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University Daily Kansan/Monday, December 12, 1988
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Churches are vital source of community service
WASHINGTON - Churches are gaining in numbers while becoming a vital source of charitable funds and volunteer activities, according to a study that says religious congregations devote nearly half the money they receive to charitable use.
The study, "From Belief to Commitment," says churches surpass foundations and corporations as the main source of faith.
The Associated Press
The study was done by Independent Sector, a Washington-based group representing organizations involved in philanthropy and voluntary activities. The Gallp Organization assisted in the study released last week.
The survey yielded much information on churches and their memberships in addition to the data on charitable activities.
For example, 54 percent of congregations reported that their memberships had increased over five years, compared with 18 percent reporting a decrease. Thirty percent of congregations were founded before 1900, 16 percent between 1900 and 1925, 31 percent between 1925 and 1971, "indicating the continued vitality of religious institutions in the United States."
But the main aim of the study was to determine whether and how much church-related giving could be counted as evidence of the non-profit
The study found that $19.1 billion of the $41.4 billion contributed in 1866 to congregations "was used in ways that express religious conviction about service to others."
sector's service to society
In addition, volunteer activities by clergy and church members were valued in the study at $13.1 billion. Some 253,000 volunteer clergy gave an average of 70 hours per month, and 10.4 million volunteers other than clerky worked an average of 10 hours per month on congregational programs.
The survey found that nearly nine out of 10 of the nation's 296,000 congregations had one or more programs in human services and welfare, with a heavy focus on family counseling activities.
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