Donating is the way in the NT, Why you mix the concept of donation with tithing.
Tithing is a law, given to the jews before the time of Jesus, administered by levites, collected in the temple, given as food and animals, when the use was to help the poor, levites and forigners it should be stored in the alfoli.
Tithing was never ordered to be given en money, Guess why? to not to increase the love for money from the priests.
There in one ocurrence then the bible talks about money, and it proves titing should not be given in money: it says the animals should be choseen in a random way, but if the owner did not wanted to give that particular animal/fruit it should be redimed by 1.2 times the value of the animal/fruit.
Who told you tithing is the christian way? your pastor? He has a conflict of interest, because he teaches it and put that money in his pocket too.
Tithing is a law of the old testament. I now beg you to please give me one scripture that says the GENTILES have to give tithing.
Good wants to save US and the lideres of his real church to be free of the love of money.
Tithing have a huge problem, The issue is this "The law of moses has been fulfill in the cross", then one of this is true:
-I am stealing from God for not paying tithing.... or
-The pastor is stealing from God and his fellows if tithing is not required.
Now Where is the clear commandment where say that Gentile Christians have to pay tithing? (acts 15, acts 21, Hebrews 8:13)
I may be an Ignorant but I am reading the bible without conflict of interest and pre-conceived concepts (please note I have paid tithing to a church for more that 15 years),
Donate, but not to just any church, look for the real church of Jesus, ask, ask, ask, keep asking!, Read the New Testament. do not distract your attention with leyends and Histories of the old testament. (it has good things, but the laws valid for us are in the NT), Do not let Pleople with created interest to lead you, See Paul He really fougth the Judaizants.