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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by ImJamal on Monday September 18, 2023 @12:10PM (#37558173)
Churches will often times have food pantries, soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages, homeless shelters, etc. They provide resources to the poorest in their community.
Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by mbg721 on Monday September 18, 2023 @12:23PM (#37558326)
My parish actually divides its money up pretty cleanly; the first collection each week is for the upkeep of the church building, its school, etc., and there's a second collection that rotates, but once a month it's for the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which does rent assistance, furniture and coat drives, and the like, regardless of the recipient's religious affiliation.