Brit Christians still giving to charity
By Jenna Lyle
The worst economic crisis to hit the UK in decades has not prevented Christians from giving to good causes, according to new figures from Stewardship.
The Christian financial services ministry found that in the last six months, giving increased by 3 per cent on the same period last year.
Since October last year, some 30,000 Sovereign Account holders with the ministry have donated more than £24 million in support to charities, churches and mission workers.
Stewardship Chief Executive, David Jones, said: “Our clients tend to have a planned approach to their giving. As such, they are less likely to see giving as a discretionary expenditure and cut back in difficult times.”
The ministry is warning, however, that overseas mission workers who are supported from the UK are feeling the pinch as the falling value of the pound has resulted in cuts to their support income by up to 30 per cent in some countries.
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