|
Asset
|
Amount |
|
UCC
Building Expansion Fund |
$46,838.08 |
|
Burns Youth
Endowment |
$
11,405.97 |
|
Warren/Dent
Fund |
$
40,348.06 |
|
Microsoft
Stock |
$
1,478.15 |
|
Total Savings/Investments |
$
100,070.26 |
Income summary:
|
Category |
Amount |
|
Consistent Giving |
$112,538.00 |
|
Plate |
$
5,438.00 |
|
Building Use |
$
6,771.00 |
|
Dividends |
$
2,686.00 |
|
Fund-raisers |
$
5,255.00 |
|
Miscellaneous |
$
382.00 |
|
Total
Income |
$
133,070.00 |
| |
|
|
Expenses |
$
157,703.00 |
|
Net |
($
24,633.00) |
| |
|
|
Transfers |
$
25,000.00 |
Expenses and Budget:
- Minister Expenses - The
only change for 2008 was the cost of insurance. Health
insurance cost is estimated -- we are looking at lower-cost
options.
|
Category |
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Salary |
$ 20,503.00 |
$ 20,502.96 |
$ 20,503.00 |
|
Housing |
$ 41,039.00 |
$ 41,039.04 |
$ 41,039.00 |
|
Social Security
Offset |
$
4,710.00 |
$
4,710.00 |
$
4,700.00 |
|
Annuity |
$
8,875.00 |
$
7,907.92 |
$
8,616.00 |
|
Health/Dental
Insurance |
$
9,617.00 |
$
9,616.48 |
$
14,682.00 |
|
Life/Disability
Insurance |
$
873.00 |
$
635.46 |
$
848.00 |
|
Total |
$
85,617.00 |
$
84,411.86 |
$
90,388.00 |
|
Trustees |
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Personnel |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Treasurer |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Total
Trustees |
$
0.00 |
$
0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Administration |
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Administration
and Communications |
$ 1,000.00 |
$ 707.87 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Total |
$
1,000.00 |
$
707.87 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Category |
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Adult Ministry |
$ 150.00 |
$ 282.85 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Arts |
$ 75.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 100.00 |
|
Called to Care |
$
300.00 |
$ 134.42 |
$
0.00 |
|
Children's
Ministry |
$ 500.00 |
$
166.50 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Coffee Hour Supplies |
$
300.00 |
$
251.92 |
$ 300.00 |
|
Community Outreach |
$
100.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Conference Liaison |
$150.00 |
$655.00 |
$ 750.00 |
|
Guest Clergy |
$200.00 |
$40.00 |
$ 200.00 |
|
Interfaith Council |
$147.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Miscellaneous |
$ 0.00 |
$ 244.84 |
$ 250.00 |
|
Music |
$ 100.00 |
$180.54 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Our Church's Wider
Mission |
$4,000.00 |
$4,000.00 |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Worship |
$300.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Youth Ministry |
$300.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Total |
$
6,622.00 |
$
5,906.07 |
$ 3,600.00 |
Adult Ministry, Children's Ministry,
Music, and Youth Ministry have funds in Special Accounts for use in
2008.
We cancelled our membership in the
Interfaith Council.
Ed Evens spoke about how important "Our Church's Wider Mission" (OCWM)
is for the UCC denomination and each local church.
OCWM has
two components: Basic plus special missions (Neighbors in Need,
Christmas Fund, Strengthen the Church, One Great Hour of Sharing).
It funds the UCC Conference, as well as national and international
ministries such as justice and witness ministries.
We
propose a $2,000 line item for OCWM in the budget, with four special collections.
We pledge $4,000 to the Conference for OCWM-Basic. If we do not
raise the extra $2,000, it will be taken from our reserves.
|
Category |
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Bank
Charges/Returns |
$ 0.00 |
$ 108.25 |
$ 0.00 |
|
Computer
Related |
$ 500.00 |
$ 669.60 |
$ 500.00 |
|
Fundraising |
$
0.00 |
$ 2,323.75 |
$
0.00 |
|
Maintenance/Repairs |
$
1,500.00 |
$
1,004.55 |
$ 2,000.00 |
|
Minister Reimbursement |
$
2,000.00 |
$
1,478.57 |
$
1,500.00 |
|
Miscellaneous |
$
500.00 |
$ 19.00 |
$
500.00 |
|
Office Expense |
$2,000.00 |
$1,655.93 |
$ 1,500.00 |
|
Postage |
$500.00 |
$312.51 |
$ 500.00 |
|
Property Insurance |
$6,000.00 |
$ 5,983.68 |
$ 6,000.00 |
|
Property Taxes |
$ 400.00 |
$ 283.05 |
$ 350.00 |
|
Sabbatical Fund |
$ 350.00 |
$ 0.00 |
$ 350.00 |
|
Telephone |
$ 4,500.00 |
$ 3,932.04 |
$ 4,000.00 |
|
UCC Dues |
$441.00 |
$ 434.00 |
$ 450.00 |
|
UCC PIF |
$4,410.00 |
$ 4,410.00 |
$ 3,000.00 |
|
Utilities |
$6,000.00 |
$ 6,404.91 |
$ 6,500.00 |
|
Total |
$
29,101.00 |
$
29,019.84 |
$ 27,150.00 |
Totals: 2007 Actual / 2008 Planned
|
|
2007
Budget |
2007
Actual |
2008
Budget |
|
Total |
$159,150.00 |
$157,703.82 |
$159,553.00 |
There was
some discussion about E-giving. Hard copies of the Still Speaking
E-giving option will be made to pass out to those interested.
Following
the Trustee report it was moved and seconded to approve the budget.
There was some discussion regarding what it would take to balance the
budget. Some of the suggestions are listed below:
-
Bring new people in to generate new
income.
-
If the budget deficit was divided
by 155 people, it would be $3 more per week than they are giving
now.
-
If 60
people support the congregation, it would take $8/person/week to
make up the $25,000 deficit from last year.
-
If
supported by 40 people, it is $12/week more than last year.
-
If
each of our 155 members gave $90/month, the budget would be
balanced.
-
If
each of 100 givers gave $133/month, the budget would be balanced.
-
It was
suggested there be a contest for people come up with fundraisers and
to step up and lead the suggested events. It was suggested an
already brainstormed list of ideas be posted and let people sign up
to lead these events.
-
Proportionate giving charts have been helpful in the past.
Nationwide, UCC is traditionally low…. Giving only about 2% of their
income. It was shared that it works to increase your giving by 1%
per year until you are giving more. Stewardship is going to look
into this.
-
There
was a suggestion to annually boast your giving by the cost of living
to match inflation.
-
Donating time to do maintenance reduces church costs.
A friendly
amendment to the motion was proposed -- that we all work individually to
think about ways to increase our giving. It was decided this was not
an amendment, but was important.
The budget
was approved unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Sally Bukowski
Doug Daman
Louise deGroen
Mary Eisenhardt
Bert Jackson
Diaconate Report
The
deaconate committee reports revenue from the August rummage sale of
$2,950, with another rummage sale scheduled for the first weekend of
February. There has been a trend of each rummage sale acquiring a larger
returns than the last at each of the sales, so it is our hope to see
that continue.
The
committee currently working on the details of opening an espresso
stand, to be called "Sacred Grounds", which would be a business that
would donate all proceeds to the church, continues to investigate rules
and regulations surrounding that endeavor. We plan to meet with the
county planning department in the near future to determine what needs to
happen next. There is hope to have this in operation by summer.
Plans are
underway for reinitiating a Christmas bazaar this year, as a fundraiser.
We
continue to search for other methods to bring new life into various
programs in the church, to expand opportunities for fellowship, and to
bring greater profit through more diverse activities and offerings of
cultural and educational events in the future.
There were
no questions or comments following the Deaconate report.
Respectfully Submitted,
Royella Jaynes
Mel Haug
Sarina
Glynis Burns
Nancy Rummel
Blythe Peterson
Clerk Report
Clerk
Report December 31, 2007
Membership as of
7/1/07 |
153 |
|
New members received |
2 |
Members removed
by death |
0 |
|
Members moved to
inactive |
0 |
Members removed |
0 |
Membership as of
12/31/07 |
155 |
|
|
|
Baptisms |
0 |
|
Marriages |
2 |
New Members Received:
George
Merker
Virginia Benson-Mulder
Marriages:
Robin
D. Rummel to Maryse Juliette Casagrance
Thomas A. Thresher to Pamela J. Sorensen
There were no questions or comments following the Clerk report.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara Balkus
Stewardship Report
I give
thanks for the opportunity to share out of my abundance.
Most of
what our committee has accomplished since June is through the efforts
and willingness of you, the congregation. THANK YOU.
We have
begun special collections two times a month: “Change for Change” the
second week and Special collections on the fourth. “Change for Change,”
which the children love to collect, has supported the Alive shelter,
Heifer project, UNICEF, and cleaned the carpet. The special collections
provided money for Neighbors in Need, Crop Walk, and the Thanksgiving
and Christmas baskets. There was also a book, coffee, cards, chocolate
sale in December. The total of all this is $4,533.67.
We/you
finished up the summer chores and made a start on the winter chores.
Summer chores were more fun because most
were done on a
Saturday with lunch and fellowship.
Stewardship is more than money. A PARTIAL list of ways folks contribute
their talents will always be endless yet incomplete: i.e. serving on
boards, doing chores, teaching children, youth and adults, making and
serving soup , providing treats for after church, making the coffee,
Link staff, singing in the choir and on and on and…..
The
Stewardship committee especially Bev Staaden, and Claudia Fogle
Stuntebeck have started a bulletin board in Stuart Hall. They keep it
current with the latest news, contributions and pictures for the
seasons.
We have
provided envelopes in the pews for contributions. Provided “God Is
Still Speaking" pins. We try to contribute monthly to the Link and
offer ‘guest’ articles regarding Stewardship from the congregation.
There were
no questions or comments following the Stewardship report.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sally
Comfort
Education Report
Our Sunday
School ministry has grown tremendously in the last few months. During
December we had 27 children involved in the program held on the 23rd! We
are nearing the point where we can split our Sunday morning class in two
with a class for the older elementary kids and a class for the younger
elementary kids. Thank you families and volunteers!
During the
summer our kids participated in our conference camps at both sites.
Cami Maston, Blythe Peterson and Dylan Peterson attended Senior High
Aqua Camp at N-Sid-Sen; Emma Floyd attended Senior High camp and
Mid-Winter Retreat at Pilgrim Firs. Our young adults have also served
our camps with Steven Balkus co-directing Intermediate camp with Debe
Nelson and serving as a counselor at Junior High Camp, and Mid-Winter
Retreat. Leah Floyd also served as a Counselor at Junior High camp and
Mid-Winter Retreat. Seth Mangold is currently on the camp staff living
on-site.
Debe and
our senior high girls will participate in the Conference Confirmation
Camp again in April for the fourth time.
Thank you
again to all the volunteers who make our education ministry creative,
fun and a place the kids want to be!
There were
no questions or comments following the Children’s Ministry report.
Respectfully Submitted
Submitted by Debe Nelson
Administrative Board
Report
During the
past 6 months The Administrative Board's major accomplishment has been
to sponsor an All-Board retreat at Pilgrim Firs. Prior to the event we
conducted a survey of the congregation to assess where the congregation
feels we are, what is working, and what needs help.
During the
retreat itself, we tried to envision the "big picture" for our church
and then detailed the steps we would need to take to get there. We
looked at our church's mission and vision statements and discussed
changes for the future, which would more closely state who we are as a
church.
We have
continued to hold periodic planning meetings with all Board Members and
departments and have planned the Semi-Annual Meeting. We have added
calendaring to these meetings to take a look at the upcoming quarter and
events that are happening to assess how best to promote those events and
to ensure that all pertinent pieces are covered.
There were
several board positions that required finding replacements, mid-year.
We have a full slate of officers to be voted in at this Semi-Annual
meeting.
There were
no questions or comments following the Administrative Board report.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan
Morgridge
Barbara Balkus
Cindy Cure
Frank Iuro
Nancy Johnston
Slate of Elected Leaders
|
Trustees: |
Deaconate: |
Administration: |
|
Sally Bukowski |
Glynis Burns |
Susan Morgridge |
|
Doug Daman |
Mel Haug |
Barbara Balkus |
|
Louise deGroen |
Royella Jaynes |
Stephanie Bento |
|
Mary Eisenhardt |
Blythe Peterson |
Cindy Cure |
|
Bert Jackson |
Nancy Rummell |
Frank Iuro |
|
|
Sarina |
|
The Slate of Elected
Leaders was voted in unanimously.
There was
a question about Tom’s sabbatical, which is coming up next summer. Ann
Frodel, from the Personnel Committee, shared that they had interviewed
several members who had submitted written proposals for filling in for
him. They have decided to give the position to Aiya Maston, who will be
supported by Ed Evans. Aiya will be enlisting the assistance of many
from the congregation!
Tom led us
in a closing prayer.
The
meeting was adjourned at 12:47.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan
Morgridge
Administrative Board
