Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
Report: Giving to larger churches dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose
By Bob Smietana — December 1, 2022
(RNS) — Churches with budgets under $2 million saw giving go down by 8%, while those with budgets of more than $20 million saw giving go down by 2.5%.
Dan Busby, longest-serving president of evangelical financial watchdog, dies at 81
By Adelle M. Banks — September 29, 2022
(RNS) — Busby conducted hundreds of on-site compliance reviews of churches and other ministries aligned with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
#PandemicPastoring report documents a ‘new era in ministry’
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — September 1, 2022
(RNS) — As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched from that first spring into summer, researcher Eileen Campbell-Reed said, she realized its impact on ministry wasn’t going to be short-lived.
Report: Megachurches continue to grow and diversify, steer clear of politics
By Bob Smietana — October 29, 2020
(RNS) — A look at megachurches over the past five years finds that most have grown larger and more diverse and become less likely to call themselves evangelical.
Evangelical financial watchdog faces scrutiny over backing of errant megachurch
By Bobby Ross Jr. — May 29, 2019
(RNS) — Critics say the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability ignored 'glaring improprieties' in Harvest Bible Chapel’s finances for way too long.
ECFA ousts Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 18, 2019
CHICAGO (RNS) — The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has terminated the membership of Harvest Bible Chapel.
IRS’ ‘church parking tax’ sparks questions and concerns
By Bobby Ross Jr. — February 7, 2019
(RNS) — An obscure provision of the 2017 tax overhaul may end up costing churches and other houses of worship.
Religious and secular advocates urge IRS to clarify rules on political endorsements from the pulpit
By Adelle M. Banks — January 29, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Current IRS rules, dating to 1954, permit clergy to address issues but prohibit candidate endorsements. But those rules are routinely broken with little or no consequence.
World Vision to recognize employees’ same-sex marriages
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 24, 2014
(RNS) Christian relief organization World Vision has announced that it will no longer define marriage as between a man and a woman in its employee conduct manual.
Reformers want Congress to end ban on pulpit politicking
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 14, 2013
(RNS) An independent commission recommended that members of the clergy should be able to say "whatever they believe is appropriate" from the pulpit without fear of IRS reprisal.
Commission suggests ways to keep closer eye on lavish ministries
By Adelle M. Banks — December 5, 2012
(RNS) A special commission created by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has called for clearer IRS guidance and greater involvement among donors to address “outliers” among congregations and other nonprofits that are not being financially accountable. By Adelle M. Banks.
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