期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2016
卷号：18
期号：1
页码：73
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：The purpose of this study is to assess the sustainability of Pentecostal Churches in Zimbabwe. Since the country's independence in 1980, Pentecostal churches are fast growing organisations in Zimbabwe. The study covered areas of sustainability within Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe. The essence of this study is to find out the strategies that the Pentecostal churches are employing in order to meet their financial needs. The newly formed churches especially the Pentecostal churches realize the need for the people to be dependent on their own resources using creativity and entrepreneurship. . Churches in Zimbab we play a major role socially by providing food, shelter, construction of schools, colleges and universities, building of infrastructure and offering counselling services to name just a few. All the activities that the church is involved in require financial support with building of schools, colleges and hospitals requiring a substantial amount of finances. The study revealed that the main sources of income among Penteco stal churches in Zimbabwe are offerings and tithes. Other sources of income for some of the Pentecostal churches are, income generating projects and donations from members of the church and from external sources.. Furthermore most of the financial support is done by their own particular churches that are local, within the region and internationally. There is very littl e financial support from outsiders, that is those outside the church membership.
关键词：Financial support; Sustainability; Pentecostal churches in Zimbabwe; Tithes; Offering; Income generating ; projects
