collection plate

"People are putting their money in the collection plate and look where it's going."

Even the collection plates in a church would have to be made of lead (or gold).

He called the project "the world's first electronic collection plate."

For her efforts, she received five cents a month, four of which went into the collection plate at church.

There was a large metal collection plate in the monk's hand.

It has always been a policy to never pass around a collection plate, or ask for offerings during a church service.

The collection plate was passed twice, and each time the children put in quarters.

Two collection plates were presented, one before you could get down the aisle.

Yesterday, the collection plate went around again, with a million dollars or so more dropped into it.

"Literally you're putting public money in the collection plate for the church's building fund."

A collection plate is not passed as part of sacrament meeting, or any other church service.

You'd think this was an investigation into a few pounds missing from the church collection plate.

Did someone actually steal a pound note from the collection plate?

Particles build up on the collection plates and form a layer.

Most parishioners apparently put either 5- or 10-franc pieces into the collection plate.

And it won't cost you anything, except maybe a dollar in the collection plate.

Hubert decided to put the nickel in the collection plate.

An evangelist angered them by saying he could help the child if they put money in his collection plate.

Rayburn challenged them to not only put money in the collection plate to help these people, but to go themselves.

"I suppose it helps them at the collection plate," Ma said.

The foreign visitors dropped money in the collection plates.

Those old woven baskets have now been replaced with modern collection plates.

Collection plates have been passed at Sunday services nationwide.

But many Germans view the idea of passing a collection plate as tasteless.

The church gets $5 from each tourist; a collection plate is also passed during the service.