Thank You For Your Gifts

Pledge in Support of St. Paul’s Mission 

“We are called at St. Paul’s to receive and share God’s accepting grace, challenging wisdom, and transforming love. Giving attention to the practice of our faith, we strive to honor the people of our larger community, making a useful difference in Christ’s Name.”

The life and ministry of St. Paul’s Church is sustained today and into the future by generous parishioners and friends through their pledges, one-time donations and legacy gifts. If you need any assistance, please contact the Parish Administrator at stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com

Click here to download and print the 2025 pledge form
Save time!  Click here to fill out the pledge form electronically. 

You can make this year’s pledge or a single monetary gift by cash, check, transfer or online by clicking on the PayPal buttons below (note: PayPal takes a 5% processing fee of your donation, so cash, check or transfer is preferred).

 

Walk in Love 2025 Stewardship Message

Beloved Community of St. Paul’s,

As we reflect on our many blessings throughout 2024 and prepare for the new year of 2025, we focus on our Walk in Love as we are reminded in Ephesians 5:2 to “walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Our Walk in Love is truly growing, as both our expat and Mexican numbers have increased this year, and the ways in which we serve both within St. Paul’s and in the greater community of San Miguel de Allende have grown.

 

Our many ministries include our weekly services in English and Spanish and the spiritual guidance and pastoral care provided by our clergy, our children’s education and ministry with a growing Sunday School and youth program, our outstanding music program, our men’s and women’s spirituality programs, our book club, and our St. Paul’s Community Development Project which serves needy families and offers free English classes, sewing classes, a haircutting ministry and paddle tennis classes for underprivileged youth. Our fellowship events have grown in both number and attendance, as both expat and Mexican members of our St. Paul’s community frequently gather together to celebrate holidays and other special occasions.

 

In order to financially support all of our forms of ministry, we develop an annual operating budget to cover our expenses for our two paid clergy, our dedicated staff members who manage the office administration, building and grounds maintenance and repairs, set-up for all services, meetings and events, paid musicians, communications, utilities and other operating expenses. While we have made good progress in 2024 to bridge our budget gap, our income does not yet meet our 2025 projected budget expenses of approximately $300,000 USD. We strive to provide a balanced ministry; now we need to achieve a balanced budget to support that ministry. Our goal is to achieve a fully-funded, pledge-based budget for 2025.

 

Whether you live in San Miguel full time, part time, or just visit occasionally, we need and sincerely appreciate your generous support. Your financial pledge will allow us to continue to grow, cover our monthly expenses, and support our ministries for the St. Paul’s and San Miguel communities. We give because of our commitment to God who has provided us with many blessings and because of our commitment to walk in love and to continue Christ’s work in and through St. Paul’s.


Click here to fill out the online 2025 pledge card.
Click here to print the 2025 pledge card.

Automatic bank payments, Zelle, cash or checks are preferred in order for 100% of your pledge to be received by St. Paul’s. The parish PayPal account may be accessed through our website; however, PayPal deducts a 5% fee on every transaction. 

Pledge cards may be emailed to StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com. Printed pledge cards are available at the church and may be placed in the collection plate, dropped off at the parish office or mailed to St. Paul’s Church, 220 N. Zapata Hwy, #11, PMB 141A, Laredo, TX 78043. 

Every gift matters this year, and each will be gratefully accepted, brought to the altar and blessed before God and our St. Paul’s community.

With gratitude and love,

The Reverend Canon George F. Woodward III, Rector

The Reverend Padre Miguel de Jesús Rangel Hernández, Assistant Priest

Andrea Spessard, Stewardship Campaign Chair



Querida familia de San Pablo,

Al reflexionar sobre nuestras muchas bendiciones a lo largo de 2024 y prepararnos para el nuevo año 2025, nos enfocamos en nuestro Andar en Amor como se nos recuerda en Efesios 5:2 que “anden en amor, como Cristo nos amó, y se entregó a sí mismo por nosotros, ofrenda y sacrificio a Dios.” Nuestro Andar en el Amor está creciendo, ya que el número de personas que asisten a nuestras misas de las 12:00 ha aumentado este año, y las formas en que servimos tanto dentro de San Pablo como en la comunidad más grande de San Miguel de Allende han crecido. Más de 20 miembros mexicanos de nuestra familia de San Pablo han hecho su primera comunión, han sido aceptados en la fe anglicana o han sido confirmados este año. ¡Ha sido un año emocionante en San Pablo!

 

Nuestros muchos ministerios incluyen nuestras misas semanales y la guía espiritual y el cuidado pastoral proporcionado por nuestros sacerdotes, nuestra Escuela Dominical para niños y programas juveniles, nuestro programa de música, nuestro Proyecto de Desarrollo Comunitario de San Pablo que sirve a familias necesitadas y ofrece clases gratuitas de inglés, clases de costura, un ministerio de corte de cabello y clases de pádel para jóvenes desfavorecidos. Nuestros eventos de compañerismo han aumentado a medida que nos reunimos con frecuencia para celebrar días festivos y otras ocasiones especiales.

 

Estamos muy contentos de que ustedes sean parte de nuestra familia de la Iglesia de San Pablo y que asistan a nuestras misas dominicales y participen en nuestros eventos sociales. Parte de ser incluido en una familia de la iglesia es trabajar juntos para ayudar a pagar los gastos de la iglesia. Desarrollamos un presupuesto anual para cubrir los gastos de nuestros dos sacerdotes pagados, los miembros de nuestro personal que se encargan de la administración de la oficina, el mantenimiento y las reparaciones del edificio y los terrenos, la preparación de todas las misas, las reuniones y eventos, los músicos pagados, los servicios públicos y otros gastos. Nuestros gastos presupuestados para 2025 serán de aproximadamente $6,000,000 MXN. No recibimos ninguna ayuda financiera del gobierno o de la Diócesis de México. En realidad, San Pablo tiene que contribuir con dinero cada año a la Diócesis.

 

Cada año tenemos una campaña de mayordomía cuando los miembros de la familia de la Iglesia de San Pablo completan una tarjeta de compromiso para el nuevo año, y prometemos una cierta cantidad de dinero cada semana o mes para ayudar a pagar los gastos de la iglesia. Los invitamos a todos a unirse a nosotros este año mientras planificamos para 2025. Su compromiso financiero nos permitirá seguir creciendo, cubrir nuestros gastos mensuales y apoyar nuestros ministerios para las comunidades de San Pablo y San Miguel. 

 

Damos por nuestro compromiso con Dios, que nos ha dado muchas bendiciones, y por nuestro compromiso de andar en amor y de continuar la obra de Cristo en y a través de San Pablo. 

 

Se adjunta una tarjeta de compromiso para 2025. Se puede colocar en el plato de la colecta, llevarlo a la oficina de la iglesia o enviarlo por correo electrónico a StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com. Una tarjeta de compromiso en línea y los pagos en línea son muy fáciles de acceder en esta pagina. Transferencias bancarias automáticas, efectivo o cheques son bienvenidos. Cada promesa será aceptada con gratitud, llevada al altar y bendecida ante Dios y nuestra familia de San Pablo.

 

Con gratitud y amor,

El Reverendo Canónigo George F. Woodward III, Rector
El Reverendo Padre Miguel de Jesús Rangel Hernández, Párroco Asistente
Andrea Spessard, Presidenta de la Campaña de Mayordomía

 

LEGACY GIFTS

In addition to annual pledges, Legacy gifts are St. Paul’s best hope for establishing a true endowment generating an annual 4% restricted draw (roughly) for parish endeavor. Canadian and U.S. Trusts, Wills and Estate planning mechanisms offer straight-forward methods by which to provide a legacy gift to St. Paul’s. 

 

PROPERTY GIFTS

For those in Mexico considering gifts of real property, it is important to know that such gifts must be directed to Amigos Anglicanos A.C. This, our Asociación Civil, permits property gifts for the use of St. Paul’s. Because the Mexican government legally owns the land upon which all churches are built, gifts to St. Paul’s Asociación Religiosa is not the way to successfully leave property to the parish, nor is it sufficient to designate the church in one’s estate documents. 

 

Ways to Donate

Donate by Cash 
Contact Parish Secretary at
stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com or bring to the Parish during normal hours.


Donate by Check 
Gifts in Mexican Pesos, if given in check / cheque form, must be made to Iglesia Anglicana, San Pablo en San Miguel Allende A.R.

Gifts in US Dollars, write the check to: St. Paul’s Church. 


Mailing Address

Our Mexican mailing address is: 
La Iglesia Anglicana San Pablo en San Miguel Allende, A.R 
Cardo #6, San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato, 37700 
México

If you are mailing your check from outside of Mexico, our US mailing address is: 
St. Paul’s Church
PMB 141A, 220 N Zapata Hwy, Suite 11
Laredo, TX 78043


Transfer (Transferencia) of Mexican Pesos
Contact Parish Secretary at stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com

 

Zelle (from US bank account to St. Paul’s US Bank Account)
A fast and safe way to transfer U.S. dollars to St. Paul’s with no fees. It works with numerous banks. Sign up here: 
https://enroll.zellepay.com. 
Once your bank account is connected you can add St. Paul’s as a recipient using the following account details:

Name: ST PAUL’S CHURCH, LAREDO, TX
Email: stpaulsofficesma@gmail.com

 

Wise (Transferwise)

An option to easily transfer money from your bank account directly to St. Paul’s is Transferwise. This straightforward service allows you to send money internationally with a superior exchange rate to PayPal and low fees. Here is a link to Transferwise: If you follow this link, your first transfer will incur zero fee. 


PayPal
A simple service to transfer money to St. Paul’s, however PayPal takes a considerable fee, so we recommend using one of the above mentioned methods.

Donate (using any currency) directly to St. Paul's with the real exchange rate
Donate in US Dollars
Donate in Mexican Pesos

Further information regarding donations may be obtained from the Parish Administrator stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting St. Paul’s Church and we wish you all the abundant blessings in this life.

 

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