http://www.mitchmcvicker.com/
I have some exciting news to share. It is my hope and prayer that it is also exciting for you.
It is now possible to make a tax-deductible contribution to my musical-ministry endeavors. This means that upon making a donation, you will receive a receipt for your tax records.
I recently became one of the charter members of CIA (Christian Independent Alliance). It is through the CIA website that your contribution is made. CIAis set up as a 501c3, therefore donations are tax-deductible and receipts can be issued.
Your contribution does not to CIA’s general fund. Rather, the money goes into an account that is designated solely for my ministry. This way all the contributions are accounted for, earmarked for ministry-oriented use, and sent to me.
We will truly be partners together in ministry. Over the years, many of you have been financially supportive through your generosity in many ways without having record of it. Now this is possible through an exciting development. In the past, I have been unable to develop a scenario to make tax-deductible support possible, now CIA is simply enabling me to present this as an option.
Please know that your contribution will not go towards diapers, movies, or carpet cleanings. Rather it will be in direct support of my calling. It will help fund things such as:
-Tour and travel expenses
-Musical and sound equipment
-Tour Vehicle maintenance
-Payments to tour musicians
-Promotional efforts (radio, publicity, press/info packets, posters)
-Recording costs
This site is very user friendly, and I can really appreciate the short amount of time that it takes to fill out the simple form and complete this process. It only takes a minute.
A little background about my situation…to hopefully bring some clarity to the reason I am asking for your financial support.
For all intents and purposes, I am independent. This is nothing new, rather, it’s the position I have been in for most of my career.
I funded my latest CD, Love Will Rise, and gave it to Surrogate Records in return for promotion. Their role was to promote Love Will Rise in ways that I could not. As many of you know, Surrogate Records has been unable to put what they had committed to and intended to into the life of the CD due to financial difficulties.
Please understand that I am NOT badmouthing Surrogate. I am thankful for our relationship and for the hearts behind the company.
Many good things are happening for Love Will Rise in the worlds of radio and publicity. It costs money to keep that momentum going. Surrogate introduced me to those “worlds” like never before, but now I am funding those pursuits myself.
This (along with the general operating expenses that have always existed) has motivated me to call on the generosity I have experienced from so many of you in the past.
This is my vocation. I have no other source of income.
This is an investment in me. I take that very seriously. Why? Because it is actually an investment in what the Lord is doing. The Lord has given much. The Lord has entrusted me with gifts. Now, you are coming along side me to encourage and enable my response to God’s faithfulness.
Your tax-deductible support can be a one-time donation, or it can be long term.
If you are willing to commit to making a contribution each month, each quarter, bi-yearly, yearly, etc, simply respond to this email and let me know of what you are willing to invest and what time frame you would prefer to use. A reminder email (that will double as a general update) will be sent to you at the first of each month.
This is not in the name of business. Rather, it is in the name of being faithful to what the Lord is doing in me. I am not interested in riches or fame (If I were, I would find something else to do). I am trying to make a dent for the Kingdom.
The world is used by money. Contrarily, the Kingdom of God uses money to further itself. It is for this reason that I believe money is even more important in the Kingdom of God and needed even more than it is in the world. I want to be about the building of the Kingdom.
It costs money to make a dent. We are told in the scriptures that the return is a hundred fold. I would be honored if you came along side to partner with me in this work.
God uses us all in different ways. I am ecstatic to be used in this manner. God calls us all in different ways to different things. I am grateful for the Call.
I don’t use the word “call” in a hyper-spiritual way, but in the way Frederich Buechner defines the word. He says, our call happens when the world’s greatest need and our greatest joy meet.
For me, that’s it. I know the last thing the world needs is another Christian musician. But, I DO KNOW the world needs the truth. I am using the means I have been given to put the truth out there and direct people’s attention towards the truth. I love doing this.
Thank you in advance. Please ponder prayerfully…
I am grateful for whatever you can contribute to what I am doing…for whatever you can contribute to what the Lord is doing.
Peace of Christ
Mitch
P.S Please contact me if you have questions or concerns.
