U.S. churches lost $1.2 billion in recession, report says
[Ed. Note: Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches reported the signification drop in contributions since 2008, with membership holding steady. It has been a tough 4 years for non-profits, too. Cheryl M. Wetzel]
Washington, D.C.
ENInews- Ecumenical News International, Geneva
release 3/23/2012
Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion, according to the 2012 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The almost $29 billion contributed by church members represented a 2.2 percent decrease in terms of per capita giving, the yearbook reported. The $1.2 billion decline in 2010 was nearly three times as large as the $431 million in losses reported in 2009, and “provides clear evidence of the impact of the deepening crises in the reporting period,” the Yearbook’s editor, the Rev. Eileen Lindner, wrote.
Washington, D.C.
ENInews- Ecumenical News International, Geneva
release 3/23/2012
Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion, according to the 2012 Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The almost $29 billion contributed by church members represented a 2.2 percent decrease in terms of per capita giving, the yearbook reported. The $1.2 billion decline in 2010 was nearly three times as large as the $431 million in losses reported in 2009, and “provides clear evidence of the impact of the deepening crises in the reporting period,” the Yearbook’s editor, the Rev. Eileen Lindner, wrote.
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