Each November we hold a special Thanksgiving Offering to give above and beyond our normal gifts to support specific initiatives. The elders have identified the following giving targets for 2024:
- Orphan Care | Casa Hogar
- Disaster Relief | EFCA ReachGlobal
- Food & Basic Necessities | Community Crisis Services & Food Pantry at Iowa
- College Scholarships | Parkview Leadership Institute
- Facility Updates | Central & East Campus
You can read more about these targets and find instructions on how to give to the Thanksgiving Offering below.
Since the early 2000s, Parkview Church has helped support this orphanage just across the borders from Rio Grande City, Texas through trips, supply drive, and operational funding.
The crisis response branch of our denomination is currently assisting victims of hurricanes Helene & Milton as well as supporting Ukrainian refugees.
Food insecurity in our area is a big need especially around the holidays. Community Crisis Services is located adjacent to East Campus and the Food Pantry at Iowa is in the Memorial Union.
As a tangible expression of our new vision, we plan to offer scholarships to college students who participate in a year-long program that will provide invested mentors to come alongside them as rising leaders both academically and spiritually.
New chairs and other upgrades to the worship spaces at Central & East Campus will help us provide a comfortable and inviting space for attenders and visitors to worship.
This year’s Thanksgiving Offering will be taken now through December 31. You may use your preferred method of giving, just be sure to write Thanksgiving Offering in the memo line of your check or choose “Thanksgiving Offering” from the drop-down menu on the online giving form. You do not need to indicate how your Thanksgiving offering is to be allocated. The three ways to give are as follows:
- Place a check in the receptacles in the back of the Worship Center
- Make a contribution online at https://parkview.churchcenter.com/giving
- Mail or drop off a check to the Parkview Church office (15 Foster Rd., Iowa City, IA, 52245)
If you need assistance with giving to the Thanksgiving Offering, please contact the church office at giving@parkviewchurch.org or 319.354.5580.
Thank you for praying about how you will respond to the Thanksgiving Offering 2024! God is moving through Parkview Church and we have much to be grateful for.