Lancaster County Community Foundation, J.D. Hall, and Saddleback Church Hiring Women Pastors
ONE YEAR AGO: On May 8, 2023, MinistryWatch reported that Christian groups had pulled out of participating in the Lancaster County Community Foundation’s ExtraGive event over concerns about its nondiscrimination and anti-hate policies. An alternative ...
The fundraising event for Christian ministries raised over $700,000 in its first year.
The inaugural Faithful Give event, held October 15-17 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, raised $729,161 for the 54 ministries that participated in the three-day event.
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The largest Giving Day in the nation doesn’t appear to have adopted the same requirements.
Lincoln Community Foundation in Nebraska’s capital is now requiring nonprofits to agree to an anti-discrimination policy in order to participate in its May 24 annual giving event, Give to Lincoln Day.
An alternative called FaithfulGive is an option for Christian ministries
When the Lancaster County Community Foundation announced that nonprofit groups must post their nondiscrimination policies in order to participate in its ExtraGive event, some chose not to participate.