Why Methodists Give

We Methodists give financially as both a spiritual practice and a way of expressing our commitment to our congregation and community. Our church’s annual operating budget depends entirely on the generosity and faithfulness of our membership’s giving. We give to fund ministries that matter, that offer hope and healing to members of our congregation and our city. We give to maintain our building, which provides us with a gathering & sending space and safeguards a quality licensed childcare center, TLC, which has served Pocatello since 1977. We give to support the clergy appointed to us by the Annual Conference, taking care of their needs, their families, and their future. And we give to support our wider Methodist connection through apportionments that nourish both regional and global relief efforts, justice ministries, and higher education offerings.

Give Online

 For regularly recurring tithes, you can:

  • Click on our Online Giving via Vanco to set up recurring payments from your bank account or credit card. 

  • Add First UMC as a biller in your own financial institution’s online bill payment software, using that software to have them send us a regular check from your account.

For one-time donations, you can give online via Vanco using your bank account or credit card.

Give by Check

You can get your check to us by —

  • Placing it in the plate during Sunday worship

  • Bringing it to the office during our regular hours (M-F, 9:15am—1:00pm)

  • Mailing it to us at P.O. Box 4015, Pocatello, ID 83205

For one-time donations, please write the purpose (ex. “Pastor’s Discretionary” or “Capital Campaign”) on the memo line. If you’ve made a pledge, we’ll credit your check towards that pledge unless you tell us otherwise.

Give in Cash

It still works! You can make a cash offering during Sunday morning worship or during office hours. Unless otherwise specified, cash goes toward our general operating budget.

Support Local Childcare in a Childcare Desert

Click here to give a tax-deductible donation to Tender Loving Care Childcare, the church’s long-term non-profit building partner, which has provided high-quality, affordable childcare to the Pocatello community for nearly 50 years.

“Beyond the Checkbook” Gifts

Call the church office, or visit the Faith Foundation Northwest website, to learn more about supporting the church with all your assets, saving money on taxes in the process. You can give gifts of stock, real estate, IRA disbursements, and more. You can also learn how to properly include the church in your end-of-life planning.

“Above and Beyond” Offerings

On occasion, we invite our folks to give above and beyond their tithe to certain special funds and causes, such as:

  • 1st Sunday of the Month, Pastor’s Discretionary Fund

  • 2nd Sunday of the Month, Millie’s Nickels

  • Human Relations Sunday — January 14, 2024

  • UMCOR Sunday — March 10, 2024

  • Native American Ministries Sunday — April 14, 2024

  • Peace with Justice Sunday — May 26, 2024

  • World Communion Sunday — October 6, 2024

  • UM Student Sunday — November 24, 2024