Supporting
ICS: we need your help
To
help us spread the gospel why not become a Friend of ICS?
Just make a donation
here and tick
the box entitled 'Tick here to receive our magazine and prayer diary
quarterly by post if you do not already do so.' Alternatively download
and print the form here
and post it to us.
You can also specifically help us with our outreach in Wengen and
Zermatt by donating here too. Remember to opt to receive our magazine
and prayer diary so that you can be kept in touch and pray for our work.
Friends of ICS partner us in our mission and ministry in many
ways. If you wish to also consider applying for membership of
ICS please e-mail or call us for details of membership. Members are
entitled to vote and speak at our AGM, and receive notification of our
AGM and other matters for members.
How
to donate
- Online click
here to make a donation online. UK taxpayers
can give on line and tax-efficiently using Gift Aid. http://www.ics-uk.org/support/taxefficient.shtml
explains how Gift Aid works.
- Online
via CAF using your Charities Aid Foundation Charity Card at http://www.cafonline.org/apps/Charities/CharityProfileLink.aspx?MainId=34315&SubId=135127&Source=CAF
- Online
via CAFAmerica if you are a US taxpayer - see below.
- By post
using a UK £ Sterling cheque or international money order payable
to Intercontinental Church Society. For our address go to contact
us. In the interests of fraud prevention, please do not
make cheques etc payable to 'ICS'.
- By phone
using American Express, MasterCard or Visa. Call us on 01926 - 430
347 in the United Kingdom or +44 1926 - 430 347 from abroad. Office
hours are 0930 - 1700 hrs UK time, Monday to Friday. Ask for Maggie
or Andrew. You can at the same time order a copy of our Directory
of English-speaking Churches Abroad or other publications or Christmas
Cards on sale from time to time.
- Via your UK
Self-assessment tax return at section Q19A by electing for any
tax refund to be given direct to Intercontinental Church Society
– our reference number for this purpose is LAA67QG.
- By giving an
asset such as land or shares or shares in a quoted company – see http://www.ics-uk.org/support/taxefficient.shtml
for more information.
Note: donations
are accepted only in accordance with our donation policy. Please see
terms and conditions
US
taxpayers
You are
welcome to use our on line donation system. However if you wish to make
a tax-deductible gift over $500.00 to ICS, you may do so via CAF America
where you will need to specify Intercontinental Church Society as the
charity to which you wish CAFAmerica to make a grant. CAFAmerica make
a deduction from each donation, as their web site explains. You can
either download a form
and post your donation to them, or use their on-line
giving facility.
Thank you.
At the heart of
our work is helping people discover, follow and serve the Christ of
the Scriptures, frequently when they are in a foreign land. Since 1823
we have been working around the world making the most of opportunities
to spread the Gospel, helping many, especially those living away from
home.
To do this we depend
practically on the prayers and giving of individuals, supporting churches
and trusts. We need people, most importantly, to make known what we
do. To pray for us, the chaplains, the churches and those we and they
seek to reach with the message of the Cross. Across England we have
a network of prayer groups. For contact details contact communications@ics-uk.org
But we also need
funding to expand our work amongst people who speak English. For example
we need money to
- Provide
chaplains to start new churches. ICS typically funds a new congregation
(on a reducing basis) for typically five to seven years. We cover
costs such as salary, pension, medical insurance, accommodation, expenses
- Explore
possibilities for church-planting
- Recruit
chaplains for existing chaplaincies and maintain ongoing support of
their ministry
- Start up
seasonal ministry in new resorts as holiday patterns change
- Maintain
church buildings in Switzerland
We send mailings
free to anyone willing to pray regularly for us. However we would encourage
you to (if possible) make a minimum annual donation of UK £36
(or UK £12 if you are unwaged, over 65 or a full-time student)
to help cover the cost of mailings. However, to help us expand our work,
please be as generous as you can and use tax-efficient
giving if possible. Also, please, remember us in your will - see
ICS and your will. Your gifts can enable
English-language ministry for the benefit of future generations.