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Stewardship Statistics   

Statistics on Giving

The Top Half: In the year 2000, net assets of $2,160 were sufficient to place a household in the top half of the world's wealth distribution.

High Wealth, Small Population: Americans own approximately 40 percent of the world's wealth but comprise only 2.5 percent of the world's population.

Christian Wealth and World Poverty: On average, American Christians enjoy an annual household income of $42,409, while 1.2 billion of the world's poorest

people must survive on $1 a day.

Incomes Up, Giving Down: Incomes have gone up nine to 10 times in the last 20 years while giving has gone down about 50 percent.

Pets: In 2007, it is estimated that Americans will spend over $40 billion on their pets.

Weight Loss: It is estimated that by 2010, Americans will spend over $60 billion on weight-loss programs.

Giving Not a Priority: Christians worldwide had personal income totaling more than $16 trillion in 2007, but gave only 2 percent, or $370 billion, to Christian causes.

Few Support the Church: Only one-third to one-half of U.S. church members financially support their churches.

Sunday Offerings: The average amount of money given by a full o

r confirmed member of a U.S. Christian church in 2004 was $691.93. This comes to an average of $13.31 per week.

Posthumous Giving: Only 8 percent of American wills contain any charitable giving whatsoever.

Donating over Tithing: Overall, only 3 to 5 percent of those who donate money to a church tithe (give 10 percent of) their incomes.

Generosity is more than a message; it is a critical part of God's plan for you. Embracing a life of generous living enables you to grow more intimately in your relationship with Him.

Statistics are from the website  www.generousgiving.org.