Historically, churches are not predominantly considered when families are setting up planned gifts or bequests. Instead, most gifts of this nature go toward non-religious entities, (colleges, hospitals, charitable organizations, etc.). In addition, most churches, like Midway, do not have a Planned Giving ministry established. To address this need, Midway is partnering with the Georgia Baptist Foundation to create this ministry and offer the ability for our church family to set up planned gifts and bequests. Under the umbrella of our Planned Giving Ministry, we will be establishing an Endowment Fund, called The Legacy Fund, which will be managed by the Georgia Baptist Foundation.

The majority of people do not take the time or understand how to put any of these things in order for their family. Our initial offering to our church family was to make available FREE Will & Estate Planning for simple estates for the first 200 to sign-up. We kicked this off during our change series and it was a great success! Thank you to those who participated.

We will have a designated witness, signing and notary day where we will provide witnesses and notaries for you as you sign your documents. Please hold all of your documents until that day and stay tuned for more information. Please note that most financial institutions have a notary on site if you prefer to get your documents witnessed, signed and notarized on your own. You can also contact your county clerk’s office.

Please contact Noreen for more information. noreen@midwaychurch.com or call 770.832.9605 ext 742.