You can choose to designate specific funds to the ministry of Bloomingdale Church:

1. Bloomingdale Church Fund**: Supports Bloomingdale Church's day-to-day operations and programs. Historically, General Fund offerings represent about 80% of all giving to pay for necessary church operating expenses including programs and ministries, staff compensation, infrastructure, and other critical operations.
2. Benevolence Fund: Supports Bloomingdale Church's deacons ministry to help people in the church with qualified needs.
3. Building Fund: Supports Bloomingdale Church's future building projects

**Undesignated funds are placed in the General Fund.

1. Hope Center***: Supports community outreach programs like Recovery Groups, Administer Justice, CAP Financial Course, Life Coaching, and Grief Share.
2. Family Empowerment Centers Chicago (BC Partner)***: Directly supporting our Chicago Alliance partners – Rogers Park neighborhood community center; Albany Park neighborhood homeless soup kitchen; Chicago Alive Camp

***When you give to this one fund it will be used to support all of the ministries in this fund.

Together we support workers and projects, locally and around the world. (Learn more about Alliance Missions.) Here are some of the financial ways you can engage in the Great Commission of making disciples of all nations:

• Give to the ministry of a worker you love:

When you specify the worker that you would like to give toward, 100% of those funds will be available for them to use for their ministry. Designate this on the giving envelope, check memo, or online giving category. If you split your donation among multiple international workers, we recommend giving instead to the "Missions Fund" which supports all of the BC designated international workers. Consider pledging to support the worker of your choice with a specific amount each month. Our international workers are:

Jim & Becky, Jenni, Mark & Kora, Stuart & Rebecca, Matt & Christine, Eric & Krisy, Wil & Katie, Barry & Patty.

• Give to missions in general:

If you give to the Missions Fund, your gift will be disbursed to all of the BC-designated Alliance Missions workers^, the Alliance's Great Commission Fund supporting hundreds of workers around the globe, and the Midwest District to help plant churches.

^Distributions vary based on worker designations:

"Sent by BC" – worked at/attended BC, sent as BC workers (highest %);

"BC Partner" – worked at/attended BC, but not sent by BC (lower %);

"CMA Partner" – affiliated with BC, but did not work at or attend BC (lowest %)

• Give to the Passion Project

Every Easter season, our church has a unique and impactful giving tradition called the Passion Project. These special projects range from supporting local initiatives to projects our workers are carrying out around the world. Consider giving above and beyond your normal tithe or using this as an opportunity to begin giving sacrificially.

Your gift can be separated between multiple funds. Please first consider:

1. Selecting a fund that supports multiple ministries in the same category, such as "General," "Benevolence," "Missions Fund," "Hope Center," and "Family Empowerment Center (Chicago Ministries)."
2. If you split your giving among multiple international workers, consider giving instead to the "Missions Fund" which supports all of the BC designated international workers.
3. IF you split a check/cash into multiple funds, it is a more cumbersome process for our gift entry team to enter.