Council on FinanceCouncil on Finance

& Administration& AdministrationJune, 2010June, 2010

We celebrate that we received over $16 million from our local congregations to support district, conference and general church ministry.

Thank you!

We celebrate that Indiana congregations generously gave over $1 million to Advance giving as a United Methodist connection in Indiana, the United States and the world.

The former North and South conferences experienced a combined spending deficit in 2009 of $22,190.

CF&A planned for and used undesignated funds identified from both conferences to cover the deficit.

Largely due to inefficiency of local PO Box system implemented in late December.

Resulted in payment of General Church apportionments at 56% or approximately $3.3 million.

Administratively, we experienced some growing pains starting in 2010

New staff, new systems and a much larger group to serve has been both challenging and rewarding

Original giving process included using local post-office boxes proved to be inefficient, unreliable and slow

We continue to make adjustments along the way to best serve our local congregations in a way that is both fiscally responsible and caring

2010 marks our first year with one unified budget as the Indiana Conference

Year-to-date giving indicates that we will meet our 2010 income expectations

Tithing through April, 2010 $3,473,476

Tithing through April, 2009 $3,354,504 4% Increase Year-to-date $ 118,972

We know that if all of our churches tithe in 2010 we will meet all of our obligations at 100%

We know that minimally we have committed to paying at least 80% of our General Church apportionments which will mean approximately $1.4 million in additional giving in 2010 over 2009

Each church’s portion of our General Church apportionments is posted on our website.

Go to www.inumc.org/finance click on General

Church Appts

EXAMPLE: 2010 General 2011 General

Church portion Church portion

Sample UMC $320 $315

We can save money by purchasing as a connection in Indiana

Group buying programs starting up: Office supplies with Office Depot Donuts with Krispy Kreme Looking into other areas we can save as a

buying group of Indiana United Methodist Churches Information available in the hospitality tent and online

at www.inumc.org

All Directors received budget requests from their respective committees, boards and agencies

Directors drafted a budget proposal from these requests using income projections provided by CF&A

The draft budget proposal was presented to the Leadership Table for discussion of details and priorities

CF&A received a budget proposal from the Leadership Table

2011 2010 ChangeINCOME10% Tithe - estimated to be received from local churches $ 14,200,000 13,800,000 400,000 District Support (determined by each district) 1,420,000 1,380,000 40,000

TOTAL INCOME $ 15,620,000 15,180,000 440,000 3%

EXPENSESGeneral Church Obligations ($5,767,921 * 90%) $ 5,191,129 33% 4,725,611 31% 465,518 District Expenses 2,607,616 17% 2,539,320 17% 68,296

Pension and Insurance 1,950,000 12% 1,950,000 13% -

Connectional Ministries 2,146,163 14% 2,175,600 14% (29,437)

Church Development 1,118,352 7% 1,133,800 7% (15,448)

Communications 239,887 2% 244,887 2% (5,000)

Administrative Services 1,245,328 8% 1,262,900 8% (17,572)

Episcopal Office 174,015 1% 176,400 1% (2,385)

Financial Services 945,233 6% 958,200 6% (12,967)

TOTAL EXPENSES $ 15,617,723 15,166,718 451,005 3%

Budget Surplus/(Deficit) $ 2,277 13,282

(General Church combined total: $5,191,129, 33%)

"BRING THE FULL TITHE INTO THE STOREHOUSE, SO THAT THERE MAY BE FOOD IN MY HOUSE, AND THUS PUT ME TO THE TEST, SAYS THE LORD OF HOSTS; SEE IF I WILL NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN FOR YOU AND POUR DOWN FOR YOU AN OVERFLOWING BLESSING."  Malachi 3:10

  "BUT I SAY TO YOU...GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO

YOU. A GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER, RUNNING OVER, WILL BE PUT INTO YOUR LAP; FOR THE MEASURE YOU GIVE WILL BE THE MEASURE YOU GET BACK."

Luke 6:38

  "EARN ALL YOU CAN, SAVE ALL YOU CAN AND GIVE

ALL YOU CAN."

John Wesley