meet ryan | finance director | RYAN@NRCHURCH.CA
Want to learn more about giving at NorthRidge? Ryan Douglas is NorthRidge's director of finances.
This may sound like quite the ivory-tower title, but really Ryan's all about obedient stewardship. Since the initial church-plant, Ryan has helped to balance the books while maintaining NorthRidge's mandate of generosity.
While Ryan works mostly behind the scenes, he's always available to talk hockey or about why it is important for everyone to tithe. :)
HOW to give @Northridge
Because not everybody walks around with a chequebook in their pockets, we have come up with a few different ways for you to give your tithes and offerings. Find the one that works best for you!
Automatic withdrawals
Regular withdrawals. You can set up a regular withdrawal from your bank account (monthly, bi-weekly, weekly) so that it comes out automatically. Please contact Jen at info@nrchurch.ca and we can get the paperwork to you to get you signed up.
electronic transfer *PREFERRED
You can give through E-transfers at your financial institution. Email money to donations@nrchurch.ca and with the question to transfer money "What is the name of the church?" and the password with no capitals "northridge".
Sunday mornings
Each Sunday morning, we have a time of Offering. When you give on Sundays, you can put your tithes and offerings in a NorthRidge envelope with the appropriate information. Then, a tax receipt will be issued to you for your donation. When you choose to put cash in the offering bag, that is automatically designated to targeted outreach programs (outside of NorthRidge.)
Giving goes a long way...
Giving can be a sore-spot for a lot of people. When our money is hard-earned, it's difficult to give it away. However, when we've got a Kingdom-perspective of our finances, we realize that everything we've got is a gift from God. It becomes a joy to give back - especially when you can see the good that comes from giving.
When you give at NorthRidge, you'll quickly learn that you're not funding a mega-building or a team of lavishly-paid staff. We live frugally so that we can give generously.
We're excited to share more about the ways we steward our finances. Consider visiting our HOW WE GIVE page to learn more!
how we give
We believe that we're blessed so that we can be a blessing to others. At NorthRidge, we're committed to supporting organizations who serve in ways we're not always equipped to do on our own.
We're very intentional about our partnerships so that we can make significant contributions to the work they're doing.
Check out our partners below!
partnership on a mission
Oftentimes we find a need that we're not able to meet, directly. This is when we partner with organizations who specialize in the kind of care we want to be a part of. The following is a list of organizations we partner with and a note about how we partner with them.
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celebrate recovery
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-Centred Recovery Program. We partner with Ridge-Meadows Celebrate Recovery to provide weekly meetings for those who are working on trusting God to work through their hurts, habits and hang-ups.
hope for freedom society
There are a couple of ways we partner with HFFS. Along with financial contributions, we walk with them in our Saturday NightLife Services and other points of contact.
The work that Hope For Freedom Society is doing in Maple Ridge is inspirational.
amparo international
Though AMPARO is centered far away in Nicaragua, this ministry is very close to our NorthRidge hearts.
Brent and Michelle Ellingson served as Elders at NorthRidge for years before moving away to serve full-time in Nicaragua. They are the founders and foot-soldiers of AMPARO and we love them a lot.
costa rica kids
Once upon a time, CaraLee Buzza was Lana's babysitter. Today, Lana serves as the coordinator for Costa Rica Kids ministry in Costa Rica with her husband, Jonathan.
This ministry has borne great fruit for many years and we're excited to partner with Costa Rica Kids.
