WCG United Kingdom has moved into the electronic age and now makes it possible for you to use your Paypal account to send in tithes and offerings. Whip out that plastic and go to town!
Many churches are using Paypal and credit cards for offerings and donations. However, many people are really leery in using it. Some don't trust it as a safe transaction. Paypal also takes a 3% cut from the donation. Many others see it is a greedy and gives the impression of being"money hungry."
I'm certain for some it would be a convenience, but it seems to appear so very money hungry. How difficult it is to remember to write a check...
Scripture again and again demonstrates that being in financial debt is akin to slavery. Churches need to ensure they are not facilitating this. If someone is writing a check or dropping cash into a plate, at the least, it is not borrowed money .
Other churches are using online giving because of the number of Baby-boomers returning to church after staying away for decades. Many had stopped attending church because they got sick of the constant money begging.
Doug Murren, in his classic book, Baby Boomerang: Catching the Boomer Generation As They Return to Church, identified one of the reasons baby boomers didn't go to church was they felt churches were always asking for money. So a lot of seeker-sensitive churches as a result went out of their way to avoid offending visitors during the offering part of the service.
I am sure this is not the only WCG/GCI church or splinter COG group that does this. Armstrongism has always been about the money. The more money they can bring in the better.
