Confidentiality of Tithes - Page 3

Titus2woman · #1 01-03-2012, 07:26 PM

We have attended 2 UPCI churches over the past 10 years. If there was ever a business meeting at either one we sure were never invited. Thinking about where all that money might have gone would give me a head ache... and a heart ache. So I have just purposed to know where my money goes in the future.

I did have a friend that is a UPC preacher tell my husband that he never put much in the 'general fund' because "when you do that people start wanting to mess with it".... whatever that means.

AreYouReady? · #2 01-03-2012, 08:13 PM

Sweet Pea is fortunate to be able to attend a church so open about their finances. I had a pastor once who, when asked where the tithes go, told that man it was none of his business.

RandyWayne · #3 01-03-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Sweet Pea is fortunate to be able to attend a church so open about their finances. I had a pastor once who, when asked where the tithes go, told that man it was none of his business.

Probably followed by a story of someone who DID question where the tithes went, and then died!

AreYouReady? · #4 01-03-2012, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Probably followed by a story of someone who DID question where the tithes went, and then died!

Yeah...probably did. They probably know where he is spending eternity too.

shag · #5 01-03-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

Sweet Pea is fortunate to be able to attend a church so open about their finances. I had a pastor once who, when asked where the tithes go, told that man it was none of his business.

Once, a few years back, "The books" were suppose to be open for 30 days, but I found out that was excluding tithe.
I tried to find out the amount of tithes that my pastor was receiving in private meeting with him, while I was still a board member. Didn't even happen then, not even the board members knew either.
It was the same "nun of ya business" as u mentioned.

So much for accountability.

"Untouchable men a God"

RandyWayne · #6 01-03-2012, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by shag

Once, a few years back, "The books" were suppose to be open for 30 days, but I found out that was excluding tithe.
I tried to find out the amount of tithes that my pastor was receiving in private meeting with him, while I was still a board member. Didn't even happen then, not even the board members knew either.
It was the same "nun of ya business" as u mentioned.

So much for accountability.(and a few other things)

And if you DID find out, then you would surely DIE!

returnman · #7 01-04-2012, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by shag

Once, a few years back, "The books" were suppose to be open for 30 days, but I found out that was excluding tithe.
I tried to find out the amount of tithes that my pastor was receiving in private meeting with him, while I was still a board member. Didn't even happen then, not even the board members knew either.
It was the same "nun of ya business" as u mentioned.

So much for accountability.

"Untouchable men a God"

Hard pressed to find scripture for a system that is non-biblical. All tithes going to an individual.

JamDat · #8 01-03-2012, 08:46 PM

The UPCI affiliated church I go to not only lists the amount in all funds, but also has a yearly business meeting.

AreYouReady? · #9 01-03-2012, 09:20 PM

When I first started going to the UPC, one faithful member gave me a check marked to be her "tithe" and a second check labeled "offering". She was going out of town and asked me to drop these checks into the offering plate for her. She did not put them in an envelope. It seemed as though she wanted me to see the checks. And I did. I was quite green about "giving" so I asked her what the difference was. She proceeded to tell me the story about how the "tithe" in the OT went to the Priests, thus the "tithe" today goes to the Pastor, while the church operates on the offerings.

While I know some people will dispute this because their church does not practice it this way, there are many churches around the country who infer that their pastor is a levite.

shag · #10 01-03-2012, 09:33 PM

I think many are like my mother, she's was going to the same church for about 40 years, paid tithes for most or all. She said it's between the pastor and God what he does with it, she did her part. Tho she said she never understood why exactly it went to him.

I think it's sorta like the ol' UPC "daddy hands the church to the son" thing, nobody really knows why, it just happens very often.
Oh, wait I know, it's the levitical bloodline