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Will COVID-19 finally be the end of the church collection plate?
By Bob Smietana — April 22, 2021
(RNS) — COVID-19 and the rise of a cashless society may make passing the collection plate, which once was crucial to church finances, less important.
Churchgoers say gifts to charity, needy count as tithing
By Adelle M. Banks — May 10, 2018
(RNS) — 'For many churchgoers, tithing is just another term for generosity,' said LifeWay Research's Scott McConnell.
Church of England goes cashless for worshippers’ contributions
By Catherine Pepinster — April 2, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — Contactless payment machines will first be used for funeral fees, wedding notices and, eventually, for the weekly offering to the collection.
Report says church giving on the rebound
By Tracy Gordon — March 27, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) Churches may have suffered financially for the past three years due to the recession, but the fourth annual "State of the Plate" found strong evidence of a rebound in 2011. By Annalisa Musarra.
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