GIVE

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Membership requires, among other things, a commitment of financial support for the church – as most of the annual budget is provided by donations. Pledging is the process of indicating what you plan to provide in the way of financial support in the coming church year – which starts on July 1. This allows the church staff and the Board of Directors to properly plan the church budget.

Pledges may be satisfied in several ways:

  • Auto Pay for automatic withdrawal from either your checking or savings account. The amount of your Auto Pay may be changed at any time. Simply contact us.
  • Payment(s) by check with “pledge payment” in the memo line
  • Cash payments are accepted, but discouraged as errors can occur and there is no paper trail.

Ways to Give 

Text to Give

We offer a “text to give” option. Simply text the amount you'd like to give with the fund code (Example: $50 PLDGE) to 844-207-5634. The first time you send a text, it will respond with a link where you can set up your giving profile. Once set up, you can use the following codes:
PLDGE: Pledge / General Fund
ENDOW: Endowment Fund
CAPTL: Capital Campaign
SHARE: Share the Plate
To edit your existing Text to Give account, text the word EDIT.

Online
Go to our FirstUU page, powered by Vanco, to make an immediate donation or to commit to ongoing support. If you have given online before, please attempt to log in first. If you do not know your password, use the reset password link. If you instead sign up for a new account, we may have duplicate accounts for you and while we can make it work, the system doesn’t like that very much. If you do not know what email address you used to sign up for your account, email us at bookkeeper@richmonduu.org.

Check

Write a check and mail it to First UU:
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Attn: Bookkeeper
1000 Blanton Ave.
Richmond, VA 23221

A few other reminders:
If you are donating in memory or in honor of someone, select the Endowment Fund and add the name of the person you are honoring in the memo section.

Processing Fees:
If you would like to increase your gift to cover the processing fees that the church incurs, the credit card fee is 2.75% and ACH fee is 1%. Checks are always fee-free!

Mitten Tree 2025: Supporting the CARITAS North Pole

Mitten Tree 2025 begins Sunday November 9th and ends Sunday December 7th. First UU’s Mitten Tree project has a long tradition of supporting those in need during the holiday season in our greater Richmond community. This year we are providing gifts to the residents living at CARITAS. The name Caritas comes from the Latin wording meaning LOVE and COMPASSION, qualities this congregation has in abundance. The organization’s holiday giveaway will provide participants with gifts donated by the community. Please help us reach our commitment to CARITAS this holiday season.

If you are attending services in person on Sundays November 9th through November 30th, stop by the Mitten Tree table just outside the Great Hall doors. You may choose as many Mittens as you like. If you are unable to be with us in person or are not fond of shopping and would like to support the Mitten Tree, cash donations may be made at the Mitten Tree table. You can also donate through the FirstUU page, powered by Vanco by selecting “General Fund”, notating “Mitten Tree” on the memo line. All Mitten Tree gifts must be returned to First UU no later than Sunday December 7th.

Thank you for “making caring visible” in support of our greater community.