Our theme this Christmas is Carols. The Christmas carol says, “Go Tell It On the Mountain.” Your year-end gift can help fulfill Jesus’ command to take the gospel, starting in Jerusalem, and to the ends of the earth. As we celebrate His birth, let’s remember the Wise Men brought Jesus three gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

This December, I am asking you to prayerfully consider giving Jesus the following three gifts:

The Biblical term tithe means tenth. Look back over all your sources of income for 2024, reflect on how God has provided for you, and make sure you have honored the Lord with 10% to your local church. Many good and worthy-of-consideration non-profits will make appeals to us in December, but the Church should be our #1 priority because Jesus loved the Church and gave Himself for her. The local church is God’s plan to carry out the Great Commission.

The Big Give funds our Campus Development, School of Ministry, and 757 Strong local mission projects. Here are some examples of how your gifts will be used:

Campus Development
Vision: Build life-giving local congregations across Hampton Roads where people find a real relationship with God. We see this tangible difference by opening more seats at more services in more locations. Your generosity will help us keep these projects moving forward.

Smithfield Campus: Groundbreaking was November 17, and the site has begun clearing and grading.

• $10K per seat (500 seats) will close the gap between the estimated cost and cash on hand.

York River Campus: We are working on a design for a 500 seat Worship Center.

Gloucester Campus: We are looking for property or a church to merge with Liberty.

Fairview Heights Campus: We completed the merger process through the courts and are working on the design and cost of remodel.

School of Ministry
Vision: Liberty’s School of Ministry exists to train world-class servant leaders through our full-time residency and part time bi-vocational programs.

• $25K covers a student’s scholarship and housing for one year.
• $325K would give scholarship to all 12 full-time residents and 2 bi-vocational students.

757 Strong
Vision: Serve the practical needs of our cities so they open their hearts to God.

This offering funds our ministry to local missions like Spanish Ministry and Correctional Facilities Ministry.

• $1,550 will purchase the device and translation service for one campus for one year.
• $10,510 per year pays for two language translations for all campuses.

Recently, we had guests who do not speak English, hear the gospel in Spanish and Russian. This new technology enables people in Hampton Roads to hear the gospel in their native language!

Correctional Facilities – 2,216 people served in ten facilities from Richmond to the North Carolina line.

Worship Services, Bible Studies, Christmas Blessing Bags

• $8 will purchase one Christmas Blessing Bag ($16 value).
• $1,800 will purchase Christmas Blessing Bags for one facility.

This month, we had two men saved through the Worship Services/Bible Studies whose first touch was the Christmas Blessing Bags last year. Generosity opens hearts to the gospel.

Vision: Invest in strategic global missions efforts to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world.

The International Missions Offering, called the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, is named after a famous missionary to China. 100% of your gifts to this offering go directly to the mission field.

• 3,602 missionaries were supported and their 3,000 plus children.
• 1,450 new applicants are in the pipeline but will need the necessary funding.

Your gift can provide Bibles and Scripture portions to people groups all over the world.

• $3 will purchase one Bible in Spanish.
• $25 translates one verse in Hindi.
• $200 completes two Bible story videos for deaf people in Asia.