What is Planned Giving?
Planned Giving is a way to support Bay Shore Congregational Church in the future through arrangements you make today utilizing a planned gift.
A planned gift to your church is an expression of you and your family's values and commitment to Christian Stewardship. It is a way of saying that after your family and loved ones, these are the causes that matter most, and providing for them is important to you. A gift from your estate to Bay Shore Community Congregational United Church of Christ strengthens our endowment and sustains God’s mission through the ministry of the Church – a lasting legacy and powerful response to God’s generosity.
Planned gifts are planned for during the donor’s lifetime but not realized by the beneficiary until the donor’s death. There are many other ways to plan a gift. There are gifts that pay you income during your lifetime and gifts that help reduce or avoid income and estate taxes. How you make your gift is important, but more important is the impact your planned gift will have on the causes that matter to you most.
This site is designed to make it easy for you to get the information you need when considering a planned gift. You will also find information to share with your financial advisor and/or estate planner. When you are ready, you can use this site to reach out to us to share your plans, let us know what you are considering, or just to start a confidential, no-obligation conversation about what’s possible.
Why Give?
A planned gift is an expression of you and your family's values. It's a way of saying that after your family and loved ones, these are the causes that matter most and providing for them is important to you. A planned gift is important to Bay Shore Community Congregational United Church of Christ, too. These gifts help strengthen our endowment and sustain our mission.
A message from Bay Shore Pastor, David Clark
Reasons to Build Your Bay Shore Church Legacy
Bay Shore Church has a rich and impressive history. Our commitment to God, our members and our community are a major part of that history overseen by our founders and leadership, and in the investments they have made of their time, talents and treasures. Over the years, we are fortunate to have had the financial support to build and maintain a generous missions program, to help raise our children as good Christians and citizens, to provide the beautiful music we so enjoy and to maintain our physical buildings, among many other good works. Without strong financial support by those who came before us, none of this would have been possible. Ensuring that Bay Shore Church will continue to be able to support existing programs and build new ones for generations to come, is highly important to our Church. One of the best ways you can help continue this legacy is by including Bay Shore Church in your future financial planning.What Matters Most
Your well-considered planned gift can make an impact on a specific area of need. Consider directing your planned gift to these core missions and ministries or directing your planned gift as an unrestricted gift to Bay Shore Community Congregational United Church of Christ.
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Building Fund
We at Bay Shore Church are extremely fortunate to own several buildings – the Church, Christian Education wing, Isolde McDonald Youth Center and our Sky Forest cabin. While all these are fully paid for, constant maintenance is required. The Building Fund is used to maintain the physical structure of all Bay Shore Church buildings and make improvements as warranted. Donors like you have made gifts to this fund to ensure we have a place in the community to call home and enable us to use our operating budget to support our missions and ministries.
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Unencumbered
If you so choose, a planned giving bequest can be made without condition as to how it is spent. This type of gift might be used for special projects, as part of the general budget or any other expenditure as deemed necessary by the Board of Stewards.
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Children
Our children are the future of Bay Shore Church and our community. Making Youth Ministry a beneficiary of your gift to support education and other youth programs is an expression of your commitment to future generations of the UCC.
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Music
Music is an essential part of our spiritual experience. Bay Shore Church is blessed with many wonderful musical programs. Our chancel choir with its great section leaders, our children’s choir and their regular musical performances, our outstanding organist (and organ) and our visiting musicians all contribute to the beauty and spirituality of our worship services. Directing your gift to our music fund will enable us to continue this same level of inspirational music.
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Endowment
The Bay Shore Community Congregational United Church of Christ endowment is professionally managed and invested in socially responsible funds. It allows us to put the gifts from our members - past and present – to work in perpetuity. The income generated by the endowment allows Bay Shore Community Congregational United Church of Christ to make a positive impact on its community and the world.
How to Give
As a donor, you have total discretion over your planned gift. You have options for how your planned gift will be used, what to give and how to give. There are planned gifts you can provide for in a Will or trust and planned gifts that provide income to you and/or a beneficiary for their lifetime.
Gifts from your Will
Bequests
Through a provision in your written and executed Will or living trust, you can make a planned gift (or an outright gift) to Bay Shore Church in the form of cash, securities, real estate or personal property. There are many types of bequests. Consult with your attorney to choose the one that best fits your needs and intentions.
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Gifts that Pay You
Charitable Gift Annuities
You can turn underperforming or non-income producing assets (cash, stock, CDs, savings bonds, etc.) into a gift to Bay Shore Church that provides income to you or you and a loved one. (One example of several available options is a Gift Annuity.) Your UCF Charitable Gift Annuity will return fixed, quarterly payments for life and provide tax benefits, too.
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Beneficiary Gifts
Retirement Accounts and other Funds
Naming Bay Shore Church as the beneficiary or one of the beneficiaries of a qualified retirement plan such as an IRA, 401(k), or 403(b) plan will accomplish a charitable goal while realizing a significant tax savings.
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Gifts of Appreciated Assets
Buy Low. Give High.
When you donate appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares instead of cash, the benefit the church receives exceeds the cost of the original securities purchased. You'll get a charitable deduction for the full amount of your gift and avoid the impact of the capital gains taxes on the appreciated securities.
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Gifts of Personal Property
Real Estate and Other Valuables
Personal property, such as antiques, collectibles, musical instruments, works of art or vehicles, can be donated to us today or even after your lifetime through your estate. If the property is related to our mission, it's usually fully tax deductible based on its fair market value. In some cases, your gift of personal property can be used to fund a life income gift, such as a charitable gift annuity or charitable remainder trust.
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Gifts of Life Insurance
Name Bay Shore Church as the beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy; donate an existing, paid-up life insurance policy you no longer need; or purchase a new life insurance policy and name Bay Shore Church as the owner and beneficiary.
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Let's Talk
Planning your estate and legacy for future generations including your charitable interests takes careful evaluation.
Discussing your charitable intentions with us can lead to a much better result than going it alone – and will ensure that your gift is used just as you wish. Act now to be a good steward of the resources you intend to leave behind. Contact us using the contact info below, or submit this form to get more information.
For Professional Advisors
If you are working with a professional advisor or if you are advising a donor, here's a handy guide for including Bay Shore Church in a charitable estate plan.
Contact Us
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David Clark
Senior Minister
(562) 433-0401
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Susie Bjork
Associate Minister
(562) 433-0401
pastorsusie@bayshorechurch.org