Tithing at 40-Year Low

According to a study cited by Religion News Services, tithing by parishioners of Protestant churches is the lowest it has been in four decades.

In 2009, parishioners gave their churches only 2.38 percent of their income. This is the lowest figure since 1968—the year Empty Tomb, a nonprofit research group, began reporting tithing figures.

See Tithing at 40-Year Low in Mainline Churches, Study Finds, Philanthropy Today, Oct. 14, 2011.

Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse (WealthCounsel) for bringing this article to my attention.