Malachi 3:10-12

10. Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith,saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

11. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.

12. And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of Hosts.

Welfare

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 1:27

The welfare department is an arm of the church with responsibility to care for and serve the poor and needy members within the church primarily.