Transcript Budget Presentation for 2008-2009

Budget Presentation
for 2008-2009
Presbytery of Hudson River
Presbytery of Hudson River
Called to Live Resurrection with Passion and
Partnership in a Changing World
We are:
 91 congregations
 8 Hudson Valley counties
 14,721 members
 181 ministers
 Current operating budget = $675,000
 Staff size: 7 including 4 part-timers
Presbytery Council
Organizational Structure
Each acts on behalf of the whole in its area of
responsibility
 Vision Ministries
 Congregation and Mission Ministries
 Vocation Ministries
 Stewardship Ministries
 Transformation Ministries
Narrative Budget
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”
John 11:25
 Budget prepared in support of the five ministries of
Presbytery Council
 Narrative format employed to communicate the
Presbytery’s mission of ministry
 Demonstrate that 91 congregations working
together can proclaim the Good News of the
Gospel more effectively than each congregation
working alone
Vision Ministries
Where are we going?
 Discovering God’s vision
 Changing church in a changing world
 Missional horizons before us
 Emerging church of the 21st century
Budget = $37,471
Congregation and Mission
Ministries
Who is the community?
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Partnerships and networks of congregations
Expressing our passions and needs
Education and resources
Presbyterian Women
Prison Ministry
Rural Migrant Ministry
Presbyterian Camps
Budget = $128,466
Vocation Ministries
Who is on the journey?
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Committee on Ministry
Committee on Preparation for the Ministry
Commissioned Lay Pastors
Clergy Compensation
Pensions
Budget = $135,207
Transformation Ministries
How are we getting there?
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Training and equipping for change
Looking at demographics realistically
Managing major congregation transitions
New church development
Budget = $86,478
Stewardship Ministries
What are the resources?
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Trustees
Budget, Finance, & Property Committee
Grants Approval Council
Committee on Representation
Faith and Order
Personnel
Budget = $306,385
Key Spending Assumptions
No additional FT staff, office relocation completed
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Staff COLA: 2.5%
Congregational Connections Presbyter: +$10,800
Legal expenses: $15,000 in the budget
Rent and utilities: $32,500 savings in Scarborough
Communications: $6,000 for IT/office technology
Congregational grants: $7,250 available for networking
Vision Ministries: $5,000 for continuing education
Holmes: $5,000 annual contribution like Stony Point
Key Spending Assumptions
Total expenses
 Five Ministries = $694,500
 Increase of $19,027 versus the 2007-2008
budget
Key Income Assumptions
A vision for the future of the Presbytery
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Mission treasury: $415,000
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Presbytery retains 68% of mission
Balance forwarded to Synod and General Assembly
Continued support at higher per capita
Per capita: $243,000
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Increase of $6 per member effective 1/1/08
Current per capita $25.99, Presbytery retains $15.50
Continued support from individual churches
Goal: cover 75% of operations and administration
Key Income Assumptions
Total Revenue
 Mission Treasury $415,000
 Per Capita
243,000
 Other
36,500
$694,500
 An increase of $19,500 versus 2007-08
Budget Summary
A small surplus, focused on mission
Mission
Per Capita
Other
Income
Expenses
Surpl./Deficit
Programs & Operations &
Outreach Administration
Total
$415,000
$415,000
$243,000 243,000
15,000
21,500
36,500
$430,000
$264,500 $694,500
298,864
395,143 675,000
$131,136
$130,663
$ 493
Presbytery Budget Trends
An end to budget deficits
 Budget 2006-2007
 Budget 2007-2008
 Budget 2008-2009
Deficit = ($28,989)
Balanced budget
Surplus = $493
Stewardship Action Steps
What has the Presbytery done to be a good steward of
our resources?
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Stewardship team – to increase mission pledges
Guidelines for hiring attorneys – to manage process
Pro bono attorneys – to conserve resources
Office relocation task force – to reduce rent
Grants Council – to channel resources to churches
Budget Approval Process
Two-step budget process to allow for questions,
discussion, and ownership
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First reading – Stony Point, May 20
Second reading and vote – Poughkeepsie, July 22
What does the Presbytery do for
your church?
So we, who are many, are one body in Christ,
and individually we are members of another.
Romans 12:5