The Mission Office of the Baptist Bible Fellowship is a mission service center designed to assist local Baptist churches and their missionaries in their effort to fulfill the Great Commission. Processing donations is one avenue of service offered.

Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, stricter banking regulations were put into place. Banks encouraged their clientele to utilize online bill payment services by offering them free incentives. While these accommodations offer convenience and mobility to the payer, the ease is problematic for those receiving payments, as supporting documentation cannot be included with the remittance.

In order to keep up with the trends and accommodate donor requests, the Mission Office created an option for churches and individuals to submit their contributions online. The donor has full control over how their donation is dispensed reducing the margin for error because of incomplete or missing information. Since its implementation in July 2011, there has been continued growth in online donations.

Donors have the ability to give one-time gifts, duplicate previous donations or set up recurring transactions through its secure site. Contributors receive an electronic receipt for their donation reducing the Mission Office’s printing and postage expenses.

Processing of online gifts is not finalized until the funds have been received by our bank – generally 3 to 5 business days. Missionaries will not be able to view gifts until the transactions are posted. Please keep in mind that in order for donations to be posted to missionary accounts, funds must be received by the third to the last business day of the month. As always, 100% of each contribution is given to missionaries.

-by Tammy Fite, Mission Office HR/Accounts Payable

The Mission Office encourages all donors to first give through their local church.