my congregation gets a $13/month charge from the bank because they have less than $5k in it. if we had that big amount from the society (that we have on loan) we would be saving this and get that 1% interest.
the society is making money at our expense!
most people in the congregation have no clue to this, but I do as I'm told............. for goodness sake, I do not contribute anymore and have not for quite a few years