Give to H2O Columbus

As stewards, we seek to honor God by using and giving generously the gifts that He has given us. Financial gifts, tithes, offerings, and donations to H2O Church are used to keep our church functioning by helping to pay for the essentials that keep us on mission for the gospel.

As of April 2024, all online giving is made possible through Planning Center. (See below for FAQ’s regarding our transition to Planning Center.)

Give a one-time gift or set up a free account to give regularly. You can also give to International Mission Trips at the link below!
Year-end giving statements are available online in your account and sent out in January.
100% of your online giving (minus bank fees if you choose) are directed to the work of the local church.

Give now with Planning Center

Welcome to Planning Center Giving!

We are making a move from our current donor management software (Pushpay) to Planning Center Giving starting in April 2024. Planning Center has already served as our primary volunteer scheduling, event registration, and Group communication/connection tool for years and we are excited to bring all aspects of your engagement with the church under one system.

This transition will surely come with some questions so please take a look below and hopefully we can answer them.

What about my past giving statements and data?

Your historical giving data and privacy are safe and remain our priority through the transition. If you had a Pushpay account, you will still be able to access past giving statements and data. This transition will not be complete until October 2024, but we are urging our church family to make the switch as soon as possible so as to ensure a smooth transition.

Do I need to create a Planning Center Profile?

If you currently do not have a Planning Center profile at H2O Church, please visit: https://h2ocolumbus.churchcenter.com/giving.

By logging in with your phone number, you may find that your information is already stored in our database if you filled out a connection card with us in the past. You can set up your giving through this portal and update your profile information as well by clicking on your profile picture.

What about my recurring gift?

If you are a recurring giver, via credit card or ACH, our current donation gateway will be kept open for those gifts without interruption. We will be reaching out to all recurring givers and will be working with you to set up your gift on Planning Center before April 30, 2024. We appreciate your generosity and if you’d like to speed up the process, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Visit Planning Center to set up your recurring gift on the new system.

Step 2: Visit PushPay and log into our previous system to end your current recurring gift.

For more questions, email Aziz Nahhas (finances.director@h2osu.org).

Other Ways to Give

Give to International Mission Trips

As a church we have a vision of enabling everyone that attends our church to go on an international mission trip. We desire to be a church that is taking the gospel to the nations.

If you wish to make a financial gift to help a student participate in a trip, or to donate to the Missions Fund, please click this link and choose the trip that you would like to support from the dropdown. Please note that this is only for donations to support mission trips, NOT for payments by participants on those trips.

[NOTE: please make sure to email the name of the trip participant and the amount of your donation to finances.director@h2osu.org]

Give by Mail

If you wish to send a gift by mail simply make your gift out to ‘H2O church’ and mail it to:

H2O Church
1387 Neil Ave.
Columbus OH, 43201

Give at an H2O Service

If you attend a service and wish to make a financial gift you may do so by placing cash or a check (made payable to “H2O Church”) into the donation box. The donation box is located at the Welcome Table in the lobby.

Should you have any questions, a greeter stationed at the Welcome Table will be happy to help you. Please keep in mind that we are unable to give receipts for undocumented cash donations.

Other ways to Support Financially

Below are two alternative ways to support H2O Church:

1. List H2O Church as your Kroger Community Rewards recipient

Kroger Community Rewards is a program run by Kroger which allows you to support the organization of your choice each time you shop (at no cost to you!). The program works by donating a portion of your eligible purchases from Kroger to the organization you have chosen.

If you’d like to select H2O in order to earn rewards for our church as you shop, you can follow the steps listed below!

To register your Kroger card with the Community Rewards Program:

Be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy.
- If you do not have a Kroger card, you can get one for free at any Kroger customer service desk.
- Go to: krogercommunityrewards.com
  - Click on Sign In/Register
    - If you have never logged in online with Kroger before, click “SIGN UP TODAY” in the “New Customer” box.

Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions

- You will then get a message to check your email inbox and click on the link within the body of the email.
  - Click on My Account and use your email address and password to proceed to the next step.
  - Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
  - Update or confirm your information.

- - Enter “H2O Church” or “79382” and select H2O from the list, and click on confirm.

To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.

Then, each time you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger card (or phone number associated with your Kroger card) you can help H2O earn rewards.