How Megachurches Spent Coronavirus Relief Funds
Religious groups got $7.3B in forgivable loans. That financial security helped ministry teams focus.
What A Church Does, in Dollars and Cents
A sociologist explains a congregation’s contributions to the local economy.
The Hidden Cost of Tax Exemption
Churches may someday lose their tax-exempt status. Would that be as bad as it sounds?
Religion Boosts US Economy More Than Apple, Amazon, and Google Combined
Study offers best estimate yet of the ‘value of faith’ in America: $1.2 trillion.
Should Churches Incorporate?
Leaders weigh in on whether churches should form separate corporations to receive federal social-assistance funds.
Orphans on Deck
Adoption steps to the front lines of the culture wars.
More Giving, Less Taxing
President Obama’s tax plan will hurt the very people he’s trying to help.
Secret Services
Churches freely provide social services, but neither church nor community realizes to what extent. A new study calculates its value.
“PLUS: The Neighborhood’s Last, Best Hope”
American congregations give more to society than they get from it
Tallying Compassion
How much is a church’s good work worth?