Give to H2O CHURCH ATHENS

As stewards, we seek to honor God by using and giving generously the gifts that He has given us. Financial gifts, tithes, offerings, and donations to H2O Church Athens are used to keep our church functioning by helping to pay for the essentials that keep us on mission for the gospel. 


As of December 2023, all online giving is made possible through Planning Center. (See below for FAQ's regarding our transition to Planning Center.)

Give a one-time gift or set up a free account to give regularly.

Year-end giving statements are available online in your account or sent out in January.

100% of your online giving ( minus bank fees if you choose) are directed to the work of the local church.

Welcome to Planning Center Giving!

We are making a move from our current donor management software (Pushpay) to Planning Center Giving starting in December 2023.  Planning Center has already served as our primary volunteer scheduling, event registration, H2O Kids check in, and Group communication/connection tool since 2020 and we are excited to bring all aspects of your engagement with the church under one system.


This transition will surely come with some questions so please take a look below and hopefully we can answer them.

  • Your historical giving data and privacy are safe and remaining our priority through the transition. If you had a Pushpay account, you will still be able to access past giving statements and data. We are looking into a third party organization who has migrated many churches from their previous systems over to Planning Center and have extensive experience navigating these migrations. This transition will not be complete until December 2025, but we are urging our church family to make the switch as soon as possible so as to ensure a smooth transition.

  • If you currently don’t have a planning center profile at H2O Church Athens, please visit: https://h2oathens.churchcenter.com/giving.


    By logging in with your phone number, you may find that your information is already stored in our database if you filled out a connection card with us in the past. You can set up your giving through this portal and update your profile information as well by clicking on your profile picture. 


    You can also download the Church Center App for your smartphone. (Using your phone number, Planning Center can identify you as connected with H2O Athens. Select H2O Athens and proceed to the full app.)

    Google Play Store or Apple Store


  • If you are a recurring giver, via credit card or ACH, our current donation gateway will be kept open for those gifts throughout the end of the year without interruption. We will be reaching out to all recurring givers and will be working with you to set up your gift on Planning Center before the end of the year. We appreciate your generosity and if you’d like to speed up the process, follow the steps below.


    Step 1: Visit https://h2oathens.churchcenter.com/giving to set up your recurring gift on the new system.

    Step 2: Visit https://pushpay.com/login and log into our previous system to end your current recurring gift. 


    For more questions, email jill.beebe@h2oathens.com.

CASH OR CHECK GIVING

Make a check payable to “H2O Athens” and send it to:

PO BOX 625 ATHENS, OH 45701


Of course, you can always give cash if you’d like to remain anonymous.

 

GIFTS POSTMARKED AS OF DECEMBER 31 ARE INCLUDED ON A TAX STATEMENT IN JANUARY. NO GOODS OR SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN RETURN FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION EXCEPT FOR ITEMS OF INSUBSTANTIAL VALUE OR INTANGIBLE RELIGIOUS BENEFITS AS DEFINED BY IRS GUIDELINES, THE FULL AMOUNT OF YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS ELIGIBLE FOR U.S. TAX DEDUCTION SUBJECT TO YOUR PERSONAL TAX SITUATION