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In this Nov. 2, 2014 photo, the Rev. Laura Truax preaches at a morning service at Lasalle Street Church in Chicago. In September, members and regulars at the church each received $500 checks from the church with the instruction that they were to do what they felt called to do with the money, which represented 10 percent of the profit from the sale of some land the church co-owned. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Reverse tithing: What happens when a church gives money to its members to give to a good cause?

By Kelsey Dallas - Deseret News

In this Nov. 2, 2014 photo, the Rev. Laura Truax preaches at a morning service at Lasalle Street Church in Chicago. In September, members and regulars at the church each received $500 checks from the church with the instruction that they were to do what they felt called to do with the money, which represented 10 percent of the profit from the sale of some land the church co-owned. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

Church members each get $500 to do good for world

By Sharon Cohen - Associated Press