Article 31 acknowledged the Church would not support social or political causes.

The churches must support the movement toward capitalism, he said.

During the latter half of the 1800s, the Church supported mission activities around the world.

The national churches should call out and support their own pastors.

Neither the city government nor the Protestant church supported the plan.

The church also supported the political power of those who were friendly toward the clergy.

The church also supports a school and missionaries in the Sudan.

In ancient times, the church supported medical research as an aid to Christian charity.

Another idea is that the evangelical Protestant church did not support female members in fighting for their right to vote.

In 1900, the Church supported 3,500 parochial schools, usually under the control of the local parish.