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Joe: Our church and our relationship with God has been an important part of our lives for decades. We've always made an annual commitment to support the operating budget, giving back to God in gratefulness for all the gifts God has given to us. Over the years we've increased our proportional giving to a tithe of our annual income and it has truly brought great joy to us.
Anna: As we did our life planning, using the life planning manual to get our affairs in order, we decided we wanted to leave a legacy gift to fund future mission and ministry in our church. We decided to leave a tithe (10%) of our estate to the church. Our attorney used the sample language provided by the Diocese of Olympia planned giving office.
You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will. The language below shows how a bequest can very easily be included in your will.
You might find it helpful to select the "print" button on the top of your screen and print this page. You may feel free to give this page to your attorney. If he or she has any questions, please have them contact Sharon Pethers at phone number 206-325-4200 x 2041 or e-mail us at spethers@ecww.org.
Please note: The name and image above is representative of a typical donor and may or may not be an actual donor to our organization. Since the charitable purpose of your bequest may be different from this person, you may want to contact us to discuss a bequest.
Example bequest language - Please feel free to change the numbers or percentages as you desire.
1. Bequest of cash
"I bequeath the sum of $10,000 to Diocese of Olympia of Seattle, WA."
2. Bequest of a percent of the estate
"I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to Diocese of Olympia, Seattle, WA."
3. Contingent Bequest
"If my brother John Doe survives me, I devise and bequeath 20% of the remainder and residue of property owned at my death, whether real or personal, and wherever located to John Doe. If John Doe does not survive me, then I devise and bequeath 20% of my residuary estate, whether real or personal property and wherever located to Diocese of Olympia, Seattle, WA."
You may print a Bequest tri-fold brochure. Voice of a Legacy or Will Your Will be Known.
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