Paying money at the church is helping pay the church bills, pay the staff and most importantly, pay for the pastor's new cadillac.
I really wish people would stop spouting this ish like it's factual.
Most churches(black churches at that) are struggling.
Struggling to keep the food pantry stocked, lights on and mortgage paid.
Many pastors defer their stipends, or whatever they get isn't anything you can live on.
Most do it for the love of the Lord.
Yes there's crooks with hooks present, as there are in all walks of life.
Lmao, paying the staff?
What, you think most churches are Greenleaf?
The people maintaining the building, balancing the books and running the kitchen aren't getting paid in 8 out of ten churches.
You wanna know who has the steadiest pay in the church nowadays?
The organist/keyboard/drummer.
Everyone else? Doing it for the love of the church.
Stop talking if you don't know what's walking.