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Conference Offering Totals
We sent about $96 for each of the three offerings during Annual Conference. Well, the totals are in now! Pathway Out of Poverty received $13,365. This money stays right here in Missouri to benefit children by increasing literacy and school success. Puerto Rico received $21,739, and this allowed the conference to surpass the goal of…
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Where the Money Goes
Clergy Support Fund The Clergy Support Fund is a Missouri specific apportioned fund. It covers three main things: moving expenses for pastors, clergy pensions, and equitable compensation. The first two are pretty easy to understand, but the “equitable compensation” needs some explanation. This portion goes into a pot for churches in financial straits. Congregations may…
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Where the Money Goes
Apportionment Amount Due % Paid Balance Episcopal Fund $709.00 14% $609 Ministerial Education Fund $809.00 16% $677 District Apportionments $1,167.00 50% $584 Conference Administration $1,363.00 40% $813 In short the Episcopal Fund pays the Bishops’ salaries, covers their office and travel expenses, and provides their pension and health-benefit coverage. We’ve paid $100 of this apportioned…
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Connectional Giving
With all the emphasis that has been put on apportionments, perhaps you are wondering what is meant by “connectional” giving. The reach of St. Andrew’s is improved because of the United Methodist connectional giving. If you want to learn more though, there is a free online class put together by United Methodist Communications. It will…
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Where the Money Goes!
Next few on our list! Apportionment Amount Black College Fund $323.00 Mozambique Initiative $450.00 Pastoral Excellence (now called Leadership Excellence) $547.00 Mission, Service, & Justice Ministries $623.00
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Where the Money Goes
After the Africa University Fund, the next largest apportioned amount goes to the Jurisdictional Conference Fund. Our apportioned amount for this is $154 and is used to support the Lydia Patterson Institute, cover administrative costs for the Missouri Annual Conference, and set money aside for reserve funds. The most interesting of the three is bound…
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Mozambique Initiative
St. Andrew’s has pledged $450 annually to the Mozambique Initiative. This is above any of our normal apportionment, and after some discussion, we’d like to get this amount paid before the year gets any older. The Proposal Here is the idea: We are asking that 16 people give $10 each month over the next three…
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Where the Money Goes
The total amount that we owe in Conference, District, and Special apportionments in 2019 is $18,705. Our Conference Apportionments are $17,088; District Apportionments are $1167; and we have agreed to $450 for the year to go to the Mozambique Initiative. In an effort to increase the percentage of apportionments that we pay, we will highlight…
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MUMF Presentation
In case you missed worship on March 18th, Myles Hinkel from the Missouri United Methodist Foundation was on-hand to present funds to the church. The grant the church received was for matching funds in the amount of $2500 to be used to rehab the front entryway. This will allow for the handicapped ramp to function…