A FAITH PROMISE IS a commitment to missions for the coming year of a specific amount you believe God will supply through you, not necessarily dependent upon known or anticipated resources. (But it could come from known resources.)

FAITH PROMISE GIVING, for both individuals and churches, spiritualizes missionary giving by basing it not on what the Christian can give of his own ability, but on what he trusts God to give through him.

IT IS BIBLICAL. In II Corinthians 8 and 9, Paul described the mission giving of the early church as, "To the limit of their resources and even beyond that limit they begged…to share." II Corinthians 8:3-4

IT IS CONTEMPORARY.  A.B. Simpson introduced it and missionary statesman Oswald J. Smith spread it.  Many churches and denominations have adopted it.

IT IS NOT OUR TITHE.  The tithe already belongs to God.  The Bible designates the tithe for the "storehouse" or church.

IT IS NOT AN OFFERING.  Offerings are made from time to time from known resources.

IT IS NOT A PLEDGE. A pledge is horizontal, promised by the donor for a worthy cause.  A Faith Promise is vertical, made between the believer and God.

FAITH PROMISE MISSION GIVING comes out of God's pocket, not our own.

FAITH PROMISES ARE PAID monthly, weekly or in total at any time that God provides.  Please make checks payable to MISSIONS ASSISTANCE and clearly designate for specific project or missionary, if that is the donor's intent.

THREE RESULTS OF FAITH PROMISE GIVING

1.  PROVIDENTIAL SUPPLY, God’s abundant resources are released in unexpected ways through those who are otherwise unable to give.

2.  CONTAGIOUS GIVING, by sharing in the faith promise ingathering, uninvolved members catch the contagion of missions giving.

3.  GOD'S ABUNDANT BLESSING, fulfilling our primary assignment of reaching the unreached brings God's abundant blessing in many ways.