Giving
God is changing lives though your generosity
Every number has a name.
Every name has a story.
Every story matters to God.
Support Our Mission to Help Others Find and Follow Jesus.
Join us this March in making a meaningful impact by contributing to The Forge Community Church’s mission. Whether you currently donate or are considering starting, we invite you to prayerfully consider partnering with us. Can you increase your regular donation, start giving, or make a one-time gift to support our mission? Are you ready to be part of all that God’s doing in and through us?
The Forge In Numbers
Baptisms in 2024 and even more making a commitment or re-commitment to follow Jesus.
Miles driven to deliver furniture to those in need around Mid-Suffolk.
Attended an Alpha Course in 2024 and explored faith, most for the first time.
People signed up for a 10 month or 10 week group this year.
Young people attended our youth camps in February and October 2024.
People were fed through our Christmas Hamper scheme in December 2024.
Households were supported through the Hardship Fund (totalling over £20K given away).
Students engaged with our prayer space at Debenham High School this year.
Accounts reached through our Facebook Page last year.
Accounts reached through our Facebook Page last year.
Tonnes of food distributed to the Parish Pantry through our partnership with FareShare.
Moses Baskets requested and delivered in 2024, and already a busy start to 2025.
2025 Financial Snapshot
projected
expenditure
In 2025 the projected cost of realising our vision is just under £346k. This includes the cost of ministry activity, pastoral care, mission and outreach alongside running costs.
projected
income
We currently have an average of 133 regular givers per month. With this giving and other revenue sources, our projected income for 2025 is just over £317k.
Giving Target £28,000
The gap between our projected income and projected expenditure leaves us with a GIVING TARGET between now and the end of 2025 of £28,800.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and consider playing your part in helping us reach our £28,800 giving month target.
I hope you’re as excited as I am in seeing how God is using the Forge to bring hope to people’s lives, meeting practical needs and helping people grow in their faith in Jesus.
Over the years, God has been so faithful in meeting all our needs and so we head into this year’s giving month with a sense of humility, but also a confidence that God will ‘do it again’.
For those who partner with us through giving into the life of the church, thank you for your generosity. Every penny goes towards supporting the mission of the Forge. Your support has made a huge difference in the past and will have a real impact going forward. So, thank you!
For those of you who are new to the church, new to faith or who haven’t chosen to give as yet, I do want to ask if you’d be willing to partner with us, even in a small way. You may not have thought about it before, but what you’ve experienced so far at the Forge has been made possible through the generosity of others! Choosing to give financially is a way of ‘paying it forward’ so that others can benefit as you have.
As we look forward to another challenging and exciting year, I want to thank every one of you for making the Forge a safe place for people to explore, find and follow Jesus.
