Generosity / a place for people
Your generosity makes room for someone to belong.
When you give to UAMEZ Church, you help a historically Black, multicultural church in Palo Alto keep its doors open for anyone looking for people who actually show up. Gen Z and students far from home, and families finding their footing, walk in lonely and leave known.
Practical details
Giving is a choice, never a condition of belonging. Give online through Overflow, in person, or by mail. For questions about giving, please contact the church directly.
Online gifts to UAMEZ Church are processed by Overflow, a secure giving platform. When you give through the link below, Overflow collects your gift on behalf of UAMEZ Church.
Give by credit card, debit card, or bank account through Overflow. These links open in a new tab.
Follow the instructions on Overflow for your donor-advised-fund gift. Opens in a new tab.
Text GIVE to (650) 855-2603. The Text to give button opens your messaging app. Enter GIVE and send it to start giving through Overflow.
Give during Sunday worship at 10:00 AM using the offering box or tap-to-give. You can also use the text-to-give instructions above.
Mail your gift to UAMEZ Church, Attn: Stewards, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
Email info@uamez.com or call (650) 272-6742.
A word about generosity
A word from Pastor Kaloma
I will say the part pastors are sometimes shy to say. My family and I give here, and we tithe here, because we believe in what God is doing in this place. I would not ask you to do anything I have not already done myself.
Paul wrote, “Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not regretfully or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” (2 Corinthians 9:7, NRSVue) That is the whole spirit of this page. Make up your mind. Then give from there.
The life we share
Your gift funds people. Here's where it goes.
Little Lambs is kindergarten through 2nd grade, Promised Kids is 3rd through 6th. They make things and learn Bible stories with their hands. Your gift pays for the curriculum, the supplies, the background checks, and the counter in the courtyard where a nervous parent gets walked through check in the first time.
Sunday is good. But an hour in a row of chairs is not where most people get known. Your gift keeps those rooms open and those leaders trained.
This is a church with a lot of families and kids in the room, and we build for them on purpose. The Little House across the courtyard is intended to give parents and babies space during worship.
Palo Alto is full of people in their twenties who are far from home and surrounded by strangers. Students find people here who learn their name. Your gift supports the rooms and leaders that help people be known, including a young-adult group on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM.
We open with gospel music, the whole room sings, and prayer is where we get honest. Your gift supports the musicians, the sound, and the livestream that carries the service beyond the room.
When a neighbor has an emergency need, people in this church meet it. When someone asks for prayer, member or not, people in this church pray, and keep praying.
For years this church has been deeply invested in the needs of foster children in our county, the kids who most need someone to show up. Your gift supports that commitment.
We stand with our sister congregation, Stewart Chapel AME Zion Church in Redwood City, as its new pastor, Rev. Christopher Gilliam, leads it into a new season. Contact the church for current ways to support its work.
The UAMEZ Clean Energy Hub plans include rooftop solar, public EV charging on Middlefield Road, and a battery microgrid that could keep this building powered for our neighbors when the grid goes down. Read the campus plans for more.
This church has been in Palo Alto since 1918 and at 3549 Middlefield Rd since 1965. Your gift supports keeping this church home open for the next person who needs it.
A generous life
Everyone starts somewhere. Take the next step, not the last one.
Any amount. If this is your first time giving to a church, start here and nowhere else.
Faithful people show up every week, and recurring giving lets your generosity do the same. Your gift is most powerful when it is predictable, not when it is big. You can set up recurring giving through Overflow. The giving form opens in a new tab.
A tithe means a tenth. For those of us who call UAMEZ Church home, tithing is how we put God first with our finances instead of last. It is not a rule we enforce. It is a practice we invite you into. If you have never tithed, do not start by feeling guilty. Start by giving something, then grow toward a tenth. Scripture says, “Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.” (Malachi 3:10, NRSVue)
Many people in Silicon Valley hold more in stock than in cash. So here is a question worth sitting with. What would you give if it did not come out of the grocery money, the rent, or the childcare budget? What if it came from the overflow, the part of your portfolio that has grown while you were not looking? This is a reflection on generosity, not instructions for a stock or donor-advised-fund transfer. Use the stock or donor-advised-fund links above for instructions on Overflow.
A few questions
People give freely, not under pressure. You are welcome here whether or not you give.
No. No one expects it. If you’d like to give, you can, and if not, just let it pass. Tithing is a practice we invite members into, not a requirement for anyone.
Gifts normally go to one general fund, which pays for Amazing Kids, small groups, Sunday worship, care for our neighbors, and the building. Open Hands, our year-end offering, supports the whole church, including our operating budget.
Email info@uamez.com or call (650) 272-6742.
Scripture and generosity
However you come
We are not asking for a specific amount. Pray about what God is inviting you to give, and give from there. However you give, thank you. You belong here.
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