The Storehouse — How the Adventist Tithing Model Compares to Other Funding Structures

Executive summary

The Seventh-day Adventist "storehouse" tithing model — in which local churches forward 100% of tithe to the conference, which then distributes upward through the organizational structure — is arguably the most centralized and theologically grounded funding system in mainstream Protestantism. No other major denomination requires local congregations to surrender all primary income to a higher body. Baptist churches keep all giving locally. Methodist "apportionments" are negotiated assessments, inc...