ONLINE GIVING

Online giving is a safe and easy way to support the ministries of Heritage. This system enables you to support the church by making a one-time contribution or establishing a recurring contribution.

3 Simple Steps

1. Click on GIVE NOW to create a user id and password (you can use your email address if you’d like)
2. Provide contact and bank or credit card information.
3. Indicate the amount, frequency (one-time or recurring) and designation for your gift.

Check out answers to frequently asked questions

There are several benefits to online giving for both you and the church.

• First Fruits
• Simplicity
• Security
• No Distractions

Online contributions require less processing from our administrative staff since the information is logged and deposited automatically. Instead of needing to worry about writing your contribution check during the service, you can be fully engaged with the worship service, knowing that you have already given your offering. Online giving is more secure than giving with a check in that an electronic gift can’t be lost or stolen. See the security section below. You will not need to remember if you gave this month or send in your offering checks when you are out of town.  In Proverbs 3:9 we are taught to honor the Lord with the “First Fruits” of our labor. By setting up a recurring contribution that is scheduled to come out of your account on the day you specify you can ensure that your First Fruits are given back to God.

At Heritage, we use an online database called Fellowship One. Their system allows us to provide access to your contribution records and allows you to make donations online. They provide all of the security for the system. This system is used by churches throughout the country and has been fully tested by them.

There are two aspects of security related to the system. First, Fellowship One provides data security using the latest security technology. The following statement is from their security documentation: “[the system] utilizes the most current encryption technology to maintain the security of your data. Every parameter passed in the hyperlinks is fully encrypted. Additionally, the Login module handles passwords using what is known in technical terms as salted hash. In laymen’s terms, this means it would take 50 computers (running constantly) continuously presenting password combinations four years to discover the password.”

The second aspect of security relates to account creation. When you first create a new account in the system, you will be able to donate immediately, but you will not have access to any previous contribution information. Before that can happen, we must manually link your previous information to the account you created.

In order to verify the authenticity of the account request, we will ensure that all of your data matches our current records (e.g., address, phone number, and email address). If there is any question, we will contact you via email before creating the link. Since this is a manual process, we will perform these steps once a week.

When you create your account, you will determine your own login id and password. If you forget your login id or password, you can have the system email it to you by entering the email address that you used when you created your account. You can also change your password at any time. The church cannot reset passwords or login id.

Please help us keep your information safe by protecting your login information. Access to sensitive personal and financial information can be gained by letting someone else use your account or by leaving the information for someone else to see. Heritage will never call you to ask for your login information.