Money: Electronic Giving Struggles to Catch On
Despite benefits, automatic electronic transfers still rare in churches
Ken Walker | posted 2/05/2001 12:00AM

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Visit the Lutheran Brotherhood site to learn more about e-tithing, Lutheran financial services, and church resources.
The leading electronic tithing company in the U.S., Vanco Services, also offers fund transfer services information on its Web site.
The NewTitheCalc online is designed to help you budget your giving based on your total assets instead of just your income. The tithing calculator at this Presbyterian site allows you to figure your tithe based on the percentage of income you want to donate.
E-tithing has been in the news a great deal this past year:
Try e-tithing—The Detroit News (Dec. 15, 2000)
Automating Your Church Offerings—The New York Times (Nov. 19, 2000)
E-bank Tithing Comes Online—The Wall Street Journal (April 13, 1999)
Previous Christianity Today stories about finances include:
Is the Stock Market Good Stewardship? | I see more of our Christian brothers investing in the market. Is this a healthy trend? (Oct. 23, 2000)
We're in the Money! | How did evangelicals get so wealthy, and what has it done to us? (June 9, 2000)
The Culture of the Market: A Christian Vision | A Coptic bishop explains biblical economics to a Muslim newspaper. (Dec. 6, 1999)
Keeping Up with the Amish | We evangelicals have made a too-easy peace with the inroads of consumer culture. (Oct. 4, 1999)
Pious Profits? | 'Socially responsible' investing grows popular. (Sept. 6, 1999)