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Churches see rise in donations after introducing contactless collection plates - Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

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"Tech-savvy churches are bringing in 97 percent more donations as they turn to contactless technology for their collection plates.

The Church of England has been rolling out contactless collection plates across the UK since last September with churches in London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Peterborough at the front of the queue to try it out."

From "Churches see rise in donations after introducing contactless collection plates - Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine".

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