Donation & Financial Disclosure

Thank you for considering supporting Messages of Hope. Your generosity helps make it possible for this independent Christian support ministry to share biblical content, provide Bible studies and spiritual resources, proclaim the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and make ministry materials available to people seeking encouragement and biblical truth.

Messages of Hope is committed to handling donations with integrity, transparency, and responsible stewardship.

1. Our Independent Ministry Status

Messages of Hope is an independent Christian support ministry. The ministry supports and promotes biblical teachings consistent with the Adventist understanding of Scripture; however, it is not owned, operated, sponsored, administered, endorsed, or officially affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church or any of its organizational entities.

Messages of Hope does not represent or speak on behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, its conferences, unions, institutions, departments, ministries, or other organizational entities.

Accordingly, donations made through Messages of Hope are donations to Messages of Hope and are not donations to the Seventh-day Adventist Church or any of its organizational entities.

Some pages may also contain donation links associated with third-party ministry channels or broadcasters featured through embedded or streamed content. If you choose to use such a donation link, you will be redirected to the respective third-party website or donation page, and the donation will be made directly to the organization or ministry identified by that third party. Such donations are separate from donations made directly to Messages of Hope and are not received, administered, or controlled by Messages of Hope.

The financial administration, use, and responsibility for donations received through Messages of Hope belong solely to Messages of Hope.

2. Purpose of Donations

Donations are used to support the ongoing work and operational needs of Messages of Hope, including activities such as:

Maintaining and developing the ministry website.
Hosting, technical, and website-related expenses.
Producing and publishing biblical articles, Bible studies, devotionals, and other educational materials.
Creating or obtaining appropriate ministry graphics and media resources.
Supporting online ministry and evangelistic outreach.
Developing and maintaining digital resources for Bible study and spiritual encouragement.
Covering reasonable administrative and operational expenses necessary for the ministry.
Supporting other ministry-related activities consistent with the mission and purpose of Messages of Hope.

The ministry may determine how available funds are allocated according to current needs and priorities.

3. Voluntary Giving

All donations to Messages of Hope are voluntary.

You are not required to make a donation in order to access the publicly available content of the website, including articles, Bible studies, devotionals, and other resources, unless a particular resource is expressly identified otherwise.

A donation should not be made under pressure, coercion, or an expectation of personal financial benefit.

4. Donation Methods

Messages of Hope currently accepts donations through the following payment methods:

PayPal

Donations may be processed through PayPal using a donation form integrated into the Messages of Hope website.

The donation form is technically connected to PayPal through an API integration. Payment processing is therefore subject to the applicable terms, policies, privacy practices, and security procedures of PayPal.

PayMongo

Messages of Hope may also process donations through PayMongo using an integrated donation form.

Depending on availability, the PayMongo donation system may accept payment methods such as:

GCash
Maya
GrabPay
ShopeePay
Other payment methods that may become available through the payment service

The donation form may collect information such as the donor's name, email address, donation amount, and currency, together with information necessary to process or record the transaction.

Payment processing through PayMongo is subject to PayMongo's applicable terms, policies, and privacy practices.

GCash

Messages of Hope may also accept donations through GCash using a QR code provided on the website.

Donors should verify the recipient information displayed by their GCash application before completing a transaction.

5. Payment Processing and Third-Party Services

Messages of Hope does not directly process payment-card or electronic-wallet transactions through its own banking infrastructure.

Depending on the donation method selected, transactions may be processed by third-party payment providers, including PayPal, PayMongo, GCash, or the applicable payment service associated with a particular payment method.

Messages of Hope does not control the internal systems, security practices, policies, or processing procedures of these third-party services.

Donors should review the applicable terms and privacy policies of the payment provider they use.

Although we take reasonable measures to maintain the security of our website and donation forms, no online transmission or electronic payment system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

6. Donor Information

Depending on the donation method used, Messages of Hope may receive or collect limited information necessary to administer and document donations.

For donations made through our integrated PayPal or PayMongo forms, this may include information such as:

Name
Email address
Donation amount
Currency
Transaction or payment-related information necessary to identify and administer the donation

Additional information may be processed by the applicable payment provider according to its own policies.

Messages of Hope will handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data-protection requirements.

Messages of Hope does not intentionally request unnecessary payment-card or financial-account information through ordinary website forms.

Donors should never submit passwords, authentication codes, PINs, or other confidential payment credentials to Messages of Hope through email, contact forms, comments, or other communication channels.

7. Donation Receipts

At present, Messages of Hope does not issue official donation receipts or certificates for donations received through the website.

A payment confirmation, transaction record, email confirmation, or notification generated by PayPal, PayMongo, GCash, or another payment provider should not be interpreted as an official donation receipt issued by Messages of Hope.

Where applicable, donors should retain the transaction confirmation provided by their payment provider for their own records.

If our donation-receipt practices change in the future, this page may be updated accordingly.

8. Tax-Deductibility

Messages of Hope does not currently represent or guarantee that donations made through this website are tax-deductible.

Donors should not assume that a donation to Messages of Hope qualifies for a tax deduction, tax credit, exemption, or other tax benefit.

Messages of Hope does not currently issue documentation representing that a donation is tax-deductible.

Tax treatment may depend on the donor's circumstances and applicable law. Donors who have questions about the tax treatment of their contributions should consult an appropriately qualified tax professional or the relevant government authority.

9. Designated Donations

Unless a specific fundraising campaign or donation form clearly states otherwise, donations made to Messages of Hope are considered general ministry support.

General donations may be allocated according to the ministry's current needs and priorities.

If Messages of Hope accepts a donation specifically designated for a particular project, activity, or purpose, the ministry will make reasonable efforts to use the funds consistently with that designation.

However, circumstances may arise in which a particular project becomes impractical, unavailable, completed, or otherwise unable to use the designated funds as originally anticipated. In such circumstances, Messages of Hope may, where appropriate and permitted by applicable law, apply the funds toward a closely related ministry purpose consistent with the donor's apparent intent.

10. Donation Amounts

Donors are responsible for entering and reviewing the intended donation amount before completing a transaction.

Please carefully verify:

The donation amount.
The currency.
The selected payment method.
The recipient information where applicable.
Any other transaction details displayed before confirming payment.

Messages of Hope is not responsible for errors caused by a donor entering an incorrect amount or transaction information, subject to any rights or remedies that may apply under applicable law.

11. Donation Refunds and Transaction Errors

Because electronic transactions may be processed immediately through third-party payment providers, donors should carefully review their donation details before completing a payment.

If you believe that a donation was made in error, duplicated, unauthorized, or processed for an incorrect amount, please contact Messages of Hope as soon as reasonably possible and provide sufficient information to help us identify the transaction.

Where a payment-provider dispute, reversal, chargeback, or refund process is available, the donor may also need to contact the applicable payment provider.

Any refund request will be considered on a case-by-case basis, subject to the circumstances of the transaction, the applicable payment provider's procedures, and applicable law.

12. Unauthorized Transactions

If you believe that your payment method was used without your authorization, please contact your bank, electronic-wallet provider, or payment service immediately and follow its procedures for reporting unauthorized transactions.

You may also contact Messages of Hope so that we can review any information available to us concerning the transaction.

Messages of Hope will not knowingly request or require a donor to disclose confidential authentication information such as a password, PIN, one-time password (OTP), or security code.

13. Financial Stewardship

Messages of Hope seeks to treat donated funds as a responsibility entrusted to the ministry.

We aim to use donations responsibly and in a manner consistent with the ministry's mission, purpose, and published disclosures.

Because Messages of Hope is an independent ministry, decisions concerning the administration and allocation of its funds are made by the ministry and are not directed or controlled by the Seventh-day Adventist Church or any of its organizational entities.

We seek to exercise prudence, integrity, and accountability in managing resources entrusted to the ministry.

14. No Personal Financial Benefit

Donations are intended to support the ministry and its legitimate ministry-related activities.

Messages of Hope does not promise donors personal financial returns, investment benefits, commercial profits, or other financial compensation in exchange for making a donation.

A donation should not be regarded as an investment, purchase, or financial transaction intended to produce a monetary return to the donor.

15. No Guarantee of a Specific Ministry Outcome

While donations help support the work of Messages of Hope, the ministry does not guarantee that a particular donation will produce a specific number of visitors, Bible-study participants, conversions, ministry responses, publications, or other measurable outcomes.

Ministry results ultimately depend upon many circumstances beyond the ministry's control.

We nevertheless seek to use available resources faithfully toward the purposes for which the ministry exists.

16. Transparency and Corrections

Messages of Hope seeks to provide accurate and transparent information concerning its ministry and donation practices.

If an error is discovered in this Donation & Financial Disclosure or in information concerning a donation, we may correct or update the information as appropriate.

If you have a question concerning a donation or believe that a transaction or financial statement requires clarification, please contact us through the Contact page.

17. Changes to Donation Practices

Messages of Hope may add, remove, or modify available donation methods, payment providers, currencies, minimum or maximum donation amounts, or other donation-related features as circumstances require.

Payment methods currently available on the website may change without notice because of technical limitations, provider availability, service changes, security considerations, or other circumstances beyond our control.

This page may also be updated when our donation practices, policies, or applicable requirements change.

The Last Updated date at the beginning of this page indicates when the disclosure was most recently revised.

18. Relationship to Other Policies

This Donation & Financial Disclosure should be read together with the other policies and disclosures published by Messages of Hope, including:

Each policy addresses a different aspect of the ministry and website.

In particular, our Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, retained, and protected, including information associated with website forms and donation activities.

19. Contact Regarding Donations

If you have questions about making a donation, believe that a transaction was processed incorrectly, need clarification regarding a donation, or have concerns about our donation practices, please contact Messages of Hope through our Contact page.

When contacting us about a transaction, please provide enough information for us to identify the transaction, but do not send passwords, PINs, one-time passwords (OTPs), full payment-card numbers, or other confidential authentication credentials.

Final Statement

Messages of Hope is grateful for every person who chooses to support this ministry.

We regard financial support not merely as a transaction but as a responsibility to be handled with honesty, prudence, and integrity. Our desire is to use the resources entrusted to us to support the ministry's purpose of sharing the hope of the gospel, encouraging people through Scripture, and pointing hearts toward Jesus Christ.

Messages of Hope is solely responsible for the administration and use of donations received through its website. Donations made through Messages of Hope are not donations to, and should not be represented as donations to, the Seventh-day Adventist Church or any of its organizational entities.

Thank you for supporting the work of Messages of Hope and for helping us share messages of hope rooted in Scripture.