A Church of England General Synod committee report quoting the Synod's own repeated resolutions (1982, 1996, 2001) recommending five percent of income given to and through the Church as the standard target for church members, alongside the report's own data showing average member giving has run well below that target for decades, at around three percent of income.
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Tier 1: a General Synod committee report, downloaded directly and read in full. Appendix Four quotes the actual Synod resolutions directly: 1982's reaffirmation of "the standard of giving by Church people of 5 per cent of their income to be given to and through the Church," and 2001's recommendation of "5 per cent of take-home pay as an initial target." The report's own body states average giving has never reached that target, running at 3.2 percent of income at the time of writing. Citation
PublisherNational Stewardship Committee, Church of England General Synod
Publication Year2009
URLhttps://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-10/gs1723-giving-for-life-report-by-the-national-stewardship-committee.pdf
Source Typechurch body
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