Tables - food or money?

[jaxfam6]

I am an adherent to the tithes being the wages of the ministry. I could care less how they spend that. BUT, the offerings are a different matter. That I believe the church body has a say over, after the bills are paid and upkeep done.

Then our church opperates differently than I know the UPCI and the ALJC does. I actually do not know the ins and outs of it all but I believe the organization owns most of the buildings and takes care of that stuff. All the tithes and offerings get sent to the home office and they pay out the wages to the ministers and the church bills. Accounts are kept of how much the church has in reserve. The church can spend the money but they have to be accountable to not just the local assembly but to the general board as well. Kinda keeps everyone honest.
If we take up a special offering that is to all go to one place it still has to pass through the main office. I have not seen it ever denied to replace it to the churches funds but I guess they would have that right if they question why the church gave that much money to someone.

Guest ministers love to come to our church. They always get an offering that is better than almost all other churches would give. We take an offering after service to bless the guest speaker with and it all goes to him. I have seen them take up a thousand dollars plus before for one night service. Some don't even get that in a weeks worth of services.