Why give?
The strength of Fishers UMC can be found in the generosity and commitment of the people who call it home. Tithes and Offerings fund the vision and activities of our Church. When you give, you effectively make a difference in the lives of people both locally and globally.
Ways To Give
- Enter your donation amount.
- Select which fund you would like to donate to from the drop down list.
- Choose if you would like donation to be recurring.
- Add your card information and billing details.
- Text GIVE to 317-827-7388
- If you are a first time text-giving donor you will be prompted to visit a secure online giving page to complete a one-time registration.
- To text a donation after the one-time registration, you can give immediately without having to re-enter any of your information by just texting the dollar amount to 317-827-7388.
- If you would like to give to a specific fund, you can text KEYWORD to get a list of fund names available. Then text the dollar amount and the fund name, example $10 foodpantry.
Use this separate giving form to give a donation in memory of someone.
The creation of the Endowment is a commitment to the future of Fishers UMC's mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for transformation of the world.
HOW TO GROW AS A STEWARD OF GOD'S RESOURCES
Thank you for your generosity by giving to Fishers UMC! We know that financial giving can be difficult as there are many things that pull at our money on a daily basis. For this reason we also have a personal finance ministry to help teach biblically based ways to handle the financial resources God has blessed you with. Please visit our personal finance ministry page for more information.
personal finance ministry
GENEROSITY IN ACTION
Tap the link below to view a snapshot of where Fishers UMC is at and learn how your giving is impacting Fishers UMC and the Community!
2024 - Quarter 3 update2024 FINANCIAL NARRATIVE
Administration & Other
2024 Budget: $330,991
Congregational Ministries
2024 Budget: $67,368
Discipleship Development
2024 Budget: $356,587
Mission & Outreach
2024 Budget: $378,504
Worship & Music
2024 Budget: $256,624
Administration & Other
2024 Budget: $330,991
OUR CORE VALUE
Fishers United Methodist Church requires an incredible amount of administrative support to live into the church's vision to make disciples for the transformation of the world.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- Staff salaries
- IT Support
- Volunteer coordination
- Building allocation
- General expenses
Congregational Ministries
2024 Budget: $67,368
OUR CALL
In his letter to the church in Galatia, the Apostle Paul wrote, "let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." (Galatians 6:1)
OUR CORE VALUE
Our desire to reveal the love of Christ beyond the walls of the church begins in caring for those within the church. If we don't reveal Christ to one another, we will fail to reveal Christ to others.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- Visitation to the sick and shut-ins
- Emergency meals for those in need
- Funeral meals
- Counseling (personal, marital and premarital)
- Staffing for these ministries
- Building allocation (which provides the space to multiple recovery ministries that meet weekly and the numerous other groups supported by the church)
Discipleship Development
2024 Budget: $356,587
OUR CALL
The primary mission of the church is to "go and make disciples of all nations .. .teaching them to obey everything I (Jesus) have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20)
OUR CORE VALUE
Fishers United Methodist Church seeks to faithfully live into Jesus' call through Discipleship Development, as we seek to live into another of our core values: becoming like Jesus.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- Sunday School classes (children, youth, adult)
- Fifty Plus older adult ministry
- Small groups/Bible Studies
- Staffing for these ministries
- Building allocation
Mission & Outreach
2024 Budget: $378,504
OUR CALL
God calls the church to move beyond the walls and bear witness to Jesus locally, nationally and internationally (Acts 1:8)
OUR CORE VALUE
Mission and Community Outreach supports the church's core value of inviting others into relationship with Christ and serving others with the love of Christ.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- The mission budget (which funds things like Habitat builds, The Come To Me Food Pantry, prison ministries)
- Youth mission trips
- Adult mission trips
- Upward basketball
- Staffing for these ministries
- Building allocation
- Unforeseen special appeals that arise with the congregation, the community, nationally and globally.
Worship & Music
2024 Budget: $256,624
OUR CALL
Psalm 95:1-3 says "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. "
OUR CORE VALUE
The Christian life flows from the communal worship of God, and is one of the core values the church desires to faithfully reflect. The church offers four worship services: two traditional services, a contemporary service, and an offsite worship service at Hamilton Trace.
WHAT IT SUPPORTS
- Staff salaries for those who lead worship
- Bell choir, choir, orchestra
- Bulletin production
- Screens/software
- Sheet Music
- Flowers
- Supplies
- Maintenance
- Building allocation