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Months into the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like church giving is on the rise.

Barna Research Group President David Kinnaman is predicting that as many as one in five churches will not be able to stay open as giving is once again falling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to a new survey, church giving appears to be on the upswing following a decrease in giving at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic.

We recently fielded a study of American donors who gave at least $20 to charity last year to try and ascertain their intent to give now, during the pandemic, and into the future. According to the new survey, “Donor Confidence Strong in the Face of COVID-19,” 8 out of 10 donors said they intend to keep giving through the pandemic, with 28 percent saying they would even make giving a priority over other expenses.

Today is Giving Tuesday Now, a spin-off of November's annual Giving Tuesday celebration, created to help those suffering and struggling because of the coronavirus.

Our true identity is defined not by what we do but by what God has done. Our status is found not in our performance but in his grace. At the same time, however, who we are should be manifested by what we do.

A new “State of the Plate” survey released by the National Association of Evangelicals on Wednesday found that a third of churches — 34 percent — reported that giving had dropped between 10 percent and 20 percent.

One of our frustrations with social distancing is that it feels so hard to help those in need. We cannot visit senior adults isolated in nursing homes. It’s hard to volunteer at food banks or rescue missions when we’re not allowed out of our homes.

But Christians must not let these restrictions become excuses. Instead, we who believe in the sovereignty of God must believe that he has ways to redeem these challenges for his glory and our good.

Just as the economy is uncertain, the “economy” of many churches and nonprofits are also uncertain as giving falls off.

A Barna survey revealed that since doors have been forced to close amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, church attendance is up via virtual interface, church giving is down and pastors are still unsure of how to handle Easter services.