Donating information

The St. John’s Annual Pledge Campaign supports our operational budget.

To make your pledge for 2026-2027, please go to our pledge website. 

Giving options

Members and friends can give to St. John’s in several ways: 

  1. Checks or cash (please include your name with all cash contributions)
  2. Monthly automatic bank transfers (known as ACH) set up by the church.
  3. Online, mobile and text giving via Vanco Mobile and Vanco Online (see details below). 
  4. Automatic payments set up by you through your bank account
  5. PayPal (see link below)

If you have questions or wish to initiate automatic payments for your pledge, please email pledge@stjohnsuu.org. Thank you for your generosity!

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.

Vanco mobile logoFor 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 pay this year’s pledge or make a special contribution via PayPal or credit card to support St. John’s community.





Payment via Vanco, 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.

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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