Give

Make Your Weekly Contribution Online
You can make your offering contribution by simply clicking  on the button below and you'll be directed to a secure online payment page for your offering.

Text Giving

In a matter of seconds, you can make a weekly offering or respond to a special appeal.

• No login or account set-up required
• Easy debit/credit card registration through your smartphone
• Fast one-time donations
• Option to make gifts recurring

If you would like to give by text, contact Renee Kirchner at renee@crossview.net.

​​​​​​Check
You can give with checks in three ways:

1. Place your check in the offering plate during worship.
2. Drop it off at Cross View’s office.
3. Mail it to Cross View Lutheran Church | 6645 McCauley Trail W | Edina, MN 55439.

Cash
You can give cash during worship services or drop it off at Cross View Church Office during normal business hours.

Simplify your giving by authorizing a regular, automated transfer of your gifts from your account directly to the church account via Simply Giving. It’s a confidential and convenient way to support the church.

To get started, you can pick up information and an authorization form from the Events Registration Desk or the Church Office, or download an authorization form that you can fill out and turn in to the Church Office.

Thrivent Choice Dollars

If you are a Thrivent member, you have a choice about how you can direct your allocated “Choice Dollars.” Simply follow the instructions below to make your selection.  Choice Dollars designated during the calendar year can be directed until March 31 of the following year.

To Designate Your Thrivent Choice Dollars Online:

•Visit thrivent.com/thriventchoice. 
•Click "LOG IN" at the top right of your screen and enter your Thrivent user ID and password. If you do not have a user ID and password, click "Register Now."
•Look for your designated Choice Dollars amount on the right side of the screen.
•Click on "Direct Choice Dollars button."
•Enter "Cross View Lutheran Church" in the box.
•Click the "Direct Now" button, then enter your desired amount.

To Designate Your Thrivent Choice Dollars By Phone:

•Call 800.847.4836 and when prompted, say “Thrivent Choice.”
•Press 1 to direct Choice Dollars (a representative will assist you).

Note: if you would like to receive a statement of your contributions, please be sure to include your name and address with your gift.

Stocks
Many choose to give gifts through stock and/or mutual funds. It’s a simple process, most commonly made electronically from the donor’s account. 

IRA Distributions
Members who participate in retirement plans such as a 401(k), individual retirement account (IRA), or 403(b) may choose to direct some of those resources to Cross View.

Those aged 70 ½ and older with an IRA may make charitable distributions directly to the church (up to $100,000 per year for an individual tax-free; up to $200,000 for couples). Transfers aren’t taxed and also count towards your annual RMD (required minimum distribution).  

Please contact Renee Kirchner (renee@crossview.net) or Alyssa Meger (alyssa@crossview.net) to initiate such transfer options.

Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF)
 

You can help fund the growth of church projects around the country and world through the Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF).  While your savings dollars increase through interest earned, those dollars also help provide capital for Lutheran ministries and projects. In fact, our own Building For Generations 4.0 secured funding through LCEF.  Lutheran Church Extension Fund has served as the financial extension of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod since 1978. To learn more or invest with LCEF go to www.lcef.org.

Many Cross View members arrange future gifts to Cross View by identifying it as the recipient and as a beneficiary of an estate plan. Doing so allows a person to enjoy the assets now while directing funds to the church in the future.    In short, Cross View’s Endowment Fund is a way to enhance your total stewardship planning. It allows you to:

• Memorialize a loved one or a special cause
• Celebrate a special occasion during your lifetime
• Be involved in and support the Lord's work even after He has called you home.

At the same time, the Endowment Fund will allow our congregation to expand Cross View’s mission and ministries above and beyond what is possible under our annual operating budget.

Please contact Renee Kirchner (renee@crossview.net) or Pastor Wheeler (steve@crossview.net) to begin to explore an endowment at Cross View.

Click here to download our Endowment Fund brochure for more details about supporting Cross View's ministry through this fund.