Wednesday, October 13, 2010

How do I make a donation?

Regarding the support of our ministry, there are several different funds available:
  • deputation fund
  • ministry fund
  • personal gifts
A definition and instructions for each type of fund are listed below.

Deputation Funds:

Allows us to pay for furniture, large appliances, ministry equipment, car repairs and medical expenses that aren't covered by our medical plan.
  • To make it easy to give to this fund, you can pay online.  Go to http://web.nazarene.org/goto/stanhall.  Once there, click on the box that says, “Make a Donation.”  From here, follow the directions.
  • Or to send a check to the deputation fund, make the check out to "General Treasurer" and write in the memo section "Stan Hall deputation fund".
  • Mail to: General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS  66220
Donations to this fund are tax deductible.  For Nazarenes, donations to this fund qualify as a 10% giving project.

Ministry Funds:

Allows us to pay for specific ministry expenses. For example, Stan has to buy many of his teaching textbooks in Spanish for teaching at the Seminary.
  • To send a check to the ministry fund, make the check out to "General Treasurer" and write in the memo section "Stan Hall ministry fund".
  • Mail to: General Treasurer, Church of the Nazarene Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, KS  66220
Donations to this fund are tax deductible.

Special request:  if you send money to this fund, we'd appreciate it if you'd email or call us and let us know.  We don't get an automatic report on this fund, so it is nice to know when funds are available.  Thank you!

Personal Gifts:

Allows us to spend the money however we choose. Some folks select this account for birthday gifts, etc.
  • To send checks to our personal checking account, make the check out to "Stan Hall" and write in the memo section "personal gift for xxxx".
  • Mail to: Stan Hall c/o Mike Dixon, 2694 Whitetail Lane, O'Fallon, MO 63368.
Donations to this fund are NOT tax deductible.

Gift Ideas

God bless you for your interest in our family and ministry!

Note:  For information about sending packages to us, use the link “Mailing Instructions” for our contact information and for important information about mailing anything to us.

Because of the mailing limitations on weight, we've listed few items we can always use (or enjoy) that are lightweight:

All family members:
  • CDs of Christian contemporary music or instrumentals
  • pretzels (these travel better if put in ziploc bag with all air removed)
  • online gift cards
Stan:
  • pens and mechanical pencils with lead refills
  • post-it pads
  • Christian or sports tshirts, size XL
Sherri:
  • a book of U.S. stamps
  • scrapbooking papers, stickers, etc.
  • decaf tea bags--black, not flavored
Both Mary and Landon:
  • online gift cards at Itunes or a store (e.g., Walmart)
  • Christian t-shirts or guitar/music graphics (Adult Small for both)