I don't know about the churches you're been to, but the ones I've attended ask for money to:
-pay for ongoing expenses like the building, taxes, salaries of staff
-support missions, local and non-local charities (local Rescue Mission that provides food and shelter for homeless, etc.)
If you don't go to church, fine. But if you attend regularly or just want to get married and/or have your kids baptized, you know buildings and utilities aren't free, right? If you or maybe a parent/spouse needs a hospital visit, should only unpaid volunteers be available to visit 24/7?
Also, if you think *they're* greedy for asking for money, what does that say about *you* when you hoard what you have and won't give anything to support the services you're using or think should be at hand in case you need them?
Last year, I and others put in some wheelchair ramps for handicapped and elderly people at no cost to them. We worked for free, but the materials came from our church...so, donations.
-pay for ongoing expenses like the building, taxes, salaries of staff
-support missions, local and non-local charities (local Rescue Mission that provides food and shelter for homeless, etc.)
If you don't go to church, fine. But if you attend regularly or just want to get married and/or have your kids baptized, you know buildings and utilities aren't free, right? If you or maybe a parent/spouse needs a hospital visit, should only unpaid volunteers be available to visit 24/7?
Also, if you think *they're* greedy for asking for money, what does that say about *you* when you hoard what you have and won't give anything to support the services you're using or think should be at hand in case you need them?
Last year, I and others put in some wheelchair ramps for handicapped and elderly people at no cost to them. We worked for free, but the materials came from our church...so, donations.