Tithe-General Fund
Gifts to the “General fund” are what allow First Street Community Church to continue and expand its ministry. 88% of these Tithes & offerings are used for general operating expenses as we endeavor to Share God’s Love & Tell His Story here in Lincoln. The remainder is sent on to the Southern Baptist Cooperative Program and the Sacramento Region Baptist Network to support their ministries, and to our Local Missions fund. [Learn More]
Gifts to the “General fund” are what allow First Street Community Church to continue and expand its ministry.
- 88% of these Tithes & offerings are used for general operating expenses as we endeavor to Share God’s Love & Tell His Story here in Lincoln.
- 7% is sent to the Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program which funds many programs for education & training, Church Planting, Disaster Relief, and other ministries in North America and around the world
- 2.5% is sent to the Sacramento Region Baptist Network to support training, ministry, and church planting in the greater Sacramento area.
- 1.5% is in a fund to support Outreach and Evangelism
- 1% is placed in our Local Missions Fund to support benevolence and ministries which are doing special things that we cannot do ourselves.
Building Fund
All gifts to the Building Fund are being used to fund future building enhancements included in the Master Plan. Enhancements such as additional lighting in the parking lot, courtyard usability improvements, and other projects to increase our long term ability to minister to the community around us.
Major Maint.
We are anticipating some major needs in the not too distant future. Gifts to Major Maintenance will allow us to pay cash to take care of needs as they arise. Examples of needs include replacing aging warped doors, window blinds, carpet deep cleaning, sprinkler improvements, electrical improvements, and tree trimming.
Gifts to Local Missions provide for FSCC support of Local Ministries beyond our local church and benevolence. The Missions Committee presents local ministries, which are doing things we cannot, during the month of June. Gifts for the Sierra Pregnancy & Health Center are collected in baby bottles during the month of June (so be saving your change to fill those bottles when they are made available the first Sunday of June). A percentage of the undesignated gifts throughout the year are used to help fund Local Missions, but additional gifts are accepted in months other than March, September, and December when we emphasize North American, California, and International Missions respectively.
Gifts to Outreach and Evangelism provide for FSCC outreach (banners, invite and New Mover cards, Bless Every Home, etc), any Evangelism events developed, and community service including Fun After School Time for Kids (when school is open for full days). A percentage of the undesignated gifts throughout the year are used to help fund Outreach and Evangism, but additional gifts are accepted.
