Stewardship at Wesley-Knox
Personal Stewardship
Stewardship focuses on our time, talents and treasures. When it comes to service to the church there are so many ways in which we can all serve our church community. We invite you to consider your current service to the community and how you might be a part of other church activities. Wesley-Knox is an active and energetic church with many opportunities to participate and deepen your church experience. We invite you to fill out and submit a form that guides you through all the exciting things going on at Wesley-Knox.
Giving to Wesley-Knox
Stewardship includes:
- How we share the gifts we have been given
- How we practice our faith
- How we support God’s mission
Planned givings help to fund our congregation’s ongoing mission and service, build our reserves, facilitate new programming and ensure predictable and stable revenue when planning.
Ways to donate:
1. PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance)
PAR, or Pre-Authorized Remittance, is a direct debit program that allows you to support Wesley-Knox through an automatic monthly withdrawal from your bank account. To enroll in PAR, make changes to your givings or cancel please fill out the appropriate form below. Completed forms can be dropped off or mailed to the church office or submitted by email.
PAR Enrollment Form
PAR Amount Change Request Form
PAR Cancellation Form
2. Interac e-Transfer
Online donations may also be made using Interac e-Transfer. Please transfer money to: donate@wesleyknox.com. In the Message please indicate where your donation should be directed and the specified amounts. The list of potential funds is here.
3. Cheque or Cash
Please make your cheque payable to Wesley-Knox United Church. It may be included in the offering collected during the weekly Sunday worship service, dropped off at the Church Office during business hours, placed through the mail slot at the parking lot door or mailed to
Wesley-Knox United Church,
91 Askin Street,
London Ontario N6C 1E7.
Cash may be placed on offering plates during the worship services, or put into offering envelopes, with options to direct as desired and placed on offering plates. Provide your name and address to ensure you receive your tax receipt.
4. Cash or Cheque Donation
Donations can still be made by cash or cheque, even if the building is closed! Donations can be mailed to the church or placed through the mail slot at the parking lot doors. Mail is being checked daily. The mailing address is:
Wesley-Knox United Church
91 Askin Street
London, ON
N6C 1E7
5. Canada Helps
Wesley-Knox uses the Canada Helps facility for accepting donations. Tax receipts are automatically generated by Canada Helps at the time of donation. Please click here to donate in this way.
-If you have moved, it was sent to the address we have on file. If you subscribed to mail forwarding via Canada Post, you will receive it at your new address. If you did not, it will be returned to us, which sometimes takes several months, or not at all.
-If you donated to our Memorial Fund (or to another fund in memory of a loved one), tax receipts are always generated at the end of the year in the same batch as all other types of givings. (For instance, if you gave in February of 2022, your receipt will be generated in 2023 and mailed to the address you provided.)
-If you donated though our secure online system, Canada Helps, we will not issue you a tax receipts, as you had the ability to print it yourself at the time of your donation. If you need a re-print, please contact Canada Helps.
For more information from the Government of Canada about tax receipts, you can visit their website here:
Legacy giving options:
Estate gifts enhance the continuation of our ministry, offers tax advantages, and provide the opportunity to contribute to a positive future. A gift in your will or other legacy endowment provides Wesley Knox with the opportunity to continue to enhance and transform our ministry with our congregation, community and beyond.
On January 22, 2025 a virtual workshop was held on the subject of Estate Planning. John McFall, among others, presented an overview of various ways in which to give to Wesley=Knox as part of your estate planning. The presentation is here.
1. Bequest in your will
Provisions in your will to disburse your assets as you wish allows one to make a meaningful gift to your church and reduces or eliminates tax implications for your estate. Consider a specified dollar amount or a percentage of your estate which avoids the need to amend your will with any changes. Gifts in kind include specific items such as art, a cottage or home or a business. An excellent resource is the United Church of Canada Will Workbook
2. Other investments (now and future gifts)
Each type of gift has different benefits for you and the church. Life Insurance, annuities (irrevocable gift to the church for a guaranteed lifetime income), RRSPs/RRIFs, TFSAs, GICs or cash savings accounts may be donated by designating Wesley-Knox as the beneficiary. For more information about these types of gifts please contact our church Treasurer through the Administration Office.
3. Publicly Traded Securities
Gifts of publicly traded securities may be made during your life or in your will and will eliminate your capital gains tax and provide other benefits. Wesley-Knox has a form here to fill out for donating publicly traded securities. For more information please contact the church Treasurer through the Administration Office.
Please review these considerations with your legal and financial advisors who specialize in incorporating philanthropy into estate and legacy planning.
Life insurance is a policy or contract between you and a life insurance company that can last for the rest of your life or for a specific time. Gifts of life insurance grow in value, can be made privately, will not be reduced by estate taxes and can result in tax relief now or in the future. You my designate Wesley-Knox as the owner and beneficiary of your policy now or as the irrevocable beneficiary.
Annuities: An annuity is an insurance contract issued and distributed by financial institutions and bought by individuals, requiring the issuer to pay out a fixed or variable income stream to the purchaser. The annuitant begins receiving payments after the annuitization period for a fixed period or for the rest of their life. Annuities can be structured into different kinds of instruments, which gives investors flexibility. An annuity can be categorized as immediate or deferred, and fixed, variable, or indexed.
RRSP/RRIF: A Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is a savings plan, registered with the Canadian federal government that you can contribute to for retirement purposes. When you contribute money to a RRSP, your funds are “tax-advantaged”, meaning that they are exempt from being taxed in the year you make the contribution. A Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) provides income during retirement through regular withdrawals of prior savings from your RRSPs. You can hold the same investment options (mutual funds, GICs, etc.)
TFSA: The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is a way for individuals who are 18 or older and who have a valid social insurance number (SIN) to set money aside tax-free throughout their lifetime.
GICs: Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) and term deposits are secured investments. This means that you get back the amount you invest at the end of your term. The key difference between a GIC and a term deposit is the length of the term. Term deposits have shorter terms than GICs.
Stocks/Mutual funds: Mutual funds are professionally managed investment portfolios that comprise different asset classes such as equities (i.e. stocks) and fixed income (i.e. bonds).