U.S. churches monetary contributions decrease 2.2 percent due to recession

Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion. According to the “2012 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches,” the almost $29 billion contributed by church members represented a 2.2 percent decrease in terms of per capita giving. The $1.2 billion decline in 2010 was nearly three…