Stories tagged with: giving

• Cooperative Program giving rebounds in July for highest monthly total since February

  by BP Staff, posted Monday, August 03, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Continued financial faithfulness of Southern Baptists has pushed monthly giving through the Cooperative Program to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 global pandemic. July's total giving through the national CP allocation budget totaled nearly $17 million -- the highest monthly total since February. Read More

• Churches see success with online giving

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Wednesday, July 29, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  MUNFORD, Ala. (BP) -- A barbecue restaurant, a fast food place or two and a department store are about all the town of Munford has, according to Reese Gill, student pastor at Munford Baptist Church.

  Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Gill and the other 250 or so people who attended Sunday morning worship services at Munford Baptist were accustomed to giving their tithes and offerings in physical form -- checks and paper bills. Read More

• FROM THE STATES: Finances OK at many Kentucky churches; Missouri associations provide financial help

  by Staff, posted Wednesday, May 20, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Many Kentucky churches report 'better than expected' finances; Missouri associations provide financial help amid COVID-19. Read More

• Few Protestant churches met in person for worship services in April

  by Aaron Earls, posted Friday, May 01, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- As federal, state and local governments weigh relaxing stay-at-home guidelines, most churches continued to avoid gathering physically throughout April.

  Nine in 10 Protestant pastors say their congregations did not meet for an in-person worship service last month, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Read More

• Senate OKs coronavirus bill without charitable cap increase

  by Tom Strode, posted Thursday, March 26, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. Senate approved without opposition late Wednesday (March 25) a coronavirus relief bill estimated to cost $2 trillion, but did not include an amendment designed to encourage charitable giving.

  Senators voted 96-0 for the legislation after several days of negotiations among the White House and Democrats and Republicans in the upper chamber. The immense economic package is intended to provide help to a broad swath of American society -- including workers, small businesses, state and local governments, hospitals and education -- while social-distancing and shelter-in-place efforts are in effect. Read More

• Stewardship in COVID-19 pandemic challenges rural churches

  by Diana Chandler, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

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  MABANK, Texas (BP) -- Online giving presents challenges for Grace Community Church in the small town of Mabank, Texas, where many are accustomed to dropping checks in the offering basket or in a pinch, mailing them through the U.S. Postal Service.

  As the COVID-19 pandemic forces the church to restructure worship and establish online giving, pastor Michael Cooper told Baptist Press most of his members are not accustomed to tithing and giving online. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: 9 practical suggestions that may help you finance your church's budget in these uncertain times

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  "The future before us is highly uncertain," says Ronnie Floyd. "As the pastor of a local church, you need God's wisdom in each decision you make relating to your church's finances." Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: What to do when you have more than enough

  by J.D. Greear, posted Wednesday, January 22, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  The manna God provided the Israelites each morning would go bad if they tried to keep it overnight. "So, if there was extra manna, what should they have done with it?" J.D. Greear asks. "They should have shared it." Read More

• Record $5.1M 1-day missions offering at Johnson Ferry

  by Ann Lovell, posted Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (3 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

  MARIETTA, Ga. (BP) -- Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., received a record $5.1 million in a single day for Great Commission causes, collected to honor outgoing senior pastor Bryant Wright and his wife Anne for 38 years of service.

  Receipts will be divided among the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board and the church's ministry budget, said Clay Smith, Johnson Ferry's incoming senior pastor. Read More

• La. church 'conduit for what God gives us'

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Tuesday, April 03, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

  Photo courtesy of Fairview Baptist Church

  COUSHATTA, La. -- The Cooperative Program came up during last month's meeting of the missions committee at Fairview Baptist Church in Coushatta.

  The group was discussing a parachurch sports ministry Fairview Coushatta has financially assisted for several years. When a person raised a question about the amount necessary for assistance, pastor Matt Endris took the opportunity to show some of the benefits of Cooperative Program giving. Read More