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Church credit card processing has emerged as a great way for churches to generate funds. Churches are following the leads of businesses who almost without exception accept credit cards as an effective way to increase sales. Although technically a church may be a non-profit organization, just like a business, the church still has a specific purpose. It needs to generate funds to accomplish that purpose. Church credit card processing increases the church's ability to generate funds.

In the society of today it's normal for people to have many credit and debit cards in their wallets, many tend to carry less cash. And so if when during the presentation of tithing and offerings, people don't have cash in their wallets, the church won't get as many donations. To battle this and make it easier for members to contribute, church credit card processing has increased.

Church credit card processing can help churches increase contributions in many ways. To start off, the church can give its members the opportunity to make their tithing offering through the use of their credit cards. That makes it convenient for those members who don't carry much cash and commonly find themselves low on cash when the offering plate comes around. The church also benefits because the more tithing and contributions received through church credit card processing, the better the church is able to budget. The church knows in advance how much it has coming in each week, month, or year.

Church credit card processing sometimes does not work exactly as credit card processing in stores but, it still requires something similar to a merchant account. Instead of actually swiping your card physically through a machine, what generally happens is that you'll fill out a form at church or online providing all of your credit card billing information, the amount you want to give to the church, and the frequency of the donations. This is called "Automatic Tithing". Some like to give a smaller amount each week while some prefer to donate a larger lump sum annually.

The church credit card processing system then will take the member information and put it into an automated system. At the specified time interval, your credit or debit card will be billed automatically and the funds will be routed immediately to the church's bank account. Church credit card processing has made it really convenient and easy for both the church and the church member when it comes to giving.It also makes it very easy to do church fundraising by accepting credit card gifts and donations at the fundraiser.

The next process in church credit card processing is to be able to donate via the church's website. You would go to the church's website and click on a link to a webpage where you could provide your credit card billing information and your contribution would be processed instantly.