U.S. churches find financial transparency
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The growth of megachurches in the United States has spawned mega revenues, leading many to find the financial light and embrace transparency to assure their congregations that their offerings are well spent.
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By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 18--Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts examing how churches balance tradition and new ideas.   CEDAR FALLS -- In churches across America, ushers distribute bulletins and smiles.
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By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Jun. 13--The merits of spending-transparency initiatives are not in  Washington anymore.    The concept of databases that put government expenses at citizens'  fingertips is not new.
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A report criticizing the US Episcopal Church&#39;s consecration of a gay bishop has drawn mixed feelings among some Episcopal churches in Lower Bucks.
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Jeff Jarvis is looking for better stewards of journalism's future. He explains, I donât see enough development going on in new news efforts &#151; enough to save journalism from the sinking news business. And thatâs whatâs troubling me. The old players are proving to be quite ineffective stewards &#151; we knew that &#151; but there arenât enough new stewards joining the church.  Problem is, you can't make a new business out of an old business that's turned into a church. Wall Street isn't up for that, and most of the big papers work for Wall Street. The word "stewardship" alone is a boat anchor on any company's stock price.
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U.S. Episcopal Church bishops, hammering out a response to a request by the broader Anglican Communion that it stop ordaining openly gay bishops, said on Monday its answer would be "clear and unambiguous."
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If it wasn't for churches and religious charities, a lot of folks would go hungry in the United States this winter. But while most churches believe in helping the poor, they take different views on how to go about it.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Orange in Southern California agreed to what sources said would  be a record U.S. financial settlement with 87 people charging  sexual abuse by priests and other church employees, the Los  Angeles Times said on Friday.
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The Vatican released details of its financial report Friday, saying increased contributions from dioceses and individuals &#151; primarily from the United States &#151; helped keep it in the black despite rising labor costs and a falling dollar.
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More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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By Lori Van Ingen  Some say gay issues fueled decisions  Theological differences with United Church of Christ have spurred three local congregations to sever ties with the denomination over the past two months.
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The government gave more than &#36;1 billion in 2003 to organizations it considers "faith-based," with some going to programs where prayer and spiritual guidance are central and some to organizations that do not consider themselves religious at all.
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The following is from CQÃ¢ÂÂs Political Money Line, the source for data and information about campaign fundraising.
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With tens of thousands of U.S. nuns over age 70, the Roman Catholic Church is facing a massive financial shortfall for the care of retirees in religious orders &#151; a gap that over the long term dwarfs costs from the clergy abuse crisis.
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WILLMAR, Minn. - After its last pastor allegedly bilked them out of $10,000, leaders of Rejoice Ministries church thought they were being extra careful when they hired James Poole.
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A popular financial portal has its say.
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By Allen Essex, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas  Sep. 5--HARLINGEN -- The chance to buy a ready-to-use church building in a choice location has drawn interest from more than a half dozen church leaders since a Valley Morning Star story "Death Of A Church" was published Aug. 20.