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13/04/2011 -
In order to stay afloat during uncertain financial times, many religious institutions rely on donations from congregants to pay for necessary services and staff salary. For decades, baskets have been passed around, allowing people to give money to help support the nonprofit houses of worship. But those who have only had debit or credit cards have often found themselves unable to give money - until now.Recently many places have introduced kiosks that accept credit cards and debit cards, allowing those who have these plastic cards to do their part in donating funds. Many people who attend church do not come prepared and have found the new system to be a better way to conduct business
"It's easier," John Muscianes, a church goer in Fresno, California, said in an interview with McClatchy newspapers. "I don't have to write a check. It's convenient."
It's not just churches that have been moving toward the payment processing method. In Minot, North Dakota, the city council recently approved the use of parking meters, which will be able to accept credit cards, the Minot Daily News reports.
