A NOTE FROM THE DEACONS

On behalf of the Deacons, we want to give the congregation another update on the current budget. As Alan said last week during our annual meeting, our congregational giving is historically the highest in November and December; which we typically rely on to get us through the first few months of the new year.

After Sunday’s annual meeting, we received the accounting reports for November and unfortunately, we did not receive increased giving in November, as in previous years. In fact, we are $100k under our giving levels compared to this same time last year. This is concerning as we head into our historically slower giving months and leaves us with our reserve funds lower than we would like to see.

That being said, we do not want it to be lost on the congregation that we fully understand & have also felt the trials 2020 has thrown — whether it has been the pandemic, employment loss, derecho storm damage, political divide, racial injustice and overall world unrest.

We also want to point out all the BLESSINGS our church building and family continue to provide for our community like the recent drive-up events like Salvation Army’s Coats for Kids, Families Helping Families Christmas Toys, our Open Hands Food Pantry, offering our facility to other church families after the derecho and on and on!

Today, we come to you in the spirit of being fully transparent and communicating the most updated state of the church’s financial position. As we enter this season of giving and reflect on all of the blessings we have received, we remain prayerfully hopeful that by God’s grace our church family will help us meet our financial needs so that we can continue serving our congregation, our community and our missions.

On behalf of all the Deacons,
we thank you.