{"id":816376,"date":"2023-11-30T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=816376"},"modified":"2024-05-27T12:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T17:44:40","slug":"why-many-churches-will-see-giving-go-down-in-2024-plus-practical-tactics-for-resilient-church-budgeting-amid-declining-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/why-many-churches-will-see-giving-go-down-in-2024-plus-practical-tactics-for-resilient-church-budgeting-amid-declining-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Many Churches Will See Giving Go Down in 2024 (Plus Practical Tactics for Resilient Church Budgeting Amid Declining Giving)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"content-restriction-preview\"><p>Many church experts (us included!) predicted a dip in church giving when the pandemic hit in 2020. The drop never came. 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