March 11, 2008
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7289508.stm
Religious and faith organisations contribute more than £100m in economic benefits to Wales, a report says.
But the groups have little in return, with barely a quarter of faith communities getting public funding, the research found.
According to the study, around 40,000 unpaid volunteers do 80,000 hours of community work a week
And it discovered faith communities maintain more than 1,600 listed buildings with 2.5m visitors annually.
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