We will always strive to do our very best to help those in times of temporary need with food, baby items, clothing and at times financial assistance. At Journey Church, we believe in community and being connected with the many resources available.
The Journey Church Benevolence Fund exists to assist people in our church community during times of crisis and hardship, in order to help meet basic needs as determined by a needs assessment. To receive financial assistance, you will be expected to provide photo ID, submit further assessment paperwork, and meet with a Care Team member for an interview, in person.
PurposeTo provide appropriate levels of care and emergency financial assistance to Journey Church members during times of crisis by providing appropriate levels of care and emergency financial assistance. We are concerned about your spiritual needs as well as your physical needs.
Please ensure you have read this entire page prior to submitting a benevolence request.The Journey Church Benevolence fund is NOT for extremely urgent situations. Expect a minimum of two weeks to fully process a Benevolence Request.
REGARDING YOUR REQUEST
The Benevolence Team will contact you by email regarding this request within two weeks. If you require more urgent attention, or feel you may not qualify, please go to gojourneychurch.com/care for additional community resources which are better equipped to handle the assistance you need.
Once you have completed this application and it has been reviewed, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment to meet with someone from our benevolence team. Completion of this application and/or participation in an interview does not guarantee assistance. Please be assured that we will prayerfully consider your request and respond accordingly.
POLICY
Journey Church’s Benevolence Fund is provided from donations and Journey Church cannot guarantee that funds will be available. The Journey Church Benevolence Fund has been established to financially assist a Journey family (or individual) who is either a member with current attendance or regular attender for at least 6 months. An attendee is defined as someone who attends services a minimum of two times a month for six consecutive months. When you attend Journey Church, please ensure that you complete and submit a connect card each week, as instructed during services. Journey Church does offer assistance to local community members for basic necessities (most often, food and diapers) on a case-by-case basis. Journey Church NEVER hands out cash and any assistance provided will be done so in the form of a gift card or direct check payment to the creditor listed on the bill.
