Storehouse Fund
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About Storehouse Fund

We are very thankful to all the people who have participated in the Storehouse Fund over the years to expand awareness in this area of ministry.

Storehouse Fund Purpose

Why We Exist

Purpose #1

To assist other churches in developing a Storehouse Fund in their community, and to do it at no charge.

Purpose #2

To have a Fund that anyone can give through to prioritize God’s stewardship of the least.

Our Story

A Pattern of Care for the Least

I noticed in Scripture a pattern of care and covenant for the least (the poor, orphan, refugee, and Levite) that formally begins in the Mosaic Covenant. Our understanding of the tithes and offerings of the Old and New Testament almost always takes into consideration the ‘least of these.’ In fact, did you know that scholars widely agree that a key reason for the explosive growth of the early church was the care and attention given to the poor in a time when they were discarded and overlooked completely?

We want to equip churches with the resources and teaching to develop their own internal Storehouse Funds that each local church can operate, not only to collect generous offerings for the least but to mobilize and empower their community. Some members are more able to give than others, and others are more able to serve. We believe the fabric of this ministry takes both, and Storehouse Fund is a way of knitting together this tapestry in the local community life of a church.

The Third Tithe

Rooted in Deuteronomy

At large, we believe this offering, which we properly call a ‘tithe,’ is demonstrated clearly in the original Mosaic Covenant in Deuteronomy 14 and 26, with a special provision for how the tithe is handled and distributed that makes it special.

“At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it within your city gates. Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow within your city gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.”Deuteronomy 14:28–29

And how it is handled:

“When you have finished paying all the tenth of your produce in the third year, the year of the tenth, you are to give it to the Levites, resident aliens, fatherless children, and widows, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. Then you will say in the presence of the LORD your God: ‘I have taken the consecrated portion out of my house; I have also given it to the Levites, resident aliens, fatherless children, and widows, according to all the commands you gave me. I have not violated or forgotten your commands. I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done all you commanded me. Look down from your holy dwelling, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us as you swore to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.’”Deuteronomy 26:12–15

References: Christian Standard Bible (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2020), Dt 14:28–29; Dt 26:12–15.

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