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The “Together, Weaving our Future” pledge campaign for 2025-2026 is on a new page

For the upcoming fiscal year, 2025-2026, for which we started our “Together, Weaving our Future” pledge campaign Feb. 23, go to our new pledge website.

Giving options in 2025-2026

Give Now

Members and friends can give to St. John’s using online, mobile and text giving via Vanco Mobile and Vanco Online.

  • For online banking, click on St. John’s Vanco Online page. Funds show before you even log in. Select the fund you’re giving to, enter an amount and click “Donate.” Enter your bank account, credit card or debit information. If you sign up for a free account and make a profile, you can save your payment information for future donations. See the steps on this example.

From your Vanco Online account, you can review your giving history, manage recurring donations or update payment information. NOTE: We are seeing it takes 2-3 days for transactions to process.

  • For mobile banking, (from your phone): Download the new app from either the Apple App store or Google Play store. Look for this logo and name: Vanco Mobile Faith Engagement. Search using “Cincinnati” or “Unitarian” and choose “St Johns Unitarian Universalist Church.” Setting up your profile and account involves choosing from some options at the bottom of each screen. Click “Done” after each choice. This page shows the steps.

For texting, send a text to 833-876-7595. Maybe call it “Donate to St. John’s” in your contacts list. Select the fund you’re giving to, the amount and the frequency. Enter your contact info., bank account or credit card number – which can be saved  – and touch “process.” After your first gift, you’ll receive a secure registration link. Confirmation comes via text and email. This 1-minute video walks you through the steps, starting at :20.

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You may still do automatic payments from your bank account or use the link below to pay this year’s pledge or to make a special contribution via PayPal or credit card to support St. John’s community. If you have questions or wish to initiate automatic payments for your pledge, please email pledge@stjohnsuu.org. Thank you for your generosity!





Payment via credit card or PayPal incurs a fee so if you use these payment methods, we ask that you consider including an extra amount in your pledge to cover the service fee. St. John’s does not pay a fee for direct electronic transfers from your bank to St. John’s and we encourage you to use this payment method, which is very easy. Contact pledge@stjohnsuu.org for more information.

Vanco and Paypal add a fee that St. John’s pays. Paying by check, cash or ACH does not.

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In general, if you wish to make a gift to the church, please contact the church office at office@stjohnsuu.org or 513-961-1938.

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Give to St. John’s while you shop

Many of us already designate St. John’s to receive a donation from Kroger when we shop. If you haven’t done that, we’d appreciate it if you did. Start here: https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards