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You already know your Plus card earns you big discounts in-store and at the pump. Now your Kroger Plus card can earn big rewards for Holy Cross. With your help, Holy Cross could earn up to $200,000 a year to continue and enlarge our ministries. Sign up today for Kroger Community Rewards and encourage your friends and family to do the same!

Simply visit https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards .Once logged into your Kroger account you can search for Holy Cross Lutheran Church either by name or NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number WH036 and then click Enroll. If you do not yet have a Kroger rewards card, they are available at the customer service desk at any Kroger. New users will need to create an account that requires some basic information, a valid email address, and a rewards card.

Holy Cross’ Endowment Fund

The endowment fund is an expression of thanksgiving and stewardship that seeks to be an enduring witness of God’s love in our community and beyond. 

Through organizations like Ark, Athens Community Counsel on Aging, Athens Wellness Clinic, Family Promise, Northeast Georgia Food Bank, Mission Six, and Habitat for Humanity our church has physically and financially supported a wide range of local community needs.

The fund will allow us to replace existing funding sources before they are exhausted and to expand our ability to help those in our community and beyond.  

A three-phase approach has been implemented:

  1. The fund has is currently in the growth phase where all the annual growth is retained. The goal during this phase is rapid growth so the fund help when it is later needed.

  2. Due to contributions, we expect we will move to the transition phase in 2025 where 25% of the annual growth is available.

  3. When the endowment can produce about $40k in yearly income we will move to the support phase where all, or nearly all, of the annual income will support church’s mission. During the support phase the endowment will only continue to grow if people continue to contribute to it. 

If you’d like to contribute by check please specify “Endowment Fund” on the memo line. If you’d like to contribute online, please click on the button below and select Endowment from the dropdown list of funds.