Annual Legacy Offering
Over 7 years ago, a handful of people invested in a dream to start Alive Family Church. Since then, over 600 people have come to know Christ, and God has expanded and multiplied our reach for Him year after year through outreach, discipleship, events, kids/youth ministry, missions, small groups, and more. Everyone of us have benefited from the investment of a few early on, and now it’s our turn to invest in the next generation.
It has been on our heart for many years to start an annual opportunity for all of us collectively to give over and above our normal tithes & offerings to make a difference in people’s lives here in Michigan and around the world. We are calling it the Legacy Offering. It’s a great opportunity for us to give what God puts in our hearts in order to accelerate the vision of our church and reach more people with the Good News of Jesus.
This year’s Legacy Offering is Sunday, December 8. We’re encouraging everyone to join with us on this special day. Our goal is not for a certain amount to be given, but for everyone to participate in some way. It’s not about equal giving, but equal sacrifice.
This offering will bless people’s lives in three areas. We will call them our Three Legacy Lanes.
Three Legacy Lanes:
1. National Missions - Continued Hurricane Helene & Milton Relief - Through this Legacy offering you will help send extra resources to our national missions partners (Samaritian’s Purse & Convoy of Hope) who have boots on the ground in North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. Your gift will help mud out homes, tarp roofs, cut down trees, and bring food & generators to those in need, all in the name of Jesus. Your offering will be the hands and feet of Jesus to our neighbors in the South.
2. International Missions - Igreja United Church’s Two New Campuses in Brazil - Through this Legacy offering you will help reach more people for Christ in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In a short 10 years, this church has grown to have 11 campuses, and will be moving into two new buildings this year. Pastors Josh & Hannah Rogers from Brazil spoke at Alive this summer and shared the great revival they are experiencing and also the great financial need they have to continue this great Kingdom work. Your Legacy Offering will help accelerate Igreja United Church’s vision to reach more people in Rio for Christ.
3. Alive Family Church: Maximize Church Building/Property for Full Kingdom Impact - Through this Legacy Offering you will help maximize our church building/property for the greatest Kingdom Impact. Right now the capacity of our kid classrooms is limiting the growth of the church. Kid rooms are at max capacity but the main sanctuary is at 50% capacity. We could be reaching 800 people a Sunday, but with our current kid ministry building capabilities we can reach up to 350 a Sunday (43% efficiency). Through this Legacy Offering you will help update the gym for expanded elementary & youth ministry, build permanent walls (instead of orange pipe & drape) for expanded preschool rooms, and expand the parking lot, all allowing for maximum Kingdom impact of this building/property. These expansions will happen at the speed of our collective generosity.
We invite you to pray, sacrifice, and plan to give to our Legacy Offering—you can make all the difference. No matter the amount, you can play a crucial part in building the future generations of our church and the Church around the world. Everyone matters. Everything counts.
As always, it’s between you and the Lord, and we trust Him for however He speaks to you. Just simply ask God, “What should I give?”
There are several ways you can participate:
1. Bring your offering Sunday, December 8, and give it in the service.
2. Give online at alivefamily.church/give under “Legacy Offering”
3. Text your “offering amount” space “legacy” to 84321 (example: text “100 legacy” to 84321)
Thank-you for your generosity. Together we make a difference for Christ!