Waterfront

Was watching NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams tonight waiting for the local weather to come on so that I could find out how much snow we are supposed to get in the blizzard tonight (answer: three inches, should totally shut down the city - according to the weather wonks).

The final segment was about a church in Schaumberg, IL named Waterfront Community Church.

The story focused on it's policy of giving away 100% of the offerings.

They meet in the local high school. The pastor's office is a local coffee shop with Internet access. Praise band practices in someones house during the week.

And they use the offerings to help people in need.

All the offerings.

People who need medical help.
People who need financial help.
People who have lost their jobs.

People who need to know Christ.
And this was portrayed on the national news.

They don't have a lot of overhead.

Unlike most churches.

I'll be honest. I don't know how the Pastor is supported and I think there are some other staff.

But I do know this: Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after widows and orphans in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27)

At first glance it looks as though one church has a good start on this verse.