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Transform the nation through godly leaders.
At Christian Union, every gift, of every size, makes a profound difference. If you are ready to give online, now, you may do that here. Below are other ways that generous ministry partners make Christian Union's work possible.Your financial support helps young men and women grow in faith and skills to bring Christian influence to their spheres of influence. Give today!
For Assistance
If you need assistance with these or any giving question, call a donor representative at: 1-609-688-1700 x 915 or email giving@christianunion.org.
Help America Return to God
There are many ways you can partner with Christian Union to help raise a new generation of Christian leaders. Please consider giving online, as shown below, or explore other ways to give in the left column. Your charitable gift of $25 or more will make you a Cornerstone Partner and help lay the foundation for revival and spiritual health in our nation. Your generosity will provide Bible courses, mentors, and more to future and emerging Christian leaders like Xavier. Please give today!
For Assistance
Contact a donor representative at:1-609-688-1700 Option 2 or Giving@ChristianUnion.org.
Key Partners in Developing Christian Leaders
Foundations
Christian Union is honored to partner with foundations to accomplish shared goals to impact the world for Christ.Christian Union invites foundation board and staff members to visit the campuses where the ministry operates leadership development programs. To arrange a visit or to simply learn more about the ministry, request annual reports and other materials, and to discuss whether Christian Union's mission and vision align with the foundation's funding priorities, contact a director of public affairs for your region.
Churches
Christian Union is thankful for the support of churches in developing future leaders of wholehearted Christian faith.A director of public affairs can answer your church's questions about Christian Union's ministry to universities and cities. They can also address campus-specific questions, and help to determine if funding this ministry would help your church reach its missional goals.
"Briarwood Presbyterian Church is striving to equip the next generation of leaders for the church and for the nation. Because of the immeasurable influence and impact of Ivy League graduates, Christian Union is a valuable partner for discipleship and evangelism, bringing the gospel of grace to bear on the lives of the now-student and soon-to-be-leader, as they become change agents in our world. This is a ministry worth coming alongside."
--Dr. Tom Cheely (deceased), former Missions Pastor, Briarwood Presbyterian Church
For Assistance
Email: giving@christianunion.org
Write to:
Christian Union
19 Vandeventer Avenue
Princeton, NJ 08542
Recognize Someone Special through Your Giving
Honor and memorial gifts can be made in a variety of ways: one-time or recurring gifts, even as a Bible course sponsorship on behalf of another so they receive the joy of the ongoing contact and updates with students.
To explore these creative gift ideas, contact the Annual Giving Associate.
Financial Partner Testimony
"Christian Union has an ambitious goal: sweeping spiritual transformation of the Ivy League universities. The integrity, experience and maturity of the leadership team, led by Matt Bennett, convince me that this is an achievable goal toward which I am delighted to contribute my resources."
- Eric T. Halverson
For Assistance
If you need assistance with any of these giving opportunities, call a donor representative at: 1-609-688-1700 Option 2 or email giving@christianunion.org.
Paying it Forward
As an alumnus of Christian Union's ministry, your partnership is vital to ensure the next classes of students benefit from the same ministry you received. Express your support with a gift of any size. Your gifts count toward your class giving goals. Contact the Annual Giving Associate with questions about the Ministry Graduate giving program.
Gifts of Gratitude
Alumni of the Christian Union ministry can participate in the Gifts of Gratitude Campaign. Contact the Annual Giving Associate to learn more, or make your gift today.
For Assistance
Call a donor representative at: 1-609-688-1700 Option 2
Contact the Development/Giving Department directly at giving@christianunion.org
Stay Engaged with Christian Union
Christian Union welcomes any and all Christians who have graduated from any of the universities at which the organization ministers to get involved with alumni programming, regardless of involvement with the ministry at the undergraduate level. Join the mission to develop and connect transformative Christian leaders!
Christian Union Boards
Christian Union Cornerstone Alumni boards are at the heart of Christian Union alumni and Cornerstone Partner programming. These are alumni and partner-led organizations united in the vision to see the Gospel shine brightly at the universities. The boards are committed to furthering the development of programs focused on alumni and Cornerstone in various areas. Please get in touch with the boards directly to learn more or get involved:
Volunteer Time and Talents
Become a mentor, city welcomer, or volunteer for a board.There are various ways to get involved with the mission beyond the leadership of an alumni board.
Volunteer as a mentor to encourage graduating seniors in their journey beyond the university.
Attend or help host a reunion event to get to know the ministry staff, see the ministry center, and reconnect with peers.
Welcome recent graduates into a new city.
Volunteer on a committee focused on specific alumni initiatives.
Contact alumni engagement to learn more and get involved.
Stay Informed
Christian Union, in partnership with alumni and Cornerstone Partner volunteers, gathers and sends monthly email newsletters including prayer requests from each university faculty team. To sign up to receive these monthly updates, email prayer@christianunion.org and include which university ministry to subscribe to.
Likewise, the ministry wants to know the latest happenings in the lives of alumni and Cornerstone Partners worldwide. Please share news, events, trends, or new contact information with alumniengagement@christianunion.org. The content provided just might be featured in an upcoming newsletter!
Give Back Financially
Sow into Christian Union’s University Ministries
Countless hours of faculty time and many financial resources are regularly poured into the ministry by generous financial partners. Some are alumni of the Christian Union’s ministry or these schools; others are not. All are giving in obedience to God’s call.
Your charitable gift of $25 or more will make you a Cornerstone Partner and help lay the foundation for revival and spiritual health in our nation. Please prayerfully consider becoming a Cornerstone Partner today.
Christian Union is Part of the Social Network
Introduce Friends to Christian Union
Christian Union is active on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube.If you are active on one or more of these sites, we'd ask you to follow ChristianUnion on Twitter, to consider retweeting Christian Union occasionally, to connect via LinkedIn and/or to Like Christian Union and make posts about the ministry on Facebook and/or Google+.
In order to broaden the reach and scope of the ministry, it is important to connect with as many like-minded people as possible. You can make a difference simply by liking, connecting, following, and posting news and information about Christian Union to your networks. It's a simple but effective way to advance the mission to see God glorified in the United States. Your effort can help expose a wider range of people, across the nation and around the world, to the vision and strategic efforts to change culture for God's glory. Your friends and family may be moved, God willing, to join in the work of the ministry.
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We'd Like to Hear from You
If you have heard, experienced, or run across a story that you think would be of interest to Christian Union, or that our readers might find helpful, encouraging, or inspiring—please submit it below.This could be an idea for a story you'd like to see, an idea for an article we should share via our eNewsletter, or an idea for Christian Union: The Magazine. Appropriate submissions will be forwarded to the editor of Christian Union's magazine, blog, and to those in charge of Christian Union's various web properties for consideration.
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Transform Realty into Generous Giving
Giving a gift of real estate, such as a personal home, vacation home, undeveloped property, or a farm, can be a highly effective philanthropic and financial strategy. Each of the following gift arrangements has distinct tax benefits, which Christian Union would be happy to discuss with you:- Your property can fund a trust that makes payments back to you or someone you name.
- You can choose to make an outright gift of real estate, which can be used for funding a ministry fellow or other purposes.
- If you are planning to sell your real estate, you can transfer ownership of an interest in the property to Christian Union. After the sale, the ministry receives its share of the proceeds.
- You can make a gift through a retained life estate arrangement, under which you give Christian Union your home, but retain the right to live there for the rest of your life. You also receive a current income tax deduction.
- The property that you contribute is removed from your taxable estate.
Steps for Gifting Real Estate >
For Assistance
If you need assistance with any of these giving opportunities, call a financial partner representative at: 1-609-688-1700 Option 2 or email giving@christianunion.org.
Establish your legacy
Christian Union can help you explore ways to make a bequest that will assure your own legacy through a life-changing ministry. Making a gift from your estate begins with the following steps:Understand Ways to Give
Name Christian Union as a beneficiary
- Christian Union welcomes gifts of a remainder interest in an IRA or other qualified retirement plan (Keogh, tax-sheltered annuity, or qualified pension or profit-sharing plan). For some people, these can be the most highly taxed assets they own, since retirement plans assets can be subject to both estate and income taxes. Christian Union is a tax-exempt organization, so when you name the ministry as a beneficiary of your qualified retirement plan, these assets can pass to the ministry without being taxed. Similarly, when you name Christian Union as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, the assets pass to the ministry tax free. Please contact your own Retirement Plan Administrator for a beneficiary designation form. The legal name for Christian Union is: "Christian Union Inc" and the tax ID number is: 22-3834440.
Make a gift through your will or living trust.
Few legal instruments are more important to the people and causes you care about than your will. Before you meet with your attorney, we suggest that you become familiar with the ways you can make a bequest:
- A specific bequest directs a dollar amount or particular assets, such as securities, real estate, tangible personal property (works of art or rare books), to Christian Union.
- A residuary bequest directs all or a percentage of the remainder of your estate, after specific amounts bequeathed to other beneficiaries are distributed and estate-related expenses are paid, to Christian Union.
- A testamentary trust can be helpful for you and your family as well as for Christian Union. A lead trust saves estate taxes by providing annual payments to Christian Union in lieu of taxes; the remaining amount goes to your family or friends. A remainder trust provides payments to your surviving family members or friends for life or a set term, with the remainder going to Christian Union.
Think about your Christian Union Legacy
• An unrestricted bequest allows the ministry to determine how to use the funds based on its highest and most pressing needs. If you prefer to make an unrestricted bequest, we suggest the following sample language: "I give and bequeath to Christian Union Inc, a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation, the sum of ___________ Dollars {or all the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate} to be used for the general purposes of the Ministry in the discretion of its Board of Trustees."
• A restricted bequest directs assets to a specific fund or a particular purpose. If you are considering designating your bequest for a specific purpose we suggest that you speak to a development officer at Christian Union. The ministry will help ensure that your gift is used as you would like. Staff members are available to discuss what you want to accomplish through your gift and can provide sample language for you and your attorney to review.
Resources
Letter of Intent >Sample Bequest Language >
