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

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freewill offering

A freewill offering will benefit the host church’s weekend lunch program, Loaves & Fishes.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 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

I wanted to hand it to him as a freewill offering, as a partial payment of the debt Scotland owed him for what he had done for her.

From A Minstrel in France by Lauder, Harry, Sir