{"id":126,"date":"2026-04-22T17:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:05:15","slug":"spenden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/en\/spenden\/","title":{"rendered":"Donate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"126\" class=\"elementor elementor-126\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26056c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b26056c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M360 0L350 9.9 340 0 0 0 0 10 700 10 700 0\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e477a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e477a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Donate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-296cdcc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"296cdcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad33472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad33472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Donations...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e4c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e4c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><p>Church ErL\u00e4bt in Cham, Zug, independently manages its own finances, organization, and event schedule.<\/p><p>It considers itself part of the <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #06038d; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/freikirchen.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Churches of Switzerland<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, but operates locally as an independent association. All ministries and facilities are funded through voluntary donations from visitors and friends.<\/p><p>No church tax is levied. Giving is purely voluntary and a matter of the heart.<\/p><p>The following biblical principles serve as key reminders to encourage us in both spiritual and material giving, as well as guidelines for a cheerful giver's heart:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Motivation:\u00a0<\/strong>Your motivation for giving should be...<ul><li>Love: Just as Jesus gave His life for the sins of others, believers should give to others out of love. (2 Corinthians 8:9)<\/li><li>Equality \/ Balance: Believers should give so that the needs of all can be met. (2 Cor 8:12\u201314 \/ cf. Gal 6:6)<\/li><li>Blessing: Give so that you receive more from God and can continue to generously bless others. (2 Cor 9:6)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>With Joy:\u00a0<\/strong>God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor 9:7)<\/li><li><strong>Voluntarily:\u00a0<\/strong>Give voluntarily, of your own free will, without compulsion. (2 Cor 8:2\u20133, 8; 9:7 \/ Phil 4:18)<\/li><li><strong>Generously:\u00a0<\/strong>Give generously, even sacrificially, but not so that you yourself become in need. (2 Cor 8:2\u20133 \/ Phil 4:17\u201318)<\/li><li><strong>Regularly:\u00a0<\/strong>Give regularly\u2014for example weekly, bi-weekly, monthly... (1 Cor 16:1\u20132)<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d021f86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d021f86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Raiffeisenbank Cham-Steinhausen<\/p><p>CH46 8080 8005 4959 0937 5<\/p><p>SWIFT \/ BIC: RAIFCH22<\/p><p>CHURCH ErL\u00e4bt<\/p><p>Riedstrasse 13<\/p><p>6330 Cham<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414e146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"414e146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-Einzahlungsschein-Church-ErLaebt-2022-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-qrcode\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 224h192V32H0v192zM64 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class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-473\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-CODE-TWINT-Spenden-Logo-768x1062.png 768w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-CODE-TWINT-Spenden-Logo-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-CODE-TWINT-Spenden-Logo-740x1024.png 740w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-CODE-TWINT-Spenden-Logo-1110x1536.png 1110w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/QR-CODE-TWINT-Spenden-Logo.png 1396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ab568 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79ab568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bf424 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06bf424\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where We Give as a Church<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1041e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1041e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div class=\"pt-0\"><div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"><div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><p>As a church, we also have the mission to share from our financial blessings, to serve, and to support others. For this reason, we hold onto God's promises and assurances (Malachi 3:10), which can be embraced by us as a church as well as by individuals. Furthermore, we are grateful that we have been able to support the following projects financially and through prayer for a long time.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7826cd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7826cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c0803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98c0803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7c53c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fe7c53c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messiahslightforisrael.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/israel-tel-aviv-cityscape-2024-09-22-22-44-33-utc-1-1-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/israel-tel-aviv-cityscape-2024-09-22-22-44-33-utc-1-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/israel-tel-aviv-cityscape-2024-09-22-22-44-33-utc-1-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/israel-tel-aviv-cityscape-2024-09-22-22-44-33-utc-1-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/israel-tel-aviv-cityscape-2024-09-22-22-44-33-utc-1-1.webp 1416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messiahslightforisrael.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soup Kitchen in Tel Aviv<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Shlomo Nahum operates a soup kitchen in Tel Aviv\u2019s slums and regularly evangelizes on the streets.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f217cce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f217cce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7983bf2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7983bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cfni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HQ-1-846x473-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HQ-1-846x473-1.jpg 841w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HQ-1-846x473-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/churcherlaebt.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HQ-1-846x473-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cfni.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support for Pastoral Training at CFNI<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Church ErL\u00e4bt supports aspiring pastors at CFNI who otherwise could not afford Bible school. (Image: CFNI)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spenden \u00dcber das Spenden&#8230; Die Church ErL\u00e4bt in Cham, Zug, verantwortet Finanzen, Organisation und Veranstaltungsprogramm selbstst\u00e4ndig. Sie versteht sich als Teil der Freikirchen Schweiz,\u00a0organisiert und funktioniert jedoch vor Ort als eigenst\u00e4ndiger Verein. Alle Arbeitsbereiche und R\u00e4umlichkeiten werden durch freiwillige Spenden der Besucher und Freunde finanziert. Es wird keine Kirchensteuer erhoben. 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