BEQUESTS
A charitable bequest is one of the easiest and most flexible ways that you can leave a gift to the Texas Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventist that will make a lasting impact.
WHAT IS A BEQUEST?
A bequest is a gift given through a Will or a Trust. We can help you prepare either, or you can ask your own attorney to prepare them for you.
HOW CAN I MAKE A BEQUEST?
A bequest is one of the easiest gifts to make. Our attorney David Coggin, or the attorney of your own, can you can include language in your will or trust specifying a gift be made to family, friends or to the Texas Conference as part of your estate plan.
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?
A bequest can be made in several ways:
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You can give a gift a specific dollar amount or a specific assets
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You can give a gift of a percentage of what’s left from your estate after all expenses are paid, and any specific dollars amounts or assets are given
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A gift to a church ministry or entity should be made with the following language, “THE TEXAS CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, of Alvarado, Texas”. You may also include language directed that the bequest be unrestricted, or restricted for a specific area of ministry, church, or school.