Please remember Safe Haven Community Church in your will, along with loved ones and others who have given your life meaning.
Your legacy gift helps Safe Haven Community Church with a sustainable resource that will be used to enhance our ministries now and in the future. This is wonderful way to create a lasting legacy.
Bequests may come in the form of a percentage of your estate, specific cash amount, property, securities, or other assets. A charitable bequest has no effect on you financially in your lifetime.
All it takes is a simple clause in your will to leave a gift demonstrating your commitment to the ministry of Safe Haven Community Church as the Lord works through Safe Haven to continue transforming lives long after you have gone. Your lawyer can include a simple clause naming Safe Haven Community Church as a beneficiary. If you already have a Will, the easiest, least expensive way to include a bequest is to add a codicil, where you specify your gift and name Safe Haven Community Church as beneficiary. The provisions of your existing will remain unchanged.
Note: A codicil is often added after the completion of a Will. The testator (the person making the will) may have a change of heart regarding a specific bequest, the division of their property, or inclusion or exclusion of someone to the Will. In this case, the testator may execute a codicil, an amendment, to the Will. (from canadalegal.com)
Sample clauses for wording your bequest
Proper wording is vital to the validity of a bequest. Here is recommended wording for your use:
Specific amount bequest:
“I DIRECT my trustee(s) to pay the sum of _________ DOLLARS ($__________ ) to SAFE HAVEN COMMUNITY CHURCH, currently located at, 82 Church Street South, Ajax Ontario for its *general purposes. ”
*general purposes – should you want to designate your gift to a particular ministry, please note it here.
or
“I DIRECT my trustee(s) to pay (insert number that equates to percentage) parts of the residue of my estate to SAFE HAVEN COMMUNITY CHURCH, currently located at, 82 Church Street South, Ajax Ontario for its *general purposes. ”
*general purposes – should you want to designate your gift to a particular ministry, please note it here.
The decision to leave a gift in your will to Safe Haven Community Church may take place at any stage in your life. Talk to your family; talk to your financial planner and talk to us.