<WBR>Wendy, we place our offering into a safe at the church. I have had the unpleasant experience of my wife bringing home church money that was stolen during a break in. Lucky for us it was for her UMW group and was not a large sum of money. However, we felt responsible to replace the money stolen. I would recommend looking into a drop off box at the bank for the day of collection or away to secure the money on site at the church. Someone from the finance committee is responsible for placing the money in the safe each Sunday. Even though there are a handful of people with access to the safe, it has never presented a problem.<br>
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phil young <br>
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