Three Ways To Do Online Giving
River Oaks offers three ways you can give to the church online, including options to set up recurring donations. All givers will receive a year-end statement for tax reporting purposes. You can also give using a blend of physical cash/checks and online donations.
You can contribute to any of our three main funds: General Fund (for church operations), Capital Campaign (for our building expansion), Deacons’ Fund (for physical/material needs of church members), and Mission Trips (for short-term mission trips led by River Oaks).
Our online giving platform is a secure, encrypted service offered by Stripe.com (a world-leading processor of online transactions) administered by Planning Center, our church management platform.
1. Give Via a Web Browser
You can give directly to the church within a browser (on a tablet, laptop, or phone) by following this link:
→ riveroakschurch.churchcenter.com/giving
If it is your first time giving, you’ll be asked if you want to create an account. You can choose to do so or you can skip this step.
2. Give Via the App
You can also give to the church using Planning Center’s Church Center app that is available in the iPhone and Android app stores.
Once you have installed the app, you’ll need to search for River Oaks Church (and enter “Lake Mary” as the location), and you will be asked to set our church as your default church. Follow the steps from there in order to finishing setting up the app. You will see a “Give” button at the bottom of the screen that will guide you through how to configure one-time or recurring gifts.
3. Give Via Text Message
You can set up Text-to-Give by texting a dollar amount to 84321. You will then be guided through the process of setting up one-time or recurring giving directly through your text message app on your phone.
(For more details visit Planning Center’s Text-to-Give help page.)