I sometimes find it a shame...

[Thumpalumpacus]

Helping the poor as your Jesus preached, for starters.

The two are not mutually exclusive, and the church/Christian remains the world's largest charity segment.

Jesus didn't say "be the world's largest charity segment" [citation needed]. He pretty much said that men who die rich are like camels going through a needle's eye, getting to heaven. Yet these amazingly big Christian churches garnering millions, and in the RCC billions, annually, spend huge amounts of money on "Crystal Cathedrals" and diocesan seats, even as they preach to others on how to get into heaven.

If your church is spending money for fancy stuff, that's money they're not spending helping the needy. Maybe build ten houses instead of one cathedral?