Each Sunday, Ashley Ridge Church collects about $200 to $300 in its Change for a Dollar buckets.
Then, church members email requests or suggestions for how to use the money that week.
Church leaders pick someone, and then watch what happens.
Take a young man who recently suffered a seizure disorder but lacked the resources to see a neurologist. He had visited the Medical Outreach Clinic of Summerville but needed more specialized care than it could provide.