(RNS) — COVID-19 and the rise of a cashless society may make passing the collection plate, which once was crucial to church finances, less important. (RNS) — In the 1984 film “Mass Appeal,” Father Tim ...

Talk about pennies from Heaven. An Ethopian congregation that passed a collection plate to parishioners every Sunday for the past 30 years has raised enough money to buy the $1.3 million church of its ...

Will that church donation be cash or credit? Parishioners may soon have a choice if they're short of loose change to plunk into the collection plate. A Roman Catholic diocese in Louisiana is testing a ...

COVID-19 has not only changed the way many Georgians worship on Sundays, but the pandemic has hit the collection plate as well. Across the state, some pastors are seeing a dip in giving as the virus ...

Each Sunday, Christians around the world are confronted with an important question: How much do I put into the collection plate? And will it be too much or too little? What if I am down on my luck and ...

I recently joined a church and each week they pass a basket for collection. Some weeks, half of what’s collected goes to a local charitable organization or food drive, and other weeks it’s for the ...

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Jerry's Mart convenient store is often referred to as The Lucky Store," Manager Junior Patel said. The walls are plastered with winning tickets, the highest totaling $750,000 and ...

Looking to modernize, over 16,000 churches belonging to the Church of England are beginning to accept Apple Pay and Google Pay from congregations. The Church is trying to appeal to younger ...

Thou shalt not steal — especially from the collection plate at church. A volunteer usher at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala, Florida was arrested Sunday after police said he took cash from ...