Join us in becoming a generous community

LIVING THE LITURGY

Each week we say a liturgy that comes directly from Scripture and was crafted by trusted voices in our community as a way to form our hearts out of the ways of this world, and into the way of Jesus. If you have been around Church of the City for a while, you know that at the end of each year we focus in on closing the gap between our current standards of generosity and the Kingdom standards taught by Jesus through our end of year giving campaign, called Living the Liturgy. 

We want to thank so many of you for supporting Church of the City New York through Living the Liturgy last year, and invite you to check out the impact your giving had in and through our church with this quick video.

As we move into this specific season of giving, we want to invite you to begin praying about how God is asking you to live the liturgy this year.

We believe this can happen in three ways:

  1. If you are not already giving, we invite you to start giving. 

  2. If you are giving periodically, we invite you to begin regular, recurring donations.

  3. If you have been giving regularly, thank you! This year, we want to invite you to go above and beyond in sacrificial giving. 

We believe that together, as a church community, we can raise $3 million dollars to fund the advancement of God’s Kingdom in New York City and beyond. 

If you call Church of the City your home, consistently enjoy our content and teachings, or want to support the work God is doing in our church, we encourage you to step out in generosity by giving to Living the Liturgy.

Giving to this offering will look different for every person, so we invite you to sincerely pray about the asks above, and let the Spirit lead you forward.

GENEROSITY LITURGY

We invite you to take a moment and read our Generosity Liturgy that we say together corporately, every Sunday, as a practice of counter-formation, to cultivate our hearts in the direction of generosity.

Holy Father, there is nothing I have that You have not given me. All I have and am belong to You, bought with the blood of Jesus. To spend everything on myself, and to give without sacrifice, is the way of the world that You cannot abide.

But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord; who love Him with free hearts and serve Him with renewed minds. Who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word; Whose hearts are in your kingdom and not in the systems of the world.

I am determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us. I am determined to be trustworthy with such a little thing as money that You may trust me with true riches.

Above all, I am determined to be generous because You, Father, are generous. It is the delight of Your daughters and sons to share Your traits, and to show what You are like to all the world.

Amen.

CHURCH OF THE CITY Financial REPORTs

We invite you to look through our 2023 Fiscal Year Report. Please take some time to read and reflect through these statistics and stories we have gathered together, and join us in thanking God for His work in and through our community throughout the past year.

Other ways to give

  • You can download the Church Center mobile app here and find Church of the City New York to access Giving, Community Groups, Registrations, and the church Calendar.

  • You can “Text to Give” by texting the amount you want to give plus word “cotcny” to 84321. Example: 25cotcny

  • You can write checks to "Church of the City New York" and mail to 630 9th Ave, Suite 1211 New York, NY 10036.

  • Many supporters choose to make charitable gifts by transferring securities to Church of the City New York. Gifting stock is a simple and powerful way to follow Jesus’ teaching and steward resources to build the Kingdom. It also offers donors a number of financial benefits:

    ● Donating appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds is easy

    ● The total value of the stock upon transfer is tax-deductible

    ● There is no obligation to pay capital gains taxes on the appreciation

    Note: Individual situations vary so donors should consult their advisors

    When you are ready to transfer securities to COTC, please contact finance@church.nyc to provide the following information:

    ● Full name and address of donor

    ● Name of brokerage firm and financial adviser who will handle the transaction

    ● Name of the stock or security, including symbol

    ● Number of shares you plan to contribute

    ● Intended date of transfer

    To initiate the electronic transfers of stocks or bonds, please use the following DTC transfer

    information:

    Charles Schwab

    Depository Trust and Clearing (DTC) #: 0164

    COTC NY Schwab Account number: 2521-6497

    Account name: Church of the City New York

    Account address: 630 9th Avenue, Suite 1211, New York, NY 10036

    COTC NY EIN: 83-0571342

    Thank you for your support and partnership.

  • Your donations through Donor-Advised Fund are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donor-Advised Funds are a flexible and convenient way for donors to support charitable organizations like ours.

  • You can email finance@church.nyc with any questions around giving or ways to give.

We invite you to prayerfully consider practicing the way of generosity through financial giving.

Church of the City New York is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as tax-exempt under the United States federal tax code. Our Federal Tax ID number is 83-0571342.