Giving to larger churches in the US dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose – report
United StatesRNS An annual report on giving to US evangelical Christian non-profits, including churches and other ministries, found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6 per cent in 2021, despite a rise of four per cent last year in charitable giving nationwide. New donors and large donations were especially hard to […]
Lifestory: Dan Busby, longest-serving president of US evangelical financial watchdog, dies at 81
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the life of Dan Busby, president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, who died last week at the age of 81…
CHURCH FINANCES: US EVANGELICAL FINANCIAL WATCHDOG FACES SCRUTINY OVER BACKING OF ERRANT MEGACHURCH
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports…
Financial watchdog ousts Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
Chicago, USRNS The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has terminated the membership of Harvest Bible Chapel. The council pointed to “significant violations” of several of its financial standards in a written statement released Wednesday evening. Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. PICTURE: Courtesy of Google Maps “ECFA continues to champion integrity […]
US evangelical financial accountability group suspends Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel
Chicago, USRNS The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a Christian financial watchdog group, has suspended Harvest Bible Chapel, a Chicago-area megachurch, after church leaders admitted “a lack of financial control and oversight” under the church’s former pastor. Harvest recently fired its founding pastor, James MacDonald, for conduct its elders called “contrary and harmful to the best interests […]
US: “CHURCH PARKING TAX” SPARKS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, looks at how a new tax may impact churches in the US…