May 2011 Offertory Information and YTD Expenses

Offertories Budget for May 2011: $62,200
Offertories Received for May 2011: $57,240
Shortfall for May 2011: $4,960
Total shortfall for the year since January 2011: $44,760

• We would like to thank God for His provision to our church over the past month.
• As our church is entirely self-funded by the generosity and faithfulness of our church body (that’s you), we would encourage you to prayerfully consider the way in which you can assist in meeting our budget this year, especially given that year-to-date offertories are now significantly behind budget.
• Our budget allows us to employ our church staff, maintain the church property, hold worship services, meet our financial commitments to our mission partners, and run all our ministries during the week and throughout the year.
• Regular giving via the use of electronic banking and debit orders are practical ways to manage your financial commitment and increases the Church’s ability to manage its finances.
• It is worth noting that 69% of the Church’s expenses relate to the employment costs of our ministry team, with a further 13% of our expenses committed to outreach including the support of our missionaries.

For details on the various ways you can give financially to our ministry here, please see the ‘Give’ section of our website.

Paul Martin
Treasurer