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Weathering the storm: Mississippi Baptist Convention says tithing has gone from good to flat.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Weathering the storm: Mississippi Baptist Convention says tithing has gone from good to flat.(SPECIAL REPORT: ECONOMY'S EFFECT ON GIVING)

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One of the first things to go when a business our household has to start cutting discretionary income is charitable giving.

So far, the Mississippi Baptist Convention and a couple of its member churches have weathered the recession. As the state's unemployment rate inches toward double digits, giving has leveled off, but has not nosedived.

"You can't sustain that and not be affected at the grocery store and not be affected at the offering plate," MBC executive director-treasurer Dr. Jim Futral said of the recession's effects on Mississippi. "We've been watching it real closely. We here at the Convention, which is a...

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