freewill offering

American  

noun

1. a voluntary religious contribution made in addition to what may be expected or required.

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Etymology

Origin of freewill offering

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Bethesda, Md. Admission and ice cream are free, but a freewill offering will be taken. 301-229-3770.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2017

A freewill offering will go entirely to support Westmoreland Social Justice and Action grants to nonprofit groups meeting critical human needs.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2016

A freewill offering will be taken to benefit Shaw Community Ministry.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2016

For a freewill offering, congregants can take produce, the proceeds benefiting a global hunger relief organization.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2015

Henceforward, then, serve me loyally, and in the full security which you have thus acquired: yea, your love will be now the repayment of a debt rather than a freewill offering.'

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas