Each of us is called to worship God with our entire life, including our time, talents and resources. Sharing those resources is an important way to worship the Giver of all good things. We pledge to be good stewards of your gifts, taking great care in how we manage and track the resources entrusted to us. Our monthly financial reporting helps us evaluate how we’re doing.

Giving Methods

You may make your gifts in a variety of forms. You will receive a receipt of your tax-deductible gifts in accordance with IRS requirements. Please let us know if you have any specific needs regarding the timing of these notifications; otherwise, you will receive the minimum summary of your gifts necessary to meet government standards.

Online Giving

Website processing of financial gifts provides a fast, convenient, and secure way for you to give one-time gifts or recurring donations by credit card (Visa/Mastercard) or by electronic check. To make an electronic check payment, you will need to provide the bank routing number and account number that appear at the bottom of a check. Gifts can be designated for The MET’s General Fund, Building Fund, or Missions Fund.

If this is your first experience with The MET’s online giving system, we recommend that you create a profile. This stores your information so that it is unnecessary to re-enter it with each gift, create or update your user profile and make an online gift.  You may also change or cancel your existing recurring gift.

Gifts of Cash and Checks

Cash

You can give cash during Sunday morning worship services or drop it off at The MET offices during normal business hours. Contribution credit will only be given if your name and address are included with cash gifts.

Checks or Money Orders

Checks or money orders can be given in three ways:

• placed in the offering plate during Sunday morning worship
• dropped off at The MET administrative office
• mailed to The MET at:

The MET
Attn Contributions
13000 Jones Road
Houston, TX 77070
281.890.1900

Gifts of Stock

Stock may be donated to The MET by transferring investments to our account at Smith Barney/Citigroup. Please notify the Finance Director at 281.890.1900 x1823 of any pending transfers so that we will be aware of any activity and handle it properly.

Stocks in Certificate Form

Please contact Kathy Lindsey at Smith Barney/Citigroup for instructions on transferring stocks. She can be reached at 713.965.5018 or via email.

Broker-to-Broker Transfer of Gift of Stock

Please give the information below to the firm transferring the shares. Also, please notify The MET’s Finance Director at 281.890.1900 x1823 of any pending transfers so that we will be aware of upcoming activity and handle it promptly.

• Name of broker transferring to: Smith Barney/Citigroup  DTC 0418
• Number and name of shares to transfer
• Name of account: Metropolitan Baptist Church
• Account number into which to transfer: 205-34697-1-0-422
• Contact: Kathy Lindsey - 713.965.5018 or via email.   

Direct Deposit

Simplify your giving by authorizing an automated transfer of funds for your regular tax-deductible giving to The MET. You may choose monthly or twice-monthly transfers from your bank account directly to the church account. Simply fill out the "Debit Authorization Form" available in the church office, or download the form and fill it out now.

Submit the form, with a voided check, in person or via mail to the attention of the Finance Office at:

The MET
13000 Jones Road
Houston, TX 77070
281.890.1900

Once we receive your form, we will contact you to confirm the information. You may discontinue the debits at any time.

Heavenly Giving Form