Can I start giving now?
Yes. All Crazy Love Campaign funds that are given now will go toward Offering Three. Consider making weekly or monthly gifts along the way in order to make a larger gift for Offering Three possible for yourself and your family.
What if either more or less is given than the goal?
The dollar amounts are based on achieving our goal for this offering. If the actual offering is different, either higher or lower, we will use the percentages as a guide to allocate the funds.
Who oversees the distribution of the Crazy Love Campaign funds?
Our staff and Resource Team will decide all matters related to The Crazy Love Campaign. The Resource Team is comprised of 12 church members from an array of personal and professional backgrounds who provide counsel and accountability for our staff.
Does this take the place of regular giving?
To keep our general budget strong so that our on-going ministries can continue without interruption, we ask that all Crazy Love Campaign gifts be over and above your regular giving to the church. If you can give to only one of the offerings, please give to the general budget. Shifting funds to Crazy Love places the church in a financial hardship and hurts the ongoing ministries of Long Hollow.
What about year-end gifts?
Many people and businesses are able to make sizeable year-end contributions to Long Hollow. If this has been your normal pattern of giving, we ask that you continue to channel these gifts toward the church’s general budget. Year-end gifts in the past have been essential to our church in meeting our budget needs. For specific questions, contact our Business Pastor, Todd Cox, at todd.cox@longhollow.com.
What about fund-raising?
Many families had successful garage sales, car washes and other creative ideas to raise funds to contribute to the Crazy Love Campaign. We encourage our members to be entrepreneurial and sacrificial. We ask that you not use Long Hollow’s name on any fund-raising projects.
Can I designate?
The power of a collective campaign is that we can do more together than we can separately, so we ask that all Crazy Love Campaign gifts be given to the general campaign fund and not be designated. If you have an unusual reason to designate and want to speak to someone about it, please contact Todd Cox, Long Hollow’s Business Pastor.
Will pledges be taken?
No pledges will be taken. Our plan is to have 5 offerings over the next 17 months. We are encouraging 100% participation from all members and regular attenders. Everyone can give something!
What percentage of funds given for the orphan village goes toward overhead expenses for C3 Missions International?
Zero. 100% of what Long Hollow gives goes toward the orphan village and their care. C3 Missions covers all their overhead expenses thru other private donations.
Does this take the place of our budgeted missions giving?
No. We still support the Cooperative Program (our denomination’s budget), and our usual ministry and missions programs.