Recent discussions with friends have raised some questions. I would love to hear from a variety of denomination members on policies.
Does your pastor/minister/priest/rabbi know how much you donate to your religious institution or is that information only known to a financial officer or financial team?
No, my priest does not know how much I donate.
Is it common place for ministers within your denomination to know how much members of the church give? Why is the information important for a minister/pastor/priest/rabbi to have?
No, I don't think it's the norm within my denomination but I cannot speak to all of them. I'm Eastern Orthodox and every jurisdiction (Greek, Serbian, Russian, American, Antiochian) runs things differently.
Does this policy raise ethical concerns within your religious institution?
it would if the priest knew.
Does your church or denomination have a history of sharing financial information with officials outside of the financial officer?
Not that I am aware of.
I remember that the church I attended in childhood published a booklet listing family contributions. :001_huh: Since then though I have been under the impression that financial information was known only to a financial team--not to church officials. Am I naive?