Giving at FCCNH
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Your generosity becomes faith, belonging, and hope.
How do we measure what matters? At First Christian Church of North Hollywood, we see it in children growing in faith, teenagers serving their neighbors, and people discovering they have a place to belong. Your financial support helps make this possible.
Growing faith in our children and youth
Over the past year, an estimated 67 children and youth participated in our Christmas pageant, and 20 children attended Vacation Bible School. The VBS children wanted it to last all day, every day—a beautiful sign that learning about Jesus can be joyful.
That faith becomes action. Thirty elementary-age children assembled 25 backpacks and 50 snack bags for Home Again LA, using congregational donations. Thirteen young people on our 2026 mission trip helped prepare and distribute hundreds of food bags. Our middle schoolers also bake cookies each month for Feeding in the Park.
These experiences teach our young people: You are loved. You belong. You have something to offer.
Feeding neighbors and offering hope
Our Human Needs ministry serves approximately 150–200 people at its monthly meal in North Hollywood Park. The North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry, a partnership hosted on our campus, distributes approximately 300 bags of food each week.
Behind those numbers are people. One neighbor recently thanked Debra from Human Needs for feeding him when he and his girlfriend were living in their car. Now employed and housed, he remembered the care that had given him hope.
This is Jesus’ teaching taking shape among us: “I was hungry and you gave me food” (Matthew 25:35).
Building community and extending care
In 2025, more than 40 tree-lot volunteers raised $20,000 for programs supporting children, including food, education, adaptive bicycles, camp opportunities, and foster care support.
Each week, approximately 12–16 women gather online through Woman 2 Woman for prayer and connection. One participant unable to attend church because of illness described the group as a lifeline.
Through worship, music, small groups, and pastoral care, we help one another carry grief, celebrate joy, and find strength for what comes next.
Some of what matters can be counted. Some can only be told.
Help shape what comes next
Your regular giving sustains the staff, spaces, and everyday work that make these ministries possible. It provides a foundation for volunteers and partners to turn compassion into action.
As we prepare for 2027, please prayerfully consider beginning, renewing, or increasing your financial commitment as your circumstances allow. Your commitment helps us plan responsibly and continue serving faithfully.
Generosity also shapes us. It opens our hands and invites us to ask: What might love do with what I have to offer?
Make your 2027 commitment
Complete your Intention to Give form and place it in the offering plate or mail it to the church office. Contact the office for help arranging recurring gifts or exploring giving options.
Checks and bank bill-pay gifts avoid credit-card processing fees. Recurring credit-card, debit-card, or ACH gifts can help make generosity a consistent practice.
Thank you for every child encouraged, every neighbor fed, and every person welcomed. Together, we are turning what God has placed in our hands into love.
How to Give
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ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATIONS
Cash and checks can be dropped off at: 4390 Colfax Ave., Studio City, CA 91604.
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Your Generosity at Work
Our 2026 Narrative Budget
God’s beloved, Jesus teaches that where our treasure is, there our hearts will be also (Matthew 6:21). Our 2026 budget tells a story of people sharing their resources so that faith can grow and love can take shape in our community. We expect $941,240 in income to support $940,708.70 in expenses, leaving a planned surplus of $531.30. These charts show how that support comes together and how we put it to work.
This is the income side of our current 2026 budget, not the projected 2027 budget since it is still being developed.
General Offerings • 47.97%. The gifts we share through worship, regular offerings, and Sunday school provide the largest source of support for our church. Pledged and anticipated (non-pledged) offerings help us plan, care for one another, and respond to God’s call with generosity.
Facility Use and Rent • 25.35%. Our campus serves the community while helping fund our mission. This category includes support from Christian Nursery School, rent, movie shoots, and events.
Designated Funds • 18.40%. Resources entrusted to the church over time continue to support ministry today. This category includes dedicated funds given for particular ministries.
Endowment • 7.85%. Long-term gifts help sustain the work of the church across generations. This category is comprised of legacy gifts, such as through one’s estate or gifts to the endowment where the principal funds are protected.
Designated Gifts • 0.42%. Gifts for supporting particular ministries. We spend these gifts within the same calendar year, unless designated by the donor.
How we fund our mission
Total budgeted income: $941,240.00
How we support ministry
These five areas share staff, space, and resources. The allocations show how those shared costs serve our mission; they do not represent five separate departments. Together, they support a church where people can belong, grow in faith, and put love into practice.
This is the expense side of our current 2026 budget, not the projected 2027 budget since it is still being developed.
Total budgeted Expenses: $940,708.70
Outreach and Fellowship Ministries • 30.18%. God calls us to share love beyond ourselves and build relationships that sustain a community. This area includes Human Needs, the Disciples Mission Fund, membership, and staffing to support those ministries.
Worship • 24.07%. We gather to pray, share scripture, sing, break bread, and remember that we are God’s beloved. This area includes direct worship expenses, half of the adult music budget, and staffing to support those ministries.
Faith Formation • 18.93%. We invest in the lifelong work of becoming disciples of Jesus. Sunday school, children’s and youth ministries, children’s music, and the Pastor’s Class help faith take root. This area also includes areas such as Christian Education, half of the adult music budget, designated learning and youth expenses, and staff to support those ministries.
General and Administrative • 14.08%. Faithful stewardship includes caring for people and maintaining dependable systems. This area includes insurance, stewardship expenses, Human Resources, IT support, subscriptions for office products, and services, and more.
Facilities • 12.74%. Our campus makes room for worship, learning, hospitality, and service. This area includes landscaping, repairs and maintenance, facility staff, and utilities.
Poverty. Unemployment. Inequality. Education. Division. Hunger.
Right now, our community and world need to experience the Good News of Jesus Christ. For 100 years, our congregation has been changing lives, giving hope, and empowering people with God's love and grace.
We invite you to share with us how you can help us share and be a part of God's Expanding Our Roots in 2026! This confidential information is used to help our church leaders construct our Plan for Ministry and Mission for 2026. We give thanks for all of the ways that you are able to support our mission with your time, talent, and treasure!
Your covenant and all personal information will be held in the strictest confidence and can be changed at any time by notifying a member of the Church Financial Staff at
(818) 763-8218.
