entirely to charitable contributions by its members. Whether that comes in the form of tithes, offerings, donations of property or real/estate, etc., is irrelevant. It all comes from the same place (charitable contributions by members). The church has seen fit to invest many of these donations. That's fine. Some investments are appropriate for a church to make. Others aren't. I don't think a college football team is an appropriate investment for a church claiming to be doing the work of god on earth to make.