FAQs on the transition from Greater Europe Mission to International Church Advance

Is my donation tax deductible?

Yes, you can deduct your donations to ICA on your IRS tax forms. International Church Advance is a tax exempt organization that has been approved for 501(c)(3) status.

How will my donations to ICA be used?

Your donations will be used in 3 ways:
  • To provide salary and ministry expenses for Beth McMinimy as an ICA employee - Beth serves All Nations Church for 30 hours a week in the areas of pastoral care and Directory of Christian Education and Women's Ministry.
  • To cover part of the administrative cost for ICA. Since the ICA board members serve on a volunteer basis, this amount is negligible.
  • Your donations can be directed through our "donate" page to the "ANCL general fund" or to the "ANCL Facility Fund" in addition to the McMinimys' ministry fund.

Will I receive a receipt?

Yes, you will receive a receipt for any payments made through paypal via email.
In the case of automatic recurring donations, you will receive a receipt and email notification each time your card or account is charged.

How do I start using PayPal?

You can pay through paypal without having an account with them.
However, if you care to start an account at paypal, Click Here to get started.

How does the currency conversion work?

PayPal will always provide information on transactions that include a currency conversion. The currency conversion rate will be displayed each time you:
  • Send a payment in a non-local currency
  • Accept and automatically convert a payment to your primary currency
  • Withdraw funds in a non-local currency to your local bank account
  • Transfer funds between currency balances
In addition, you can go to History to review the currency conversion calculations from previous transactions.

There is no currency conversion for transactions where you:
  • Send a payment using a funding source in the same currency
  • Receive a payment in a currency for which you hold a balance (you do not need to have funds in the currency balance)
  • Withdraw funds in local currency to your local bank account

How secure is my transaction?

Paypal allows you to send money over the internet in a safe and secure way.
  • Pay without exposing credit card numbers to the merchant/recipient.
  • 100% protection from unauthorized payments.
  • 24/7 monitoring to help prevent fraud.

If I have more questions, who do I talk to?

Contact Maryellen Zibell, the secretary of ICA at 847-951-5559, or email info@internationalchurchadvance.org. Feel free to contact any other ICA board member or the McMinimys at mcminimy@vonet.lu.