Thank you for the generosity of your commitment to St. John’s. Here are some options for paying your pledge:
Best for convenience and no cost to St. John’s: Set up an auto payment from your bank (the bank automatically sends a check to St. John’s). You just type in St. John’s Norwood as the payee, enter the church’s address (6701 Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815) and the amount you would like to pay. Set a recurring payment weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. You can choose the date it will be paid (can coincide with your paycheck) and the bank will automatically pay your pledge for you. You will need your account number and bank routing number, both of which you can find on your checks. For info on how to set up auto payments, see your bank or visit https://www.thebalance.com/how-do-i-set-up-online-bill-pay-315159.
Best for convenience with low cost to St. John’s: Set up an auto payment from your bank in Breeze*. This is similar to above, but with a 1% processing plus a transaction fee charged to St. John’s by Breeze. There is not an option to automatically donate the processing costs as well; you may wish to consider giving an extra donation to cover these fees. (For example, if you give $70/week, donating an extra $1/week would cover the cost.) To set up auto payment in Breeze, go to https://stjohnsnorwood.breezechms.com/give/online, type in the amount, select “by ACH Bank Transfer,” select “Pledges,” fill out your information, and choose the frequency of your gift. If you wish to cover the Breeze fees, you can either just increase your pledge amount, or you can set up a separate payment to cover Breeze fees by selecting “Breeze Fees” rather than “Pledges;” either way will work.
Best for convenience and earning credit card points or miles: Set up an automatic credit card payment in Breeze. Same as above, but with a 3% processing plus a transaction fee charged to St. John’s by Breeze. There is not a formal option to donate the processing costs as well; you may wish to consider giving an extra donation to cover these fees. (For example, if you give $70/week, donating an extra $2.50/week would cover the cost.) To set up auto payment in Breeze, go to https://stjohnsnorwood.breezechms.com/give/online, type in the amount, select “by Credit/Debit card,” select “Pledges,” fill out your information, and choose the frequency of your gift. If you wish to cover the Breeze fees, you can either just increase your pledge amount, or you can set up a separate payment to cover Breeze fees by selecting “Breeze Fees” rather than “Pledges;” either way will work.
You can change any of these recurring payments at any time if you wish to edit the amount or frequency of your pledge payments. Just log into your bank or Breeze.
Best for active reminder of generosity: Write a check each week, write “Pledge” on the memo line, and put it in the plate or mail it to the church each week.
Best for “Oops, forgot my checkbook”: Get to church and realize you forgot your pledge check? Scan the QR code in the bulletin to go to the Donate page, and enter credit card as shown above.
*Haven’t used Breeze yet, or forgot your password? Contact Sharon Lopilato at: slopilato[at]stjohnsnorwood.org.
However you give, St. John’s thanks you for your generosity and for being a part of building community at the crossroads of faith and life.
