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Traditionally, church members give tithes and
offerings to the church by placing cash or a paper check into the
collection basket passed during Sunday worship.
In today’s anytime, anywhere culture, more and
more church members are giving tithes with the click of a mouse or
automatic draft from online bank accounts. "The trend in e-giving is a cultural move as fewer
people of the younger generations carry cash". "We live in a plastic,
online banking world where growing numbers of people prefer to exchange
funds electronically rather than carry a checkbook or cash." Statistics show growth in the use of the Internet for
financial transactions. In December 2007, Pew Internet and the American
Life Project reported that 53 percent of American adults participate in
online banking and more than 35 percent pay their bills online.
Church members are not
the only ones becoming more tech-savvy. "Churches are exploring the theory that people who
give electronically may tend to give more consistently because giving
occurs even when the church member is not present at church on Sunday".
"The most popular types of e-giving are credit/debit cards, recurring
electronic funds transfer from an established checking or savings
account, or private booths set up in the church foyer for members to
give before or after the worship service." The information you share in the giving process is
used only by PayPal to transact the gift and is never transferred to our
organization or the Archdiocese of St. Louis. The only information we
will receive is your name, address and amount of your gift. Your name
will not be shared with any other group or organization. There is no charge to you for using either the fund transfer or credit card option in this giving program.
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