Support Us

Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble is sustained by Affirming Ministries and supportive individual through their annual membership fees. We are grateful!

Affirm United has always been a volunteer, self-funded organization. We use your donations carefully and gratefully; your time, money, and commitment keep us loud and proud. Through you, our national network keeps in touch and expands its reach, helping the United Church and Canadian communities become fully inclusive of people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

There are two types of membership:

Individual/household membership ($50 tax-deductible)
Institutional/Group/ Affirming Ministry membership, noted on the invoice your ministry will receive. See attached for more detailed information on this topic.

Your ministry does not need to be Affirming in order to be a member. Members are entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting, held following our Annual Conference. Each Institutional/Affirming Ministry membership includes up to 2 voting representatives at the Annual General Meeting.

Our membership information is kept strictly confidential. It will not be shared with any other organizations or individuals.

To become a member either:

Open our membership form (below)
Print it out and send it in with a cheque for your membership fee.
Choose online payment options below by clicking on the title. This will open a new page. Fill out the membership form and then pay your membership using a credit card or with a secure PayPal account.
- Paypal donation page

Thank you for your support!

Membership Form

Donations

The vast majority of our annual budget is funded by donors and individual or organizational memberships. We also thank the Mission and Service Fund of the United Church for its annual grant of up to $2,000.

Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble is a federally registered charity (Business number 87449 1772 RR0001). You’ll get a tax receipt for your membership, and a tax receipt for any donations you make.

When you make a donation, we’ll send a tax receipt. There are five ways to donate or pay membership fees:

by cheque/cash/money order: make it payable to Affirm United, and mail to the address immediately below. Include your full postal address to receive an income tax receipt
Treasurer: Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble, PO Box 57057, Ottawa, ON, K1R 1A1
by joining The United Church of Canada’s pre-authorized remittance program (PAR): You send us a cheque marked “void,” and tell us how much you want deducted from your bank account each month. We send this information to the United Church’s national office. They instruct your bank to automatically withdraw the money, usually around the 20th of each month. You can notify us to increase, decrease, or cancel your contribution at any time. You can opt out at any time.
To donate to Affirm United through PAR, simply print the Affirm United PAR form (pdf), fill it out, add a cheque marked “void,” and mail to the address below.
Treasurer: Affirm United/S’affirmer Ensemble, PO Box 57057, Ottawa, ON, K1R 1A1
by credit card through Canada Helps
by credit card or Interac, debit card via PayPal
by e-Transfer payable to Affirm United / S’Affirmer Ensemble, (be sure to include your faith community or invoice number in the memo) contact email : treasurer@ause.ca

What does my donation support?

When you donate, or when you pay Affirming Ministry and personal memberships:

You help new ministries enter the free-of-charge Affirming process by enabling workshops and accompaniment for them- sometimes for several years. At least ninety ministries are currently in the Affirming process, and your donation helps them all.
You help keep our network in touch, in English and French, through the website, social media, newsletter, and more.
You support outreach and displays at national and regional events.
You pay for part time staff who focus on communications and networking.
You support diverse participation at our annual conference.
You enable our all-volunteer leadership to gather face to face twice yearly
You support new initiatives like our participation in the United Church’s living apology to sexual- and gender-diverse communities, or pastoral care for those facing discrimination in their church.
And more!

Our annual report includes year-end statements and budgets that will give you full details on the work your contributions support.