Talk:Daily ministration
A diaconia was originally an establishment built near a church building, for the care of the poor and distribution of the church's charity in medieval Rome or Naples... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaconia
"A scholarly consensus about the interpretation of the διακον - words has been in place for 70 years. Te consensus maintains that early Christian writers adopted διακον - words because of their lowly connotations and imbued them with new meanings specific to Christian living and community arrangements. Te new meanings had developed on the model of Jesus who came to serve others in self-giving love. " http://www.academia.edu/6647046/A_Monocultural_Usage_%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BD-words_in_Classical_Hellenistic_and_Patristic_Sources
That research established that no semantic differentiation is discernible between pre-Christian and early Christian usage. Further research has extended the semantic analysis into patristic literature, and the present paper illustrates that the monocultural character of the usage is evident also in patristic writings.
Banks may open an account for the Church without external numbering of other forms of government and are not required by law to apply for or obtain such numbers. Properly trained overseers may assist in such accounts. The Church should also not make a practice of using a private party to do Church business, even on a small scale. If the need for an account arises in the congregation, there are alternative financial institutions which can be structured more in line with the Church polity than banks. But if the Church approaches a bank from the proper status it may use a bank account as a foreign situs trust by way of a pass-through account in the ministration of its sacred service and duties. The Church may produce letters of introduction and credence, along with other documents to assist in these endeavors.
If a church has a need for a financial account it will need to select an acting minister and alternates to fulfill those duties if the acting minister became incapacitated. There must be at least one ordained minister of the Church acting as overseer. The Holy Spirit is our Protector, but if there is no named protector an officer(or officers) of a state might be tempted to assume jurisdictional control of the Church.
Although we have referred to this arrangement as a "Sacred Purpose trust" the emphasis is not upon the word "trust" but upon the words "Sacred Purpose". In one sense it is like an altar of God and should not be confused with a statutory trust that could be regulated by the State. An offering is entrusted to the control of the minister, but the status of the overseer is critical to the autonomy of that altar of the Church.