tithing

Churchome, the Washington state megachurch led by Judah and Chelsea Smith, is at the center of a class-action lawsuit brought by more than 100 current and former employees. They allege that the church and its leaders violated two state laws by requiring employees to tithe from their salaries.

An annual report on giving to evangelical Christian nonprofits found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6% in 2021, despite a rise of 4% last year in charitable giving nationwide.

Recent research conducted by Barna has found that only a minority of Christian pastors believe that tithing (giving 10% of one’s income to the local church) is a biblical mandate. 

Churches use money gimmicks all the time. I don’t like them. Not simply because they are “gimmicky,” but because they cheapen biblical stewardship.

Current staffing costs at Willow Creek are “too high to be sustainable,” leadership said.

On Easter, church members responded to a request to help Ukrainian refugees in a big way – by giving approximately $61,000. That amount was in addition to, not instead of, members’ regular tithe.

On Sunday, Gateway Church’s senior pastor Robert Morris preached at Willow Creek Community Church, offering a money back guarantee to anyone who tithed for a year and was not satisfied.

In a federal lawsuit filed this week, James Huntsman charges that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) funneled members’ donations into commercial ventures and “repeatedly and publicly lied” about its financial dealings.