My wife and I went on vacation this past weekend and worshiped at a church in that area. I always love the opportunity to worship at other churches because it allows me to see other ways of accomplishing the same goal. I tried to put myself in the shoes of someone going to a church for the very first time. While doing so, I found that I was worried about the welcome and if they were going to make me stand up or something like that. Along with this experience, I thought about something I think a lot of Christians wonder when they worship at another church—should we tithe at the church we visit? This is not a post about whether or not tithing is biblical, so please don’t comment on this post that we shouldn’t be tithing in the first place.

The answer for me is very simple: I do not tithe at churches I am visiting. It is not because I don’t want to support their ministry. The reason I do not tithe at churches I am visiting is because I am not connected to that church with my membership. My home church is where I am connected and involved in the ministries that take place there.

By no means am I saying that I am committed to the church over Jesus Christ. I understand that tithing is giving to the Lord and that I can tithe at any church and still be honoring to the Lord with my money. However, I also think that people should be committed to tithing at their home church, even when they are visiting another church, because they are committed to serving at their home church in every other aspect of worship and ministry.

Neither am I saying that if you decide to tithe at the church you visit that you are committing a sin. I simply think that I am honoring God if I tithe at my home church just as I think we honor God when we commit to join with and serve in one church—our home church.

What about you, do you tithe at a church you visit or do you wait until you return home and tithe at your home church?