The Archdiocese of Washington has decided upon a new way to deal with changing times. They will now accept donations using Cryptocurrency Engiven.
In a statement, Joseph Gillmer of the Archdiocese said: ‘The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. seeks to leverage technology to engage parishioners in new and exciting ways, making it easier for the faithful to fulfill the mission of the Church to spread the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Engiven is helping us to fulfill the mission of the Church by providing an advanced, yet easy to use, cryptocurrency donation platform with the flexibility for the faithful to support more than 300 parishes, schools, and ministries in the greater Washington, D.C. region.’
James Lawrence of Engiven said: "The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. serves the geographic nerve center of our country, providing critical services to its citizens' spiritual and physical well-being. The Engiven platform was designed to enable enterprise wide crypto giving solutions for this exact type of implementation and we're excited to support their ministry efforts as they grow and engage with their community."
With many dioceses seeing drops in revenue thanks to an increasingly cashless society and the lockdown, it will be interesting to see how successful this initiative is.