Swiss evangelical church, accepting donations in various cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrencies have reached everyone, including the church, which has not wanted to miss out on this new economic landscape and has already announced that it will accept the payment of tithes and offerings in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Specifically, the International Christian Fellowship (ICF) one of the largest evangelical churches in Switzerland has decided to take this first step.

According to the pastor of this church, Nicolas Legler, the decision is because most of the members of the parish are usually young people very familiar with the technology. Therefore, to adapt to the new uses, they have decided to modernize the ways of financing.

“Cryptocurrency will be implemented as a standard, be it bitcoin or other state-controlled currencies. We are convinced that this technology will become an increasing part of our daily lives. Twenty years ago, no one would have believed that the Internet would determine our lives so much. This is a sign of the times,” explained Legler.

Donations can be made in several cryptocurrencies: bitcoin, Ethereum, ripple, and stellar, a list that may grow as other virtual currencies grow.

Although the decision of this Swiss church may seem novel, the truth is that it is not the first parish to accept donations in digital currency. St Martin’s Anglican Church in London decided in 2014 to accept payment of donations with these new currencies. A QR Code is installed in the worship center that parishioners can scan to access the payment platform.

There is no doubt that churches have decided not to lag and are taking into account the benefits that cryptocurrencies can bring. We can only wait and see if cryptocurrencies will be able to replace donations in fiat currency.