Planned Giving at GPMC

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Planned giving is a way to insure that there is life beyond death, that our resources can be signs of Resurrection-life.  

Throughout the years, many church members and friends have provided funds at their death to ensure the long-term financial viability of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church.  Whether a legacy gift is large or small, each gift impacts the vitality of our church and
its programs and projects.  

Ministries supported by planned giving include:
  • our ecumenical minister
  • our hunger offering matching grants
  • adult and youth choir music
  • the maintenance of our organ
Simple Ways to support Grosse Pointe Memorial Church include:
  • Cash
  • Bequests
  • Life Insurance Policy
  • IRA’s
Additional Gift Planning Ideas are:
  • Appreciated Property
  • Gift Annuities
  • Charitable Lead Trusts
  • Charitable Remainder Trusts
  • Deferred Gift Annuities
  • Closely Held Stock
  • Life Income Plans

Our planned giving task force, which began its work in 2010, includes lay people knowledgeable in the area of estate planning.  To learn more about thie group, click here.

To read an interview with one church member regarding the importance of planned giving, click here.

If you have decided to include the church in your planned giving, we invite you to become a founding member of THE NEWBERRY LEGACY SOCIETY.

The Society has been established to recognize members and friends of  Grosse Pointe Memorial Church who have included the church in their financial or estate plans.

You may join THE NEWBERRY LEGACY SOCIETY by naming Grosse Pointe Memorial Church:
·    In your will or trust
·    As a remainder beneficiary of an IRA or other retirement plan
·    As a beneficiary of a life insurance policy
·    As a remainder beneficiary of a charitable gift annuity or trust
·    As lead beneficiary of a charitable lead trust

Anyone who joins before December 31, 2010 will be named A FOUNDING MEMBER OF
THE NEWBERRY LEGACY SOCIETY.

Whether you join The Society or wish to remain anonymous, your future gift will help ensure that Grosse Pointe Memorial Church will continue to provide a light by the lakeshore and a witness to God's love for our world.

If you wish to restrict your gift to a specific purpose or program at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church or would like to discuss other gift giving pportunities, or to join The Newberry
Legacy Society, please contact

The Rev. Dr. Peter J.M. Henry,
Pastor, 313.882.5330, ext. 132
or email phenry@gpmchurch.org

Thank you for your prayerful consideration of a planned gift benefiting Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, its members and programs while enriching the lives of people throughout the world.