Tithe

===Denominational positions===
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====Adventist Churches====
The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] teaches in its [[28 Fundamental Beliefs|Fundamental Beliefs]] that "We acknowledge God's ownership by faithful service to Him and our fellow men, and by returning tithes and giving offerings for the proclamation of His gospel and the support of His Church."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>

====Anabaptist Churches====
The [[Mennonite Church USA|Mennonite Church]] teaches that "tithing as a minimum baseline is one of the principles on which financial giving in this 'first fruits' system is based":<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>
{{blockquote|We depend on God's gracious gifts for food and clothing, for our salvation, and for life itself. We do not need to hold on tightly to money and possessions, but can share what God has given us. The practice of mutual aid is a part of sharing God's gifts so that no one in the family of faith will be without the necessities of life. Whether through community of goods or other forms of financial sharing, mutual aid continues the practice of Israel in giving special care to widows, orphans, aliens, and others in economic need (Deut. 24:17–22). Tithes and first-fruit offerings were also a part of this economic sharing (Deut. 26; compare Matt. 23:23).<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>}}

====Baptist Churches====
The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] resolved in 2013 to "exhort all Southern Baptists to tithe cheerfully and give sacrificially as good stewards of God’s blessings to their local churches."<ref>{{Cite web |title=On Tithing, Stewardship, And The Cooperative Program |url=https://www.sbc.net/resource-library/resolutions/on-tithing-stewardship-and-the-cooperative-program/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=www.sbc.net/ |language=en-US}}</ref> Article XIII the [[Baptist Faith and Message]] recognizes a Christian obligation to contribute without specifically mention a tithe.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Baptist Faith and Message |url=https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/#xiii |website=Sbc.net |at=XIII. Stewardship}}</ref> Other Southern Baptists do not observe a tithe, only an offering. Representing [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary|Southern Seminary]], Professor Tom Schreiner states, "Is a tithe required? ... I would say no, because a tithe is part of the Mosaic covenant."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schreiner |first=Thomas R. |date=2017-09-06 |title=Is tithing required today? |url=https://equip.sbts.edu/video/tithing-required-today/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Southern Equip |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]] teaches that "Baptists believe that a proper sense of stewardship begins with the 'tithe'; a presentation of which belongs to Him. 'The tithe is the Lord's.' We have not given as a result of presenting the tithe. Our giving begins with the offering {after we have tithed}."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008" />

The Treatise of the [[National Association of Free Will Baptists]], Chapter XVI, specifically states that both the Old and New Testaments "teach tithing as God's financial plan for the support of His work."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nafwb.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-FWB-Treatise.pdf |title=A TREATISE of the Faith and Practices of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, Inc.|website=Nafwb.org|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

====Catholic Church====
The [[Council of Trent]], which was held after the [[Reformation]], taught that "tithes are due to God or to religion, and that it is sacrilegious to withhold them",<ref name="Croly1834">{{cite book |last=Croly |first=David O. |title=An Essay Religious and Political on Ecclesiastical Finance, as regards the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, etc |year=1834 |publisher=John Bolster |language=en |page=72 |quote=The Council of Trent – the last general Council – declares that "tithes are due to God or to religion, and that it is sacrilegious to withold them." And one of the six precepts of the Church commands the faithful "to pay tithes to their pastors."}}</ref> but the Catholic Church no longer requires anyone to give ten percent of income.<ref name=":0" /> The Church now simply asks Catholics to support the mission of their parish.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grondin |first1=Charles |title=What Did Trent Mean By "Tithes"? |url=https://www.catholic.com/qa/what-did-trent-mean-by-tithes|website=Catholic.com}}</ref> According to the [[Catechism of the Catholic Church]] "The faithful also have the duty of providing for the material needs of the Church, each according to his own abilities"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c3a3.htm|title=Catechism of the Catholic Church #2043|website=Vatican.ca|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/cic_index_en.html|title=Code of Canon Law: Table of Contents|website=Vatican.va|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

====Lutheran Churches====
The [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] teaches that "Encourage[s] cheerful, first-fruit, proportionate (including but not limited to tithing) living and giving in all areas of life by Christian stewards".<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>

====Methodist Churches====
''[[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection|The Discipline of The Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]]'', which teaches the doctrine of the Storehouse Tithing, holds:<ref name="Black1960"/><ref name="AWMC2014">{{cite book |title=The Discipline of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference) |year=2014 |publisher=[[Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection]]|location=Salem |language=en |pages=133–166}}</ref> {{blockquote |That all our people pay to God at least one-tenth of all their increase as a minimum financial obligation, and freewill offerings in addition as God has prospered them. The tenth is figured upon the tither's gross income in salary or net increase when operating a business.<ref name="AWMC2014"/>}}

The [[Book of Discipline (United Methodist)|Book of Discipline]] of the [[United Methodist Church]] states that it is the responsibility of ecclesiastics to "educate the local church that tithing is the minimum goal of giving in The United Methodist Church."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Christian |last2=Emerson |first2=Michael O|last3=Snell |first3=Patricia |title=Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money |date=29 September 2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |isbn=9780199714117 |pages=215–227}}</ref>

[[The Church of the Nazarene]] teaches Storehouse Tithing, in which members are asked to donate one-tenth of their income to their local church—this is to be prioritized before giving an offering to apostolates or charities.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tithing Tradition |url=http://nazarene.org/files/docs/stewardship_tithetrad.pdf|publisher=The Church of the Nazarene |access-date=23 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510201028/http://nazarene.org/files/docs/stewardship_tithetrad.pdf|archive-date=10 May 2017 }}</ref>

====Moravian Church====
The [[Moravian Church]] encourages its members to "financially support the ministry of the Church toward the goal of tithing."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/> It "deem[s] it a sacred responsibility and genuine opportunity to be faithful stewards of all God has entrusted to us: our time, our talents, [and] our financial resources".<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>

====Orthodox Churches====
Tithing in medieval Eastern Christianity did not spread so widely as in the West. A [[Constitution (Roman law)|Constitution]] of the Emperors [[Leo I the Thracian|Leo I]] (reigned 457–474) and [[Anthemius]] (reigned 467–472) apparently expected believers to make voluntary payments and forbade compulsion.<ref>
{{cite encyclopedia |last= Сильвестрова |first= Е. В. |editor-first= Vladimir Mikhailovich |editor-last= Gundyayev |editor-link= Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |encyclopedia= Православная энциклопедия [Orthodox encyclopedia] |title= ДЕСЯТИНА |trans-title=Tithe |url= http://www.pravenc.ru/text/171766.html |access-date=23 January 2015 |language= ru |edition= Electronic version |date=24 March 2012 |publisher= Церковно-научный центр «Православная Энциклопедия» |volume= 14 |pages=450–452
|quote= На Востоке Д[есятина] не получила такого распространения, как на Западе. Известна, в частности, конституция императоров Льва и Антемия, в которой священнослужителям запрещалось принуждать верующих к выплатам в пользу Церкви под угрозой различных прещений. Хотя в конституции не употребляется термин decima, речь идет о начатках и, по всей видимости, о выплатах, аналогичных Д., к-рые, по мнению императоров, верующие должны совершать добровольно, без всякого принуждения [...].}}
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The [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] teaches "proportionate giving and tithing as normal practices of Christian giving."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>

====Pentecostal Churches====
The [[Pentecostal Church of God]] teaches that "We recognize the scriptural duty of all our people, as well as ministers, to pay tithes as unto the Lord. Tithes should be used for the support of active ministry and for the propagation of the Gospel and the work of the Lord in general."<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>

The [[International Pentecostal Holiness Church]] likewise instructs the faithful that:<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>
{{blockquote|Our commitment to Jesus Christ includes stewardship. According to the Bible everything belongs to God. We are stewards of His resources. Our stewardship of possessions begins with the tithe. All our members are expected to return a tenth of all their income to the Lord.<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>}}

====Reformed Churches====
The [[Book of Order]] of the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] states, with respect to the obligation to tithe:<ref name="PMA1997"/>
{{blockquote|"Giving has always been a mark of Christian commitment and discipleship. The ways in which a believer uses God's gifts of material goods, personal abilities, and time should reflect a faithful response to God's self-giving in Jesus Christ and Christ's call to minister to and share with others in the world. Tithing is a primary expression of the Christian discipline of stewardship".<ref name="PMA1997">{{cite web |url=https://www.presbyterianmission.org/what-we-believe/stewardship/ |title=Presbyterian Mission Agency Stewardship |year=1997 |publisher=Presbyterian Mission Agency |language=en |access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>}}

The [[United Church of Christ]], a denomination in the [[Congregationalist]] tradition, teaches that:<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>
{{blockquote|When we tithe we place God as our first priority. We trust in God's abundance instead of worrying about not having enough. Tithing churches live out a vision of abundance rather than a mentality of scarcity.<ref name="SmithEmerson2008"/>}}

====The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints====
{{Main|Tithing in Mormonism}}
[[File:Tithing_forms_and_envelopes.jpg|thumb|Tithing forms and envelopes in an LDS meetinghouse.]]
[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) bases its tithing on the following additional scriptures:<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.lds.org/manual/primary-6-old-testament/lesson-44-malachi-teaches-about-tithes-and-offerings |contribution= Lesson 44: Malachi Teaches about Tithes and Offerings |title= Primary 6: Old Testament |publisher= LDS Church |year= 1996 |pages= 196–201 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150224044120/https://www.lds.org/manual/primary-6-old-testament/lesson-44-malachi-teaches-about-tithes-and-offerings |archive-date= 24 February 2015 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

{{blockquote|And this shall be the beginning of the tithing of my people. And after that, those who have thus been tithed shall pay one-tenth of all their interest annually; and this shall be a standing law unto them forever, for my holy priesthood, saith the Lord.|[[Doctrine and Covenants]] {{LDS| |dc |119 |3 |4}} (see also {{LDS |Doctrine and Covenants |dc |64 |23 |24}})}}

{{blockquote|And it was this same Melchizedek to whom Abraham paid tithes; yea, even our father Abraham paid tithes of one-tenth part of all he possessed.|[[Book of Alma|Alma]] {{lds| |alma |13 |15}} }}
[[File:Tithes poster 1837.jpg|thumb|200px|Public notice in Wales demanding tithe payments, 1837]]
[[Image:East Dundry, Bristol 1842 tithe map.jpg|thumb|200px|Part of an 1842 tithe map including the small village of [[East Dundry]] near [[Bristol]], England, with names of its fields and two farms. Note the tithe-officer signature and ''stamp'' near the top.]]
[[Image:tithe redemption map.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tithe map for the property]]
[[File:Elmsett tithe memorial, Suffolk.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Elmsett]] tithe memorial in Suffolk, England, opposite the parish church, protesting against a tithe seizure]]
Tithing is currently defined by the church as payment of one-tenth of one's annual income. Many church leaders have made statements in support of tithing.<ref>
{{cite web |url= http://www.lds.org/topics/tithing/what-the-church-teaches |title=Gospel Topics – What the Church Teaches about Tithing |work=lds.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224051325/https://www.lds.org/topics/tithing/what-the-church-teaches |archive-date=24 February 2015 |df= dmy-all}}
</ref> Every [[Latter-day Saint]] has an opportunity once a year to meet with their [[bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] for [[tithing declaration]]. The payment of tithes is mandatory for members to receive the [[priesthood (LDS Church)|priesthood]] or obtain a temple recommend for admission to [[temple (LDS Church)|temples]].

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a [[lay ministry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/10/combatting-spiritual-drift-our-global-pandemic?lang=eng&query=lay+ministry|title=Combatting Spiritual Drift – Our Global Pandemic|author=Russell M. Nelson |work=lds.org}}</ref> The money that is given is used to construct and maintain its buildings as well as to further the work of the church.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mormon.org/faq/topic/tithing|title=FAQ – Mormon.org|author=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |work=mormon.org}}</ref> None of the funds collected from tithing is paid to local church officials or those who serve in the church. Those serving in full-time church leadership do receive stipends for living expenses, but they are paid from non-tithing resources, such as investments.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} [[Brigham Young University]], a church-sponsored institution, also receives "a significant portion"{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} of its maintenance and operating costs from tithes of the church's members.
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