Long-Term Declines in Church Giving and Membership Can Be Addressed: New empty tomb Book Share Article Although declines in church member giving and membership patterns are long-standing, they can be changed, according to the new empty tomb, inc. State of Church Giving through 2018. One goal offered by empty tomb is to help, in Jesus’ name, decrease the rate of deaths among children under five around the world. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (PRWEB) April 13, 2021 Numbers reported by a broad set of church denominations and collected by empty tomb, inc.’s The State of Church Giving series highlight downward trends in church member giving and membership patterns.