Here is my question. Is it right scripturally to rent out the church building to non-Christians for business or charitable purposes? I feel uncomfortable about a congregation that does this.<\/p>\n\t
The only authorized means for a church to collect funds is by voluntary contributions of its members (I Corinthians 16:1-2). The Lord did not give the church permission to be in the rental business.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Here is my question. Is it right scripturally to rent out the church building to non-Christians for business or charitable purposes? I feel uncomfortable about a congregation that does this. Answer: The only authorized means for a church to collect funds is by voluntary contributions of its members (I Corinthians 16:1-2). The Lord did…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-41067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-church-funds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36305,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-the-church-rent-a-house-on-land-it-bought-for-future-expansion\/","url_meta":{"origin":41067,"position":0},"title":"Can the church rent a house on land it bought for future expansion?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 29, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello, I was just wondering if maybe you could tell me if there is a biblical answer for this situation. 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