Consider including the church in your will. Maybe you need your assets now but want to give them to the church that has meant so much to you. Language in your will would look something like, "I give and devise to First Methodist Church of Sweeny, located in Sweeny, Tx, the sum of $___________ (or asset) to be used for its general support (or for the support of a specific fund or program)".
If you are 70½ or older you can donate up to $108,000 per year directly from your IRA to the church, this will satisfy required minimum distributions (RMDs) without increasing taxable income since the money is not dispursed to you as income. Your tax professional can set up a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to move the money directly from your IRA to the church.
Facilitating the establishment of quality training and employment for teenage and adult persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Liberia, West Africa.
Providing backpacks throughout Brazoria County with nutritional food and snacks for children who are going hungry over the weekend. The program fills in the gap where school programs end.