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 go entirely to support Westmoreland Social Justice and Action grants to nonprofit groups meeting critical human needs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2016
For a freewill offering, congregants can take produce, the proceeds benefiting a global hunger relief organization.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 17, 2015
The freewill offering is not indeed forbidden, but value in the strict sense is attached only to those which have been prescribed, and which accordingly preponderate everywhere.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
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