Has someone had to make the COVID offering request?

For many churches, I assume, that COVID-19 has been an unfolding financial nightmare. While virtual services and cancelled programs may well have reduced overheads, surely this has not offset the dramatic reduction from the offering plate.

Especially if you have a predominately elderly congregation.

Frankly, if you’re financial bottom line was dependant upon funds coming in from pensioners, then 2020 would have royally screwed your budget.

So, in a COVID world, how was this subject breached?

Was there, like the Bequest Requesters, a person - the treasurer - who went around assisting members in establishing electronic transfers to the church?

Was there a person who went around and manually collected giving envelopes? To this point, how would they be filled in during a lockdown or in an increasingly cashless society?

I don’t know what financial position many churches are in, but for those who are also dependant upon outside activities - all of whom had to shut down last year - the pressure to squeeze the offerings from the congregation would only have been intensified.