Stewardship - Why give to the church?

When one contributes to their local church, synagogue or mosque they are supporting organizations which contribute nothing but positive elements to the community in which they are located.
A myriad of philanthropic programs are supported, some solely, by neighborhood religious organizations.
With little fanfare or public hype, these organizations quietly serve their communities largely through volunteer labor and efforts. Although to be truly effective and sustainable, funding is inevitably needed.
There are those who will readily donate money to non-religious charitable organizations but would never consider giving to an affiliated religious group on the grounds that they themselves are not actively religious.
I find this mentality to be consummately irrational as the services rendered by these entities are just as valuable and meaningful to the community as any other charity.
Perhaps more so as in the example of AA, Salvation Army and other “secular” organizations which include the involvement of a higher being in their ministry.
The particular denomination with which I am involved speaks of stewardship as the pro-offering of time, talent and treasure. I would submit that time and treasure would be enough. Firstly, because the element of “talent” is intimidating in that many people do not consider them selves “talented” enough to contribute something specific. And secondly because if one opts to contribute their time, they will naturally be drawn to those needs which take advantage of their particular strengths.
In conclusion, I declare that I for one am grateful for the organizational efforts of my local church to maintain outlets for me to make my community a better place. Without them my contributions of time and treasure would not have nearly the impact or focus otherwise.
I strongly encourage anyone who reads this to consider the benefits of having such well organized and well intentioned conduits available in our community and to find the inspiration and grace to contribute to these worthy and noble efforts.
Humbly submitted with heartfelt gratitude,
Marty Velas