{"id":328,"date":"2013-08-19T17:28:31","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T21:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?p=328"},"modified":"2021-05-21T16:19:02","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:19:02","slug":"church-giving-increases-with-new-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/church-giving-increases-with-new-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Giving Increases With New Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida ministry has seen an increase in church giving after they began offering their congregants the ability to tithe online or <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-for-donations-in-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in person<\/a> <\/span>without using cash or checks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridgepointchurch.org\/\">RidgePoint<\/a> church in Winter Haven, Florida, noticed that many of its members no longer used cash and checks for their tithes and offerings. In an effort to reach all of their members, they decided to offer online giving, donation kiosks, and text giving along with more traditional tithing methods. The result was a dramatic increase in church giving!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/churchtechtoday.com\/\">Church Tech Today<\/a> published a really interesting case study that breaks down how the church has benefited from giving its members different giving options.<\/p>\n<p>To see how offering different giving options increased church giving, check out the case study <a href=\"http:\/\/churchtechtoday.com\/2013\/08\/16\/text-giving-mobile-virtual\/\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida ministry has seen an increase in church giving after they began offering their congregants the ability to tithe online or in person without using cash or checks. RidgePoint church in Winter Haven, Florida, noticed that many of its members no longer used cash and checks for their tithes and offerings. 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