Church farms supply a lot of the commodities that are found in the Bishop's Storehouse, so the money invested in agricultural land is in fact being used to assist the poor
Corey D.October 17, 2024
The church has been in the news a lot the last few years due to some high profile lawsuits or allegations, complaints, etc., regarding it's investments, particularly in the commercial area, my son was a city engineer for one of Utah's fastest growing cities, he worked with church employees regarding property and construction on a regular basis, one day he and one of the church employees for the church's real estate arm were talking about it and the church employee made the comment "we believe that the Lord expects us to take care of the financial resources of his church in a wise manner and investing in or purchasing real estate is part of being wise with those resources", I personally have no problem with that and most people I am acquainted with don't either. A lot of folks say it should be given to help the poor but to me it puts the church in a position to help even more than they already do and I kind of compare it to the parable of the talents, you can sit on the money and protect it, which means you don't lose any but you can also put it to work and increase it thus giving you even more options.
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Allen AJanuary 28, 2025
Church farms supply a lot of the commodities that are found in the Bishop's Storehouse, so the money invested in agricultural land is in fact being used to assist the poor
Corey D.October 17, 2024
The church has been in the news a lot the last few years due to some high profile lawsuits or allegations, complaints, etc., regarding it's investments, particularly in the commercial area, my son was a city engineer for one of Utah's fastest growing cities, he worked with church employees regarding property and construction on a regular basis, one day he and one of the church employees for the church's real estate arm were talking about it and the church employee made the comment "we believe that the Lord expects us to take care of the financial resources of his church in a wise manner and investing in or purchasing real estate is part of being wise with those resources", I personally have no problem with that and most people I am acquainted with don't either. A lot of folks say it should be given to help the poor but to me it puts the church in a position to help even more than they already do and I kind of compare it to the parable of the talents, you can sit on the money and protect it, which means you don't lose any but you can also put it to work and increase it thus giving you even more options.
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