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Expanding Our Ministry

Here are a few ministries that could be fulfilled through your generosity:

  • Expanded and improved translation services

  • Increased funding for missionary opportunities where the church is growing

  • A scholarship fund for young adults for the Community of Christ Seminary and other leadership development opportunities

  • Expansion of the Co-Missioned Pastor Initiative (CPI) to make high-quality training, support, and resources accessible to all pastors and congregation leaders

  • A new Community of Christ hymnal that incorporates music in multiple languages from throughout the church and speaks to our mission, message, and identity today

Your Generosity Supports
a Worldwide Mission

When we share our resources through World Ministries Mission Tithes, we help build the kingdom of God around the world. One of the greatest joys for committed disciples is to help improve the lives of sisters and brothers all over the world as they, too, pursue the Community of Christ mission. Thank you for responding faithfully by giving so very generously.

In June, the World Church Finance Board approved a balanced budget of $27,560,000 for Fiscal Year 2008, which began July 1, 2007. The first item in the income budget is always World Ministries Mission Tithes, the foundation on which the church’s ministries are built. For FY08 the finance board approved a minimum of $10.4 million in mission tithes, which is 38 percent of the total budget.
Your very generous contributions over the last two years have encouraged World Church leaders to set a higher goal than the minimum approved by the finance board. Last year $10 million was the approved budget for mission tithes. We actually received more than $10.5 million.

The goal we have set for this year is $10.9 million, or $500,000 over the amount we need to balance the budget. What is most exciting is the expanded ministries that could be fulfilled with the help of $500,000 (see sidebar). If each of us answers the challenge to share equally with Congregation and World Ministries Mission Tithes, we will easily meet this goal. (Learn more about the “Share Equally” goal on page 5 October 2007 Herald).

The World Church budget is supported by the generosity of the generations who have gone before us, as well. The contributions they made are now found in our endowments and other investments. From those investments, which have grown over the years, we are able to draw a total of $14.3 million at a sustainable rate, covering 52 percent of the total budget.

The remaining 10 percent of the budget is covered by service fees and rental income, totaling $2.85 million.

Fiscal Year 2008 Budget
World Ministries Fund Summary

INCOME FY 08 Budget
World Ministries Mission Tithes $10,400,000 38%
Temple Endowment Allocation 3,120,000  11%
World Ministries Endowment Fund Allocation 2,610,000 9%
Net Service Fees/Recovered Expenses 2,650,000 10%
Net Rental Income 199,000 1%
Investment Earnings & Others  4,800,000 17%
Operating Reserve Support 760,000 3%
Stewardship Foundation Support 1,780,000 6%
Reserves and Other Sources 1,241,000 5%

 

  (A) Total Income $27,560,000 100%
     
EXPENSES    
FIELD MINISTRIES    
  Field Ministers $12,352,276  
  Missionary Outreach 1,529,134  
    (B) Total Field Ministries Section 13,881,410 50%
     
WORLD CHURCH LEADERSHIP    
  Enrichment Group (includes all staff costs) 1,989,432  
  First Presidency & Support 76,002  
  Council of Twelve & Support  70,820  
  Presiding Bishopric & Support 172,296  
  Human Resources 41,734  
  Leadership Development 284,000  
  Temple Ministries 55,000  
  Special Projects 300,000  
    (C) Total World Church Leadership Section 2,989,284 11%
         
INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS MINISTRIES    
  Enrichment Groups (includes all staff costs) 5,728,917  
  Support Services 3,153,662  
  Projects 329,915  
  Netted Income Activities (616,938)  
    (D) Total Int’l Headquarters Ministries Section 8,595,556 31%
         
GENERAL & OTHER    
  Grants to Other Organizations 315,000  
  Administration  62,000  
  Other Expenses 1,716,750  
    (E) Total General & Other Section 2,093,750  8%
         
    (F) Total Expenses $27,560,000 100%