LLL continues to support the church with REG

 LLL Australia is transitioning to a Religious Charitable Development Fund (RCDF) to ensure it can continue to fulfil its purpose of supporting the Lutheran Church of Australia, providing finance with a mission to the church and its community as it has done for more than 100 years. 

By transitioning to an RCDF, LLL can continue providing financial support to Lutheran congregations, schools, camping ministries, and retirement living/aged care facilities – the very communities fundamental to LLL’s mission.

It’s a significant transition for LLL, but its commitment to its valued depositors and the facilitation of Regular Electronic Giving (REG) remains unchanged.

REG has been the backbone of supporting the mission of local congregational giving for more than 25 years. It is a free, flexible method for depositors to safely and anonymously give to their congregations during periods of absence or in place of cash on the giving plate.

Through REG, over a thousand individuals and families provide thousands of dollars in offerings to hundreds of congregations annually.

This service will continue to be facilitated using the LLL direct debit system.

As our customers transition their accounts, they may be required or choose to update or change their REG to be debited from an external bank or credit union account – not their LLL account, as has previously been the case.

LLL Operations Officer Terri Traeger explains how easy it is for our customers to continue to give to their local congregation through REG:

‘Customers who operate an LLL notice of withdrawal facility will simply need to fill in a new direct debit request form to have it taken from their non-LLL bank account instead’, Terri said.

‘They would tick the box that says, “Is this to change an existing direct debit?”, and fill in the rest of the form, including how much is given and how often, and then return the form to LLL, and we’ll do the rest.

‘We’ll set it up, and your REG will continue to provide vital funds.

‘It is very important that LLL continues to support REG as churches rely on it for their business and missional priorities.

‘Personally, I have REG set up, and I always feel pleased that even though I might be away on holiday, I know the church will still have my support. REG makes that possible.’

To switch over or set up a new REG, direct debit request forms are available from www.lll.org.au/reg or the LLL North Adelaide office.

You can read about the uplifting projects LLL supports through loans, sponsorships, and mission outreach grants thanks to LLL’s missional partnership with its depositors in Together in Mission at www.lll.org.au/tim or via LLL social media channels (www.facebook.com/LLLAust on Facebook or @lll_australia on Instagram).