All churches are the same,, they all want your money. Do difference in any of them.
Do difference in any of them. =NO difference in any of them.
***All churches are the same,, they all want your money.***
All?
I just disproved that, based on my personal experience. Are there some? sure there are.
I bet you are basing your stereotypes on TV charlatans and a small sample size of churches you may have visited.
“All churches are the same,, they all want your money. Do difference in any of them.”
All churches do not want your money as you put it. The Mennonite Church , in particular the Old Order and the Amish branches, do not collect money at all, nor are their ministers paid. The members of the church who are also members of the community take up collections when someone in the church is sick or in any kind of need and all bills incurred are paid. The members clean the church and paint it keeping it in good condition. They believe that Christians should care for one another and this they do with joy. They also do not believe that ministers should be paid a salary, having chosen them by lot. That being said, there is nothing unbiblical about a church passing around the collection plate on a Sunday. Most congregations want a full time pastor along with a modern heated and air conditioned church and that takes some financial assistance. Money collected in church goes to many charitable causes not the least of which enables it to provide outreach ministries to those in need. It sounds like you had a bad experience with a church in the past, which is unfortunate. There are many fine, biblically sound congregations out there and you can find them with God’s help.