Church Budget

Randi Meyer

Tuesday 1/13/09
1. Church Budget

Crossroads FEC
Nate Hamblin – Monday 1/12/09

49% - Facilities (including debt)
34% - Ministers& Staff
12% - Denomination support& missions
5% - Programs

Observations:
1. This church is not my practicum church, because my practicum church does not have a budget. When I contacted the pastor of the church she said that they only have financial reports. She also stated that some small churches don’t have operating budgets. This is an interesting observation to me that brings about questions too. Is this wise to not have a budget just because the church is small? Shouldn’t they still have some sort of an operating budget?
2. Part of the churches income is figured from what they make from renting out their old church building and providing facilities to migrant workers. This allows their income to increase largely from just the offering. Having the stability of this income would also make it easier for them to predict their budget.
3. The prediction of what they will bring in is actually less than their total budgeting. Nate told me that they often do not spend every dime of what they predicted, so this makes up the different. Also, if they believe they are running short for what was predicted the church board will send out a monthly spending freeze. If they need to spend past that amount, they will need special approval.