By George Crumley – Denver, Colorado . . . The last few months have been very difficult as our lives have been turned upside down. With our churches having to suspend in-person services due to the pandemic, and many individuals facing uncertainty with employment, one would expect tithe and offerings to take a negative turn as a result.
The opposite happened!
For the month of April, I’m pleased to report that tithe is up by 9.82 percent over April 2019.
Thank you for living out the promise God gives us in Malachi 3:10: “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!”
Our overall tithe is down by 15.85 percent for 2020. The reasons for the decrease include the significant windfall tithe we received last year, which was an unexpected blessing for the conference. Additionally, for half the month of March, our churches were closed. Your continued faithful giving can turn the decrease into an increase in a few months.
Thanks to each of you for your faithfulness. I would like to encourage you to continue your giving to advance God’s Kingdom in the Rocky Mountain Conference. You can give anytime at http://Adventistgiving.org by using a check, debit, or credit card.
It is because of systematic benevolence on the part of all of us that we can continue to advance God’s mission within our region and beyond.
–George Crumley VP of finance; photo by Rajmund Dabrowski
