Giving through the PGS offers significant benefits for you and your church compared to other forms of regular planned giving:
- Giving through the PGS is simple, secure and confidential.
- It is free to join the PGS and your church receives the full value of all regular donations.
- Churches can receive one-off donations, with a 1.5% transaction rate on these donations. This is one of the best rates for online giving available for churches.
- The regular income helps improve cash flow and financial planning.
- Your donations are protected through the Direct Debit Guarantee.
- Signing up to give is flexible, givers can post a paper gift form, call up the PGS team, or sign up online via the PGS website.
- Gift Aid is automatically processed every month by the PGS team, reducing the burden of admin for church volunteers.
- Givers have the option to automatically increase their giving annually by the rate of inflation.
- This is completely optional but helps to tackle the problem of 'static giving' and protects the value of the gift each year.
- All givers have 24/7 access to their online account and can make changes whenever needed.
- Changes can be made online on the givers account, or by emailing the PGS team (info@parishgiving.org.uk), or by phone on the PGS helpline number: 0333 002 1260.
PGS Stories
Watch the short video below from a parish already using the PGS and find out how using the PGS has benefitted their church.
Wendy Gaunt - Treasurer for Wortley and Farnley Parish
Cal Bailey - Treasurer at Woodside St James
You can find more PGS testimonials on YouTube here.