Ways To Give
Give Online
Online giving is fast and convenient. You can schedule your offerings on any day of the month through your bank account, debit card, or credit card. This is also the place to contribute to special funds, mission projects, memorial gifts, and to support the work of our Deacons. With a few clicks, you can support the mission of Red Clay.
Stock & IRA
Did you know you can also make gifts of stock? Contributing appreciated securities can be a tax-efficient way to support Red Clay’s mission, often allowing you to avoid capital gains while receiving a charitable deduction. Many people find this to be a simple and meaningful way to make a lasting impact.
Estate Gifts
For over 300 years, Red Clay has been rooted in faith and community, and your estate gift helps ensure that legacy continues for generations to come. By including Red Clay in your will or estate plan, you create a lasting testimony of faith and support for the church’s mission well into the future.
Hope for Tomorrow
Hope for Tomorrow is a 3-year capital campaign dedicated to renewing the spaces where our community gathers and investing in the ministries that shape the next generation. By strengthening our facilities and deepening our children’s mission, we are planting seeds of hope today that will bless lives for years to come.
Campaign Accomplishments To Date
Building Improvements
- Sanctuary boiler replaced.
- HVAC systems installed in classrooms.
- Purchased a monitoring system for boiler and HVAC.
- New furniture for staff conference room.
- Upgraded the WiFi.
- 36 windows replaced in older portion of the building.
- Hallway staircases repaired.
- External lighting added around Founder’s Hall.
- Drop ceiling replacements throughout the building.
- Narthex, Crossan Lounge and Sacristy floors replaced.
Children’s Resource Mission
- Expanded to three Summer Art Camps. Holiday mini-camps were held.
- Room 210 renovated for children’s music.
- Complete tunnel renovation including new flooring.
- The Starting Line Sports Equipment partnership with Friendship House of Delaware launched and equipment room opened in tunnel.
- New youth room renovated and furnished — walls removed to open up the space for youth activities.
Community Welcome
- Improved landscaping in the Memory Garden.
- New stone monument erected and bronze plaque added for re-opening of Memory Garden.
- Clean-up and beautification along the Mill Creek side of the property.
- Driveway and parking lot lighting project initiated.
- Campus-wide signage project initiated.
Worship Experience
- AV system installed in the Sanctuary and new AV Desk built in the balcony.
- New sound system installed with added speakers and microphones.
- Music Fund established for guest soloists and instrumentalists.
- Pew cushions for the entire sanctuary have been selected.
- Organ repairs completed.
- Portable sound system purchased for Founders Hall and outdoor usage.
Rooted and Reaching
The Impact of Your Generosity
Every gift to Red Clay makes ministry possible. Because of your generosity in 2026, we created places to belong, nurtured faith, celebrated through worship, and reached beyond our walls to serve our neighbors near and far. Here are just a few highlights your giving made possible:
- Belong: We created more opportunities to gather and connect through Maundy Thursday, our Celebration Picnic, Recognition Sunday, Veterans’ Breakfast, Advent Brunch, and added outdoor Coffee Hours.
- Nurture: Our Arts Camps expanded to three camps and welcomed 125 local children through our doors. Open Gyms brought community families together throughout the year, while new Sunday Night programming created another space to grow together. Seven young people affirmed their faith through Confirmation, alongside ongoing opportunities for children through Sunday School and Children’s Choir.
- Rejoice: Worship was enriched by multiple choirs, expanded ensembles, and guest musicians, along with creative services such as First Responders Sunday and Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan.
- Reach: We put generosity into action:
- Special projects: Canceling more than $2 million in medical debt for Delawareans and providing books for hundreds of children in South Africa with our 925 Initiative.
- Providing Thanksgiving turkeys to 100 local families and offering regular food support to the Food Bank of Delaware and Table of Plenty.
- Red Clay initiatives such as our 4th annual Roots & Rays Service Challenge and the Starting Line Sports Equipment partnership with Friendship House
- Expanding partnerships with local schools, providing regular support throughout the school year, plus holiday support with our Adopt a Family program.
