Would you take money from the offering plate? I’m not talking about stealing, I’m talking about responding to a genuine offer from your pastor that if you are struggling to take money from the offering plate. When giving was down at a Texas church Pastor Toby Slough thought his congregation was struggling. So he passed a full plate, offering members to take what they needed.
What happened surprised Slough. Suddenly donations surged. Slough realized that his church would respond when people around them were struggling. They started a big push to help those in their community by handing out nearly half a million dollars in aid. “We’ve taken $200,000 and spread it out to organizations — four local, two missions that are feeding and clothing people in these tough times,” Slough told CNN. “We’ve paid utility bills for members of our church that are unemployed or under-employed.”
The church has now formed a committee to look at the best ways to give out money and the pastor says they’ll continue doing this as long as there is a need in their community. Here’s a video of Pastor Slough on Fox and Friends: