What is a Church Memorial Fund?
A church gift/memorial fund is established for the purpose of receiving and holding money given to the church in memory or honor of someone or to honor a special occasion. Notification of the Gift/Memorial Fund A family usually includes a notice in the obituary indicating that a memorial fund was established for St. Andrew Lutheran Church in memory of the deceased. Why give a memorial or honorarium gift? A memorial gift is a way to let the bereaved family know that people care and wish to remember the deceased in a special way. An honorarium is a way to remember a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, wedding, graduation, baptism, etc. How is a memorial or honorarium made? Both are processed in the same manner. A check or cash may be placed in an envelope and presented to the family or given to the church. Gifts given to the church are acknowledged and the family or individual is advised of each donor so they may thank them. What happens to the money? All money received fro
