MT. CARMEL UMC STEWARDSHIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

 

 1) WHAT DOES IT REALLY COST TO OPERATE MT. CARMEL FOR A YEAR?

 

MT. CARMEL 2021 BUDGETED EXPENSE

 

OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE EXPENSE $ 128,000

 

PROGRAMMING (WORSHIP, MUSIC, ADULT, YOUTH, CHILDREN) $ 20,000

 

CONNECTIONAL MINISTRY FUND (FORMERLY APPORTIONMENTS) $ 18,000

 

STAFF $ 177,000

 

TOTAL 2021 BUDGETED EXPENSE $ 343,000

 

 

2) HOW HAS ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARED TO BUDGET DURING 2021?

 

ACTUAL EXPENSE IS BELOW BUDGET DUE TO REOPENING DELAYS, HOWEVER THE GAP IS SHRINKING AS CHURCH RE-OPENS

 

BUDGETED EXPENSE 1/1/2021 TO 6/30/2021 $ 172,000

 

ACTUAL EXPENSE 1/1/2021 TO 6/30/2021 $ 157,000

 

 

3) HOW MUCH INCOME (GIVING) HAS MT. CARMEL RECEIVED TO COVER THE OPERATING EXPENSES?

 

MT. CARMEL HAS OPERATED AT A DEFICIT AND USED CASH RESERVES TO OPERATE, THE SHORTFALL WILL GROW AS WE REOPEN IF THERE IS NO CHANGE

 

ACTUAL INCOME 1/1/2021 TO 6/30/2021 (A) $ 127,000

 

ACTUAL EXPENSE 1/1/2021 TO 6/30/2021 (B) $ 157,000

 

DEFICIT 1/1/2021 TO 6/30/2021 (A-B) $ 30,000 SHORTFALL

 

TO REDUCE THE SHORTFALL TO ZERO, INCOME (GIVING) NEEDS TO INCREASE BY OVER 20%

 

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE AVERAGE MT. CARMEL GIVER?

 

THERE WERE 116 TOTAL GIVING UNITS, INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES, THAT GAVE TO MT. CARMEL IN 2020

 

THE $ 30,000 SHORTFALL THRU 6/30/21 WOULD RESULT IN A $ 60,000 SHORTFALL FOR FULL YEAR 2021

 

$ 60,000 FULL YEAR 2021 SHORTFALL ÷ 116 GIVING UNITS = $517 SHORTFALL PER GIVING UNIT

 

$ 517 SHORTFALL PER GIVING UNIT ÷ 52 WEEKS = ABOUT $10 PER GIVING UNIT PER WEEK

 

THINGS THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $10 THAT COULD BE GIVEN UP TO HELP MT. CARMEL:

 

1.       ONE CHICK-FIL-A DELUXE CHICKEN SANDWICH MEAL

2.       ONE WAFFLE HOUSE ALL STAR SPECIAL & COFFEE

3.       TWO MOCHA FRAPPACHINO’S AT STARBUCKS

 

 

WE APPRECIATE ALL GIFTS TO MT. CARMEL AND WE RECOGNIZE NOT EVERYONE THAT GIVE CAN INCREASE THEIR GIVING BY OVER 20%

 

WE ASK ALL THAT GIVE TO MT. CARMEL TO GIVE UP AT LEAST ONE CHICK-FIL-A MEAL PER WEEK AND INSTEAD GIVE THE $10 COST OF THAT MEAL TO THE CHURCH; FOR THOSE ABLE TO GIVE EVEN MORE THAN ONE MEAL PER WEEK, YOUR GENEROSITY TO MT. CARMEL IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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