When it comes to women who give, the biggest story of 2020 easily belongs to MacKenzie Scott. She donated nearly $6 billion of her fortune in 2020, with more than $4 billion of the donations announced in the last few days of the year. Scott is an exceptional case of one woman’s ability to make
Reverend Russell St. Bernard is the director for ministry operations at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and a guest blogger for Givelify. This month, he is writing a series about how to prepare your church building, your team and your worship experience for a return to in-person service. Not only do churches need to prepare
In the past year, we have seen images of cars stretched for miles waiting for a single box of food. Some food bank directors report that people have lined up and slept overnight in their cars to guarantee they would receive food. In other cases, drivers run out of gas as they wait in food
Reverend Russell St. Bernard is the director for ministry operations at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and a guest blogger for Givelify. This month, he is writing a series about how to prepare your church building, your team and your worship experience for a return to in-person service. As the world and our country slowly
As we celebrate Black History Month, the role of the church in African American communities cannot be overstated. For centuries, the church has provided spiritual guidance and leadership, but has also delivered social services to improve education, economic mobility, health and wellness in Black communities. Furthermore, churches have played a pivotal role in the African