Ways to Give Your Tithes & Offerings

Through Adventist Giving, we have a secure online tool to provide Tithes & Offerings.  You can access this tool by clicking on Online Giving on our menu or by downloading the "Adventist Giving" app on your device.  Alternatively, you can go directly to the website: https://adventistgiving.org and search for "Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church" with the address 23 Gage Ave in Scarborough, Ontario. You will see most of the accounts frequently used by our Congregation.  If you do not see an account and would like it to be added, please contact our Treasury team by email: treasurer@ephesussdac.org 

If you are unsure of how to use the online tool, Adventist Giving has provided an FAQ link that you can access at any time.  This is located on the bottom right-hand corner of the site.

Send your cheques by mail to our Treasury team directly. Please mail your cheques to: 

PO Box 66, Agincourt, ON, M1S 3B4 

If you have a Tithes & Offering envelope, use of of the pre-labeled envelopes to indicate which accounts you would like to allocate the funds to.  If you do not have any pre-labeled envelopes, clearly indicate the date, your Name, Address, Phone Number, and list every account and how much you would like to allocate to each account. Cheques will be deposited on a weekly basis as they are received, however, please allow 1-3 weeks from the time you send the cheque in the mail to allow for any postage delays and extra time for the Treasury team to sanitize all mail and contents.  
For example, Joe Smith is sending a cheque and his offering is for $310.00. Joe has included a piece of paper indicating that he is allocating $200 to Tithes, $100 to Church Budget and $10 to the local Building Fund.

We have worked with the bank to set up Auto-deposits.  If your bank participates in Interac E-transfer, you may utilize this option to transfer your Tithes & Offerings.  Most banks and financial institutions use this method.  If you are unsure, please call your bank directly to find out if they participate and how to perform an E-transfer. Some banks charge a fee for this type of transaction so be sure to find that out as well.

1. Set Up a New Payee

If you would like to send E-transfers, you will need to set up a new Payee.  You will only need to set up a new Payee once.  To set up Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church as a new Payee, use the following email address (it is important that you enter this email accurately): tnorthtreasurer@adventistontario.org 

2. Indicate where you want the funds to go in the Message section
When sending an e-transfer, there is a section for a "Message".  Indicate in the Message/Comments/Notes field, the accounts you would like to allocate funds to. For example: Joe Smith is setting up an e-transfer and his offering is for $310.00. Joe has indicated in the Message field: "200-Tithes/100-Church Budget/10-Building".  Joe is informing the Treasury team that that he is allocating $200 to Tithes, $100 to Church Budget and $10 to the Building fund.

The Message section usually has a limit on how many letters you can include. If you are unable to fit all the information in this field or wish to include additional information, you can send an email to our Treasury team with a list of all the accounts and how much to allocate to.

3. To ensure you receive a tax receipt, provide all personal information

To ensure that you receive a tax receipt at the end of the calendar year, send a follow-up email. 

• To proceed with this step, in the Message field of your e-transfer, type "Email sent" and proceed with sending your e-transfer.
• In the email that you will send to the Treasury team, please try to send the email from the same email account that you use for e-banking. 
• In the subject, indicate "E-transfer sent for" then indicate your name.
• In the body of the email, indicate your Name, your Address, your Phone Number and list every account and how much you would like to allocate to each account. 
• If your email address is different than your e-banking email, please also indicate the e-banking email address.
• Send the email to: treasurer@ephesussdac.org or the same email used to set up the Payee