Access to Individual’s Tithing Practices—Church Manual Quotations
There is a monitoring of individual tithing practices in the church
Setting Tithing Example—All officers shall set an example in the matter of returning a faithful tithe to the Church. Anyone who fails to set such an example shall not be elected to church office (p. 77)
Church and Conference Officers to Set Example—Elders and other officers, as well as the pastor and conference and institutional employees, are expected to set good leadership examples by returning tithe. No one shall be continued as either a church officer or conference employee who does not conform to this standard of leadership (p..143).
Elders have accessed to privy information of members’ participation in tithing
To Foster Tithing—By faithfully returning tithe, elders do much to encourage other members to return a faithful tithe. (See pp. 142-143, 175.) Elders can foster tithing by public presentation of the scriptural privilege and responsibility of stewardship and by personal labor with members in a tactful and helpful manner.
Elders should regard all financial matters pertaining to members as confidential and shall not give such information to unauthorized persons (p. 80).
Church board can authorize individuals other than pastors or elders to have accessed to confidential financial information
The treasurer’s books and other financial records relating to the work of the treasurer, the church school treasurer, and the treasurer of any other organization may be called for and inspected at any time by the conference auditor or by the pastor, district leader, first elder, or by any others authorized by the church board, but should not be made available to unauthorized persons. (See p. 147.) p.91
Information about tithing can be shared with “those who share the responsibility of the work”
Relations With Members Confidential—The treasurer should always remember that relations with individual members are strictly confidential. The treasurer should never comment on the tithe returned by any member or on the income or anything concerning it, except to those who share the responsibility of the work. Great harm may be caused by failure to observe this rule ( p. 91).
