About
Our Build to Reach offering gives C3 Church Ryde the ability to reach and build beyond ourselves.
This offering is above our weekly giving (tithing) and focuses on extending the Kingdom work of the Lord. It includes making room for our growing church, local missions and the support of church plants both here and overseas, as well as paying off the bank loan for our church building in Ryde. These ministries, and the paying down of our building debt, are at the core of reaching our local and global community and leaving a permanent Christian heritage for future generations to reach people.
The following information lists all the activities that Build to Reach funds, but as always, the greatest importance is the love that is expressed in your giving. “For what counts is faith expressing itself through love” (Galatians 5:6) – it is the love of God that motivates us to give.
Letter from Richard and Cathie Green
‘… they made an opening… ” Mark 2:4
Four unnamed people working together—ordinary, practical people—made an opening for a man whose circumstances had closed every door. This man had no opportunity, not even to hear the preaching of Jesus. But these courageous, faith-filled, and sacrificial people carried him, heart and soul, and made a way for him to be in the presence of Jesus.
Throughout the years of Build to Reach, from the youngest to the oldest, you have—through faith—opened opportunities for others, both locally and globally, to rise and walk. You’ve helped people step out of circumstances that had spiritually, emotionally, or physically closed them off from hope and opportunity.
Your generosity, your faith, and your sacrifice have made a way for this church to witness hundreds receive Christ. You’ve made it possible for thousands of hampers to be delivered to those in our community doing it tough. And through the churches planted and supported by your giving, tens of thousands now have a church within reach.
When I walk through this building here in Ryde, I see more than bricks and mortar—I see a place of hope. Every brick represents a beautiful soul who, because of your giving, has encountered the presence of Jesus right here in the Lord’s House.
You are like the four.
You are sacrificial.
You are courageous.
You are generous.
You are filled with faith.
Through faith, you have—and continue to—open a way for others to meet with Christ.
The acts of those four are remembered in human history, recorded forever in Scripture—and even more so, recorded in heaven. And your generosity, like theirs, leaves an eternal legacy. We are in awe of your love for others, expressed so powerfully through your faith in giving to Build to Reach.
We are deeply grateful to the Lord for you, because through your giving, opportunity has opened for so many. We are praying for you—that as you pray and listen to the Holy Spirit, you will hear what the Lord is asking of you. And as you open the way for others, through faith, your
own life will also experience a greater opening to the activity and blessings of God.
We are so grateful – thank you.
Your faith and generosity are opening the way.
Richard and Cathie Green
Make A Commitment
Ministries Build To Reach Funds
Home
The C3 Church Ryde Building
(89 Blaxland Road)
– Loan Repayment
– Continued Improvements
– Future Spaces
Local
Initiatives for our Local Community
– RCI (Reach Community Initiatives) Ryde
– C3 Cares
– Community Dinners
– Emergency Food parcels
– Youth Drop In Space
– Scripture in Schools
Global
Regions for Missions and Church Planting
– Australia
– Central Asia
– Middle East
– South Asia
– South East Asia
– Europe
How To Get Involved
1. Prayerfully consider the amount that you will pledge for the following 12 months.
This should be your first step in becoming involved in partnering with Build to Reach. Pray for both faith and wisdom in making your decision.
“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NLT)
2. Make your commitment to Build to Reach using the commitment card.
You will have an opportunity to complete a commitment card during the services. Alternatively, if you are unable to attend church, you can complete an online commitment card here.
3. Consider how you will fulfil your commitment over the next 12 months.
Here are some ways you may want to give:
Make a regular weekly or monthly contribution over the year, or one lump sum before June 2026. Regular giving can be easier to manage, is rewarding and quickly builds up over time, as you can see below:
$20 week = $86 month = $1,040 year
$80 week = $346 month = $4,160 year
$300 week = $1,300 month = $15,000 year
$1,000 week = $4,332 month = $52,000 year
Paul suggested to the early church:
“… Each of you should put aside some amount of money in relation to what you have earned and save it for this offering. Don’t wait until I get there and try to do it all once.” – 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 (NLT)
4. Regularly pray into your commitment.
Place your prayer card in a place where you and your family can see it and pray regularly for it.