Last updated 28th January 2026

Digital Giving

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Already twice as many transactions take place digitally than using cash and this disparity is growing every year.

Contactless and Online giving enables more people to give, suiting the modern patterns of transaction. It is ideal for both casual and regular givers, making it easier than ever to support churches they love.

Contactless Card Readers

Many churches now provide contactless card readers to enable visitors who do not carry cash to give in a way that suits them. Ordering a card reader is easier than ever, through the Parish Buying Website, Church of England parishes get exclusive discounts.

Most Churches in the Diocese choose CollecTin More as their contactless payment option.
To find out more, click the banner below:

To go direct to CollecTin, click the banner below:

Online Giving - Introduction

Now it is also easy to enable people to give by card through a link on your website, social media page, email footer or A Church Near You page.  You can also create a QR code, linking directly to your giving page.

Download our QR Code Guide

This can be displayed during your online service, on leaflets or posters around Church or even shared via social media posts.

There are many ways of doing this, but for parishes without an existing method of enabling online giving by debit or credit card, the quickest and simplest way will be through the partnership between the Church of England, Sum-Up and Give a Little.  Many parishes have Sum-Up machines so already have a Sum-Up account and a Give a Little account, but even if you don't, you can open an account with Sum-Up and create the necessary accounts to enable people to give online (and if you tick the box to say you have a Sum-Up machine you shouldn't even need to buy one, though you might find it useful).

To see how easy it is to give once the account has been created, click here or use your phone camera to hover over the QR code to see an account we created.

Online Giving - Setting Up

There are three simple steps to create an online giving account for your parish. Set aside an hour or so before you begin. 

We recommend following Steps 1, 2 and 3 on the Parish Buying Guide. To follow the steps, click on the banner below:

If you do not have a log in for Parish Buying you will need to set one up as part of the process which will also ensure that you receive the specially negotiated transaction rates of 1.95% which is competitive for online giving.

Online Giving - Promotion

The following short video has ideas for promoting through a variety of means:

If you are streaming services you can include information about why we give and ways to give as well as adding a slide to help people find your giving page.

If you have notice sheets or single use service sheets you could include the QR code on these together with an explanation of why we give and how to give this way, as well as reminding people of the standing order option for regular donations.

Download Poster Example    Download Poster Template

Other Stewardship Pages

• Joyful Generous Stewards
• Parish Fundraising
• Legacies and Wills
• Gift Aid
• Stewardship and Generosity
• Building a Generous Church
• Digital Giving
• Regular Giving - Parish Giving Scheme
• Generosity Week
• Cornerstone
• Downloadable Files-to-Print

For more information, please contact our Stewardship Resourcing Officers:
Stephanie Rankin or Jotham Bate