Since COVID-19 has become a part of everyday life, the pandemic has affected many fronts, from health practices, work, shopping, social life, financial issues, and of course, our finances. For this reason, it’s become necessary for churches to reassess their practices from a variety of angles, and building operations is no different. We are updating our recommendations from a previous blog article to include considerations during the pandemic.

For churches and other ministry non-profits, the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to become a debilitating financial crisis. How has banning onsite services, closing businesses, and other aspects of the pandemic affected tithing and other financial giving from congregations and donors? Has giving in your church been affected?

Sometimes it doesn't pay to reinvent the wheel, and this is one of those times! This special blog post includes, in its entirety, an important and time-sensitive message for church leaders, from the Rev. Saeed Richardson, Program & Operations Officer at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference.