Black People : Black Churches Have Collected $420 Billion?

[Amnat77]

LiveSteez research shows that Black churches, in aggregate, have collected more than $420 billion in tithes and donations since 1980. With a Senate investigation into the finances of several mega churches underway, the “Prosperity Movement” has been the target of mounting criticism from inside and outside the Black Church. Specifically, the affluent ministries of The Reverend Creflo Dollar, Bishop Eddie Long and others have drawn the attention – and ire – of some clergy and laypeople alike.

Researcher Henry E. Felder’s study of Blacks’ donation habits demonstrated per capita spending of $508 per year in 2009 dollars. Another source, Tyler Media Services, estimated that Black Church revenue approached $17 billion in 2006.

One church, the Reverend Dollar’s World Changers, reported $69 million in 2006 income, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Mainstream politicians and Black community leaders are demanding a better accounting of the “return on investment” offered by churches to the communities that fund them. Meanwhile, legions of faithful churchgoers defend their pastors and accuse their detractors of applying a double standard that ignores the largesse of wealthy, white televangelists, while underplaying the economic development and social service functions provided by the Black Church.

“The church has gotten caught up in materialism and greed, a lifestyle. Many ministers today want to live like celebrities and they want to be treated like celebrities. In other words, instead of the church standing with the community, the church has become self-serving. It has strayed away from its mission” according to Dr.Love Henry Whelchel, professor of church history at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.

http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/black-churches-have-collected-420-billion/

 

[info-moetry]

peace

Reverend Ike has taught them well.....


Funny thing is that those Tithing numbers should keep steadily increasing now that some christian women are pole dancing for jesus... They will be giving more 'wordly praise' then ever before.

 

[Amnat77]

peace

Reverend Ike has taught them well.....


Funny thing is that those Tithing numbers should keep steadily increasing now that some christian women are pole dancing for jesus... They will be giving more 'wordly praise' then ever before.

If i was a Christian i would REBUKE that trouble-making spirit from you, but i can't, cuz i'm not..LOL..

 

[Amnat77]

Do I even wanna know who Reverend Ike is Info?

 

[Ankhur]

LiveSteez research shows that Black churches, in aggregate, have collected more than $420 billion in tithes and donations since 1980. With a Senate investigation into the finances of several mega churches underway, the “Prosperity Movement” has been the target of mounting criticism from inside and outside the Black Church. Specifically, the affluent ministries of The Reverend Creflo Dollar, Bishop Eddie Long and others have drawn the attention – and ire – of some clergy and laypeople alike.

Researcher Henry E. Felder’s study of Blacks’ donation habits demonstrated per capita spending of $508 per year in 2009 dollars. Another source, Tyler Media Services, estimated that Black Church revenue approached $17 billion in 2006.

One church, the Reverend Dollar’s World Changers, reported $69 million in 2006 income, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Mainstream politicians and Black community leaders are demanding a better accounting of the “return on investment” offered by churches to the communities that fund them. Meanwhile, legions of faithful churchgoers defend their pastors and accuse their detractors of applying a double standard that ignores the largesse of wealthy, white televangelists, while underplaying the economic development and social service functions provided by the Black Church.

“The church has gotten caught up in materialism and greed, a lifestyle. Many ministers today want to live like celebrities and they want to be treated like celebrities. In other words, instead of the church standing with the community, the church has become self-serving. It has strayed away from its mission” according to Dr.Love Henry Whelchel, professor of church history at The Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.

http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/black-churches-have-collected-420-billion/

That is true, and todays generation of churches rarely have a concern for the black community , rather more of a concern for assimilation.

There are few churches with pastors like rev Herbert Duaghtrey, Jonny Youngblood, Father Laurence Lucas, or Jeremiah Wright

But lets look at reality

when the GOP cuts the basic city state and federal safety nets,
that the Black community depends on

we will be more in need of the Faith based intitiatives from these same Black churches
that even with their corruption provide;
1 Prison outreach
2 Mentoring progrmas
3 Tutoring programs
4 After school programs
5 Private schoos
6 hospital outreach
7 Free health screening
8 Soup kitchesn and food pantries
9 referelas for job training programs
10 Getting millions off of alcholism and drug addiction
11 Fami.y counceingan remediation
12 Black history classes for children

This is what the Black churches have done and still do in this nation from the descendants of those dragged here and those from the Caibbean

but at least here we do not burn children as witches like they do in the United Kingdom