St. John’s gratefully accepts ‘Online Bill Payment" through your bank or payments via electronic funds transfer (EFT) through your bank. This allows you to make donations to be drawn regularly from your bank account. Just as you pay for many of your bills, you may sign up for an automatic bank draft (e-checks) from your checking or savings account.

Here’s how to get started with “Online Bill Payment” (this is usually a free service):

1. Log onto your bank’s web site and into your account through your computer or mobile device. Many banks offer an app for your smart phone or tablet to facilitate this process. 
2. Set up your payee. To set up the church as a payee, you’ll need our name and address:
   St. John's Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 81493, Austin, TX 78708-1493) and your account number.
3. Schedule your payment. Tell your bank the amount you want to pay, and when you want the money to be taken out of your account (one time or recurring).
4. Your payment is sent. Your bank deducts the money from your account and sends it to the church, exactly as you instructed. If you choose, your bank will send you an email confirming that the payment has been sent.

You can also give to the church through an Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT):

1. You (the parishioner) authorizes the church to receive funds directly from your bank account.
2. You decide the frequency (weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly) and the dollar amount to be transferred.
3. All that you will need from us is the name of the church and the address - St. John's Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 81493, Austin, TX 78708-1493. In some cases, you might need the church's checking account information. Please contact the church office if that is the case.
4. Your local bank will help you set up an EFT through their funds transfer service.  There is normally no cost to you, the parishioner; however, your bank may charge a fee for insufficient funds should this occur.​