Spontaneous offering raises $5.6 million for homeless Responding to the needs of the region's homeless, First Baptist Church in Orlando raised $5.6 million in donations and pledges with an impromptu offering March 12-13. “We’ve had a stirring in our heart and spirit that God placed the church here for this time because of foreclosures, because of this new homelessness,” Senior Pastor David Uth ... read full story Culture of sacrifice is church's goal The pastor of one Baptist Church in Missouri has a vision to give away 50% of undesignated funds to missions. The congregation's proposed 2011 budget calls for nearly 25 percent of undesignated funds to go to missions -- up from 22 percent in 2010, on its way toward the pastor's vision of 50 percent -- and that doesn't include its seasonal missions ... read full story | Explore and share Signup for digests of our blog, videos, news, and library (sample)
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