Likewise, first - century congregations took up collections when the need arose and organized relief on a larger scale. ​ — Acts 2: 44, 45; 6: 1 - 3; 1 Timothy 5: 9, 10.
Esimese sajandi kogudused tegid vajaduse korral ka korjandusi ja korraldasid hädaabi andmist suuremas ulatuses.