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Credit card processing at Churches has emerged as a great way for churches to generate funds. Churches are following the leads of businesses who almost without exception accept credit cards as an effective way to generate revenue. And while technically a church may be a non-profit organization, it still has a specific purpose just as a business does. It needs to generate funds to accomplish that purpose. Any method that increases the church's ability to generate funds should be used and church credit card processing does just that.

In the society of today it's common for people to carry multiple credit and debit cards in their wallets, many tend to carry less cash. If during the time of tithing and offerings, people don't have cash in their pockets, the church will not get any funds. To combat this and make it easier for members to give funds, church credit card processing has increased.

Church credit card processing can help churches increase donations in many ways. First, the church can give its members the opportunity to make their donations through the use of their credit cards. That makes it convenient for those members who don't carry much cash and frequently find themselves low on cash when the offering plate comes around. The church also benefits because the more tithing and contributions received through church credit card processing, the better the church is able to budget because it knows in advance how much it has coming in each week, month, or year.

Church credit card processing sometimes does not work exactly as credit card processing in stores but, it still requires something similar to a merchant account. Instead of actually swiping your card physically through a machine, what will happen is that you'll fill out a form at church or online providing all of your credit card billing information, the amount you want to donate to the church, and the frequency of the contributions. This is called "Automatic Tithing". Some like to give a smaller amount each week while some prefer to donate a larger lump sum annually.

The church credit card processing system will now take the member information and put it into an automated system. Now at the specified time interval, the members credit or debit card will automatically be billed and the funds will be disbursed immediately to the church's bank account. Church credit card processing has made it really easy and convenient for both the church member and the church when it comes to donating.It also makes it very easy to do church fundraising by accepting credit card gifts and donations at the fundraiser.

The next logical advancement in church credit card processing is to be able to give via the church's website. You would go to the church's website and click on a link to a webpage where you could provide your credit card billing information and your tithing would be processed instantly.