If your church's tax-exempt status were revoked...

In a worst-case scenario, how much would your church’s property taxes be if the laws changed and your tax-exempt status were revoked?

I just called the Lyon County assessor on ours, and it would be in the neighborhood of $5000/year (we’re outside the township limits).

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Church of meteorite set up by worshippers of famous space debris

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“There are currently about 50 believers in the Church of the Chelyabinsk Meteorite. These days they are busy holding rites on the shores of the lake, trying to protect the meteorite by building ‘protective barriers’ around it, LifeNews.ru reported.” Like a Rock

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Thoughts on a 9 Marks Weekender

For fifteen years, Mark Dever has been conducting “Weekenders” (Thursday through Monday) to teach and demonstrate the 9 Marks of a Healthy Church to interested men from around the world. I just attended my first and came away refreshed and revitalized for my local church to continue to proclaim the Gospel and represent Christ in our community. I appreciated the emphasis on meaningful church membership, discipleship, and true expositional preaching.

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