear that banks are tightening up their procedures in this area.

 Please contact our Treasurer, Hugh Turner, (office: 9759 6556) for more details, or you can set up your own direct credit to our Bank Account.

Account details:

Bank National Australia Bank
BSB: 083-321
a/c no: 02-887-6573
a/c name: The Anglican Parish of Ferntree Gully & Rowville.

A regular Direct Debit from your bank account can be arranged through the Anglican Development Fund at nil cost. Application forms are available from the Church Office.

Download the Anglican Development Fund - Planned Giving Brochure (pdf)