Cooperative Missions Programs – BGAV, CBF, PBA

Walnut Hills Baptist Church (WHBC) partners with Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV), Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF), and Peninsula Baptist Association (PBA) to support a variety of state, national and international ministries.  A percentage of our quarterly receipts are disbursed to BGAV, CBF and PBA to support those ministries.

On Commitment Sunday, church families pledge their financial support for WHBC ministries, which includes cooperative missions programs, for the coming year.  Because BGAV has several ministry plans, we ask our families to designate which BGAV ministries a percentage of their commitment will support.  Each contribution is recorded by the selected designation.  If no designation was selected, the default (BGAV + Partners in Virginia) is applied.

At the end of each quarter a report is run listing total receipts by designation.  WHBC support for BGAV’s ministries is calculated based on this report.  BGAV allocates our support as follows:

• BGAV + Partners in Virginia – 72% for Foundational Ministries, 28% for Partners in Virginia
• BGAV + Ascent Ministries – 72% for Foundational Ministries, 28% for Ascent Ministries
• BGAV – 100% for Foundational Ministries
• BGAV + SBC – 72% for Foundational Ministries, 28% for SBC Ministries

BGAV

BGAV has updated their Cooperative Ministries Plan.  They no longer use the WM (World Missions) giving designations WM1, WM2, WM3, WM4.   There are still four (4) BGAV giving designations; they are known by name rather than alpha-numeric characters.  Each of these includes support for BGAV foundational ministries:

• Developing/coaching pastors and their staff; Collegiate Ministry
• Church planting and discipleship
• Partnership missions – International, National, Virginia
• Administration, annual meeting, property management

The plans are as follows:

1. BGAV + Partners in Virginia – BGAV operations and foundational missions and ministry partners in Virginia

• Averett University
• Baptist Extension Board
• Bluefield University
• Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies
• EverBless Foundation
• Fork Union Military Academy
• GraceInside
• Hargrave Military Academy
• Hope Tree Family Services
• LifeSpire of Virginia
• Oak Hill Academy
• VA Baptist Historical Society
• WMU Virginia

2. BGAV + Ascent Ministries – BGAV foundational ministries + a collaborative movement with BGAV partners committed to re-engaging and re-evangelizing North America with the gospel by strengthening and equipping rural churches and developing methodologies for reaching and discipling people in their 20’s and 30’s

• Baylor University, G.W. Truett Theological Seminary
• The Ecclesia Network
• D’Eglises Baptistes
• Francophones du Canada (UEBFC)
• Fresh Expressions
• Kairos University Union
• Mission Northwest
• On Mission Network
• Restore Hope
• Winebrenner Theological Seminary

3. BGAV – BGAV foundational ministries + a variety of state, national and international ministries

• Kingdom Advance
• Ministerial Education Fund
• Renew Virginia
• Baptist Joint Committee
• Missions Development & Relief
• Ministering to Ministers Foundation
• Leland Seminary
• Baptist News Global
• Baptist World Alliance

4. BGAV + SBC Ministries – BGAV foundational ministries + Southern Baptist Convention ministries

• International Mission Board
• SBC Operating
• North American Mission Board
• Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
• SBC Seminaries
• Historical Library & Archives

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is no longer a part of BGAV ministries.  We provide a separate designation choice for those who wish to have a percentage of their commitment support CBF ministries.

• Global Missions – global poverty, disaster relief, supporting field personnel
• Congregational Ministries – congregational support, clergy support
• Youth Ministries – children, youth, young adults

Peninsula Baptist Association (PBA)

A percentage of quarterly receipts supports a network of local churches for Kingdom ministry.

• Training
• Networking
• Mentoring
• Church planting and revitalization

Yes, recurring online gifts to the church can help you make giving a priority in your budget. When establishing a recurring gift, you can specify the donation amount and frequency of your gift. Recurring gifts can be managed via your TouchPoint account.

If you wish to make an online gift:

1. Go to WHBC website.
2. Click on Give button or visit https://www.whbconline.org/give.
3. Click the Give Online button.
   If you already have a church website account, click the Login Here button to sign in. If you do not have an account, fill in the requested info and click Submit. Note: You can create an account as part of the process of making your gift. We recommend that you create an account, if possible.
4. Enter your gift by specifying amounts for each of the funds listed.
   Gifts towards the church budget can be entered directly. You can designate additional funds by selecting from the Special Giving Funds Gifts can be split across multiple accounts.
5. Verify/update your contact information. This will update your records at the church and is also necessary to help validate the financial transaction.
6. Provide your debit/credit card information or provide bank account routing information to have the amount automatically deducted from your checking account.
7. Click Submit.

Keep the following in mind:

• Your personal and financial information is protected with up-to-date security protections
  Helpful information is available under the Frequently Asked Questions portion of the Giving page.
• Once your gift has been processed, you will receive email confirmation of gift to the email address associated with your church account
  If you choose to give through Recurring Gifts, you can make modifications at any time by logging into your TouchPoint account.
• Adjustments can be made via the Giving tab for your account. This screen also allows access to your historical giving records.
• Gifts from a mobile device also are possible; for instructions on this option see the Mobile App instructions on our Giving screen.

For further information about the online giving process, contact Dave Bolt, WHBC IT Manager at boltman2008@gmail.com, or Dale Schoenberger, Financial Secretary at contributions@whbconline.org.

Online giving saves the church time and energy in receiving, recording and depositing your gift. Recurring gifts also help “level out” dips in giving that may occur due to vacations, bad weather and other obligations that may prevent you from giving.

Online giving vs. giving during Sunday worship.
Online giving will not replace the traditional offering in our worship service. Instead, it is simply an alternate way of giving.  For many, giving is an act of worship that has always occurred in the midst of a worship service.  Some members, due to their ministry role (choir, nursery, etc.) already give outside of the worship service, while others may give via their bank’s online bill pay feature.  Online giving offers a new way of expressing your desire to share your resources for God’s kingdom.