freewill offering
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freewill offering
First recorded in 1525–35
Example Sentences
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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 benefit the host church’s weekend lunch program, Loaves & Fishes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2017
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
The names for animal sacrifice, zibu, for meal offering, manitu, and for freewill offering, nidbu, all are found in their Hebrew forms in the Old Testament.
From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen
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