Church Capital
I heard recently that the United States has pledged 100 million dollars for aid in Haiti. That’s a huge number. It’s a little daunting to think of how to come up with that kind of money. However, at the same time, the donations to the Red Cross alone were listed at around 150 million to date!
The bottom line is that individuals pulling together for a common goal are an incredibly powerful force.
The same thing is true at our church. Thanks to the generosity of each contributing individual, our church has made some really big things happen like helping our school stay open and paying off our debt early. Even the recession and all of the fundraising for MCA last year didn’t hamper our goals of funding our school, providing a Children’s Pastor, putting up a sign, and keeping all the mundane things like heat and lights going to name a few.
However, in the last couple of months, giving has slipped quite a bit. Our year starts on July 1. We should have $183,500 in church budget giving so far. We only have $151,000. We’re over $30,000 short of our goal...[more]
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