GIVE ONLINE
Choose the One Harbor Site that you attend from the buttons below. You will be taken to PushPay, our digital giving platform, where you'll be able to make donations securely, and to the specific of your choosing.
GIVE IN PERSON OR BY MAIL
You can also give to One Harbor Church at our gatherings on Sunday or by mail. If you would like to mail in your finances, please make out the check to One Harbor Church, designate the One Harbor Site you attend in the memo line, and mail it directly to: One Harbor Church, PO Box 1977, Morehead City, NC 28557.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and generosity in partnering with us to see the Gospel advanced in Eastern North Carolina and beyond. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email.
Thank you so much for your faithfulness and generosity in partnering with us to see the Gospel advanced in Eastern North Carolina and beyond. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call or email.
WHY WE GIVE
We Give Because of Jesus
The Bible says that God gave his only Son, Jesus, so that we would be saved. But not only did God save us, he lavishes on us uncountable blessings and an eternal inheritance we can’t comprehend. God’s generosity towards us compels us to be generous in return.
We Give to Jesus
Everything we have belongs to God. Therefore, we do not really decide how much of our wealth to give, as much as we decide how much of God’s wealth we want to give back to Him. In 1 Chronicles 29:14, David says “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.” We believe we are responsible to faithfully give the tithe, or ten percent, and are to be extravagantly generous with the remaining ninety percent.
We Give Through The Local Church
Jesus is the head of the church, his body. The local church is the hands and feet of Jesus to a specific local community. The primary way that we give to Jesus is through His church! We believe that believers should be plugged into a local family of believers where they are fed with the word, encouraged, and held accountable. The ministries of the church shouldn’t be supported by big outside donors, but by the partnering believers that make up this local family. So if you’re a part of the family, support the family.
This is not to say Christians should not also contribute to other ministries they feel called to support, over and above their support to the local congregation.
The Bible says that God gave his only Son, Jesus, so that we would be saved. But not only did God save us, he lavishes on us uncountable blessings and an eternal inheritance we can’t comprehend. God’s generosity towards us compels us to be generous in return.
We Give to Jesus
Everything we have belongs to God. Therefore, we do not really decide how much of our wealth to give, as much as we decide how much of God’s wealth we want to give back to Him. In 1 Chronicles 29:14, David says “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.” We believe we are responsible to faithfully give the tithe, or ten percent, and are to be extravagantly generous with the remaining ninety percent.
We Give Through The Local Church
Jesus is the head of the church, his body. The local church is the hands and feet of Jesus to a specific local community. The primary way that we give to Jesus is through His church! We believe that believers should be plugged into a local family of believers where they are fed with the word, encouraged, and held accountable. The ministries of the church shouldn’t be supported by big outside donors, but by the partnering believers that make up this local family. So if you’re a part of the family, support the family.
This is not to say Christians should not also contribute to other ministries they feel called to support, over and above their support to the local congregation.
STEWARDSHIP
Spending
The church spends money in accordance with a budget which is reviewed every six months. The budget is simply a plan for the church’s money, and it is created, approved, and modified as necessary by the Directional Elder Team, which is equivalent to the church’s board of directors.
Approval Process for Expenses
One Harbor has put in place systematic and detailed processes to govern how the organization practically spends its money. Most expenses must be pre-approved and documented by one of three budget managers, who are accountable to the Directional Elder Team for the accounts in their responsibility. Certain expenses, such as benevolence, require a minimum of two signatures. Other unique expense categories, such as meals for travel, are treated in individual policies which provide limits that church employees are authorized to stay within. In those cases, a policy review is made on every expense and if limits are exceeded, the employee may be obligated to cover the overage with his or her own resources.
Transparency
Any Partner in good standing with the church who wishes to review our financial statements may do so by contacting the church office and requesting an appointment. Ultimately, and most importantly, we know we will give an account to Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, regarding how we lead his church and steward his resources. It is with that in mind that we do our best to make wise decisions which will serve Him and His church well.
The church spends money in accordance with a budget which is reviewed every six months. The budget is simply a plan for the church’s money, and it is created, approved, and modified as necessary by the Directional Elder Team, which is equivalent to the church’s board of directors.
Approval Process for Expenses
One Harbor has put in place systematic and detailed processes to govern how the organization practically spends its money. Most expenses must be pre-approved and documented by one of three budget managers, who are accountable to the Directional Elder Team for the accounts in their responsibility. Certain expenses, such as benevolence, require a minimum of two signatures. Other unique expense categories, such as meals for travel, are treated in individual policies which provide limits that church employees are authorized to stay within. In those cases, a policy review is made on every expense and if limits are exceeded, the employee may be obligated to cover the overage with his or her own resources.
Transparency
Any Partner in good standing with the church who wishes to review our financial statements may do so by contacting the church office and requesting an appointment. Ultimately, and most importantly, we know we will give an account to Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, regarding how we lead his church and steward his resources. It is with that in mind that we do our best to make wise decisions which will serve Him and His church well.
GIVING FAQ's
Why does One Harbor Church talk about money?
We talk about money because Jesus talked about money, and He talked about it a lot — roughly 25 percent of his teachings involve money and resources. How we handle our money is a great indicator of what’s happening in our hearts. Either we worship our resources, or our resources help us to worship Jesus. Though it can be a sensitive area, avoiding the subject entirely gives the enemy an open invitation to steer us off course. Talking about money helps to keep our hearts in check.
Why is it so important to give to a church vs another non-profit?
Non-profits are great organizations which do a great amount of good. However, there is no benevolent service that compares with the proclamation of the Gospel to a lost and dying world. That task, the most noble of tasks, is the responsibility of the church, and the church is what Jesus came to build (Matthew 16:18). As Christians, we are invited by Jesus to share in His mission and to make disciples of all nations. That means we partner in His work, giving back to Him in response to what He has given to us. When we give to the church, it equips the church for growth, so that more people can hear the Gospel, so that more churches can be planted, so that more people can hear the Gospel, and so on.
When you give to One Harbor, it makes a number of things possible: funding of church plants, salaries for pastors and staff, benevolence ministries which help our community, facilities for people to worship in, and much more. In addition, we provide community groups and church ministries to help people meet Jesus, find friendship and fight sin. We feel called to do these things, but each one of them requires money. Therefore, we encourage people to give generously to non-profits and para-church ministries if they feel inclined, but only as giving which goes above and beyond the tithe, not as giving which comes at the expense of it.
Can I see the church's financial statement?
Yes, if you are a Partner in good standing with the church. You may contact the church office and request an appointment to review our financial statements.
I cannot afford to give 10% - can I still be a Partner?
Yes. Jesus never rejected the poor, but embraced them. We want to do the same. As a church, we want to help those in our community who are genuinely in need. We would humbly ask that you trust us to not dishonor you by making your financial situation public, but allow us to know your needs so we can pray for you as your pastors and try to help support you where possible.
Also, we would ask that you would commit to give what you can in “time and talents” so that you are faithfully stewarding what you do have. In Mark 12:41-44 we see that Jesus commended the widow for giving financially even out of her poverty. As Christians, we do not believe that poverty is an excuse to not be faithful stewards of what God has given us. While we understand that your giving may be on a smaller scale, we fervently believe that God sees the heart and takes great joy in our giving. Our hope is that God will use us to help you find freedom from the burden of poverty.
We talk about money because Jesus talked about money, and He talked about it a lot — roughly 25 percent of his teachings involve money and resources. How we handle our money is a great indicator of what’s happening in our hearts. Either we worship our resources, or our resources help us to worship Jesus. Though it can be a sensitive area, avoiding the subject entirely gives the enemy an open invitation to steer us off course. Talking about money helps to keep our hearts in check.
Why is it so important to give to a church vs another non-profit?
Non-profits are great organizations which do a great amount of good. However, there is no benevolent service that compares with the proclamation of the Gospel to a lost and dying world. That task, the most noble of tasks, is the responsibility of the church, and the church is what Jesus came to build (Matthew 16:18). As Christians, we are invited by Jesus to share in His mission and to make disciples of all nations. That means we partner in His work, giving back to Him in response to what He has given to us. When we give to the church, it equips the church for growth, so that more people can hear the Gospel, so that more churches can be planted, so that more people can hear the Gospel, and so on.
When you give to One Harbor, it makes a number of things possible: funding of church plants, salaries for pastors and staff, benevolence ministries which help our community, facilities for people to worship in, and much more. In addition, we provide community groups and church ministries to help people meet Jesus, find friendship and fight sin. We feel called to do these things, but each one of them requires money. Therefore, we encourage people to give generously to non-profits and para-church ministries if they feel inclined, but only as giving which goes above and beyond the tithe, not as giving which comes at the expense of it.
Can I see the church's financial statement?
Yes, if you are a Partner in good standing with the church. You may contact the church office and request an appointment to review our financial statements.
I cannot afford to give 10% - can I still be a Partner?
Yes. Jesus never rejected the poor, but embraced them. We want to do the same. As a church, we want to help those in our community who are genuinely in need. We would humbly ask that you trust us to not dishonor you by making your financial situation public, but allow us to know your needs so we can pray for you as your pastors and try to help support you where possible.
Also, we would ask that you would commit to give what you can in “time and talents” so that you are faithfully stewarding what you do have. In Mark 12:41-44 we see that Jesus commended the widow for giving financially even out of her poverty. As Christians, we do not believe that poverty is an excuse to not be faithful stewards of what God has given us. While we understand that your giving may be on a smaller scale, we fervently believe that God sees the heart and takes great joy in our giving. Our hope is that God will use us to help you find freedom from the burden of poverty.