Here are the group rules for the gifting ministry Facebook group. Rules are subject to change over time, as needed.
Last edited July 28, 2024 (#6: New Hours of Operation added).
Gifting Ministry Group Rules
1) Faith-Based Group
We are a faith-based group and ran with foundational principles from the Bible. You do not need to be a Christian to join but no promotion of things like pride, abortion, false religion, etc. will be allowed.
2) Community Building
You are encouraged to make friends and build community with those you meet within this group. However, if a problem arises between you and your friend, it should stay between you and them. The group will not get involved in such private matters. Conduct yourself with honesty, integrity, and empathy. Do not take anything that you weren’t gifted (stealing) and do not pressure the admin to give you something. I will not play favorites!
3) Be Nice, Play Fair
No drama, bullying, hazing, harassment, cruelty, attacking someone’s character, ill intent, or hate speech. No gossiping – if you don’t like what someone did, block them and move on. We are called to live in peace. If there is any of that conduct going on, you will be removed from the group without warning after one offense.
4) Gift Freely and Generously
All gifts should be given freely to the admin of your own accord for them to disperse to the group (first), people in the community (second), and donation centers/thrift stores/low-income programs (third), without any expectation of anything in return. No buying, selling, bartering, or trading.
5) Pick Ups
Pick ups must be made within 5-7 days at most or the item you’ve won may be given to someone else. Special consideration may be given to someone on vacation, sick, etc. with previous proper communication as a one-time or two-time courtesy. Please understand that those who pick up faster, consistently, are often chosen to be gifted an item over those who wait a while to pick up, simply because there are 1,000+ different items being gifted every month and things move very quickly.
6) Hours of Operation: Pick Ups
In order to keep things streamlined, items are set out ONCE a day, at 9 am, on the day of pick up. Items will not be set out any other time during the day. You’re welcome to pick up the item(s) anytime the day they are set out, before dark (with the exception of food/perishables. Those can be set out during the day when you’re on your way). ❤️ We are CLOSED on Sundays, as is the Sabbath. No pick ups will be available on Sundays. This rule does not apply to drop offs/donations.
7) Winning an Item
Each post that you want to win, you MUST comment on it in order to be considered. There are no exceptions. Admin will not accept comments by private messaging or bulk comments on one post (asking for multiple things on one comment). Each post must have a comment on it to be considered to win the item. This ensures everything is streamlined and organized.
8) Participate At Your Own Risk
The group admin accepts no responsibility or legal liability for any loss, damage, illness, or injury arising out of the group activities.
FAQ’s
1) What do I do if I move out of the city limits of the group? Do I have to leave the group?
You are still allowed to stay in the group. You meet friends, you connect, it’s a bond there, a community. To leave would not be fun to lose all those connections.
You shouldn’t give gifts in the group because it’s out of the boundaries there, but you’re more than welcome to receive gifts from the group (if you’re willing to drive for them).
2) I’m in more than one gifting group, do I need to only be in one group?
There’s no rule against being in multiple groups to receive and meet your needs, however, when you gift, your first priority as a Christian should be giving to this Christian community as we should always be taking care of one another, working as a team to meet each other’s needs. If you’re not a team player or you take stuff from this group to gift into other groups, this group is not the right fit for you and you will be removed with no warning after just one offense (this is God’s rule for the group, not mine, and I will obey Him in it).
3) How do you choose to gift to? How do you have so much to gift?
I answer all those questions and show behind-the-scenes of how it all works in this post here.
4) My comment was deleted. How come?
Was there a cuss word or using God’s name in vain in your comment? Was your comment disrespectful in any way? If so, the comment will be deleted. This group belongs to God. It’s my gift to Him (the service to others) and I want to keep my gift to Him very pure.
5) I invited a friend to join but they were never approved. How come?
Did your friend answer all the pre-approval questions? All questions must be answered in order to join the group (unless I personally know they qualify on all questions). After 7 days, if they have not responded to the questions, the request will be removed. Be sure to let the people you invite know to answer the questions.
6) I was removed from the group. How come?
Was your heart being disrespectful to the one serving you? I pour out my entire life, sacrificially, to those around me. Just because someone is kind and nice, doesn’t mean they let someone walk all over them. If I am not being respected, or what I am doing is being taken for granted, taken advantage of, or there is shady business being done (some think I do not see what they are doing, but I do), those people are removed from the group in order to keep the group pure and holy and free of the poisonous attitudes that would destroy the whole of the group. A little leven, levens the whole lump. Galatians 5:9. If things like that are occurring, you will be removed with no warning. This group belongs to God; it is my gift to Him and I will not present Him a bad gift, but a pure and holy one.
Did you not show up (no call/no show/ghosting) the gifter? I keep a record of who doesn’t show up with no notification. We can all understand emergencies or things that come up. But if it’s a pattern (2-3 times), there’s disrespect to the admin, or no notification/ghosting going on, I block and remove people from the group with no warning.
7) Can I resell something I received in the group?
Yes. There is nothing forbidding you to resell something you received in the group. Once the gift is yours, you are free to do with it whatever you want. You do not need to notify the gifter of your intent for the item. Things are given freely with no strings attached, out of the love of Christ. If you take the item and sell it to pay a bill you need money for, go for it. We’re here to help you in any way we can. ❤️