If you missed it in the service, Sunday December 2, or want to share it with a friend, the ministry budget video can be viewed below. The full text follows.
Budget Presentation Script 2019
Final November 28, 2018 version for Worship Service December 2, 2018
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| 2019 Proposed
Ministry Budget |
The budget of the church is a numerical picture of the ministry plan for the year. |
| The budget is not merely an accounting document.
It reflects our hopes, dreams and the determination to live out our life in Christ together. |
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| National, State and Local Ministry Partners | National, State and Local Ministry Partners |
| CBF logo | The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is our denominational home. |
| As a part of CBF, we support worldwide missions of evangelism, support new and existing churches and meet human needs brought on by crises and poverty. | |
| 7%
Over CBF logo |
Seven percent of our offerings will go to CBF. |
| The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida | The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida ministers here in our state, providing support for local congregations as well as direct support for ministry centers in places of dire need. |
| 2% CBF of Florida | Two percent of our offering goes to the CBF of Florida. |
| HUM /UB Pantry | In our local area, we provide funds for the life- changing efforts of Halifax Urban Ministries and the food ministry of the United Brethren Pantry. |
| HUM
UB Pantry ½% |
Each of these will receive one-half percent of our offerings. |
| $27,953 | Almost $28,000 is the total budget for these four ministry partners. |
| Local Church Ministries
Over video |
Local Church Ministries |
| Education
Worship Fellowship Missions Personnel support |
The local ministries of this church include education, worship, fellowship, missions and personnel support. |
| Children | Our ministry to children is one of the highest priorities of this congregation. Literature, healthy snacks, retreats, and teaching equipment are all a part of the budget of our children’s work. |
| $3,000 | $3,000 is the resource the church will be providing for our children’s work. |
| Youth | Our work with youth helps them to transition from childhood to adulthood. |
| In the church youth program, adult role models and Christian teaching are augmented | |
| with mission projects and worship opportunities presenting youth with healthy Christian alternatives for their lives. | |
| The funds will be used for refreshments, educational materials, transportation and other expenses for the program. | |
| $2,100 | $2,100 is the resource the church will provide for the Youth program. |
| Adult Ministry | The Adult Ministry includes the literature and supplies for adult Bible study. |
| SS quarterly/class | Even though many adult classes pay for their own Sunday school quarterlies, we budget as if that were not the case. |
| Class LS | The church is grateful that the classes reimburse much of this expense. |
| $4,000 | $4,000 is the resource the church will provide for adult ministries. |
| Senior Adult Ministries | Senior adult ministries sponsors trips, programs and for adults over fifty-five. |
| The funds the church will provide will bring entertainment, food and assistance for people unable to fund their own participation in senior adult activities. | |
| $1,100 | $1,100 is the resource the church will provide for Senior Adult ministries. |
| Counseling Ministry | The Counseling ministry is an investment in the lives of individuals and families. Central is blessed with a committed counselor in Joan Rademacher. |
| Joan donates the fees she receives to the church. | |
| In addition, the Counseling Committee not only oversees and encourages Joan’s work, they also supply encouraging tracts to people in crisis. | |
| $1,825 | About $1,800 is the resource the church will provide for the Counseling Ministry |
| Homebound Ministry | Homebound ministry involves care for those who can no longer get out of their homes for worship and ministry. |
| The funds are used to encourage the homebound in their relationship to the rest of the congregation. | |
| $100 | $100 is the resource that will help facilitate the homebound ministry. |
| Hospitality
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Hospitality encompasses a wide variety of ministries, enabling those who come to our activities to experience a welcoming and safe environment. |
| Family Night | The hospitality budget includes, for example, the additional cost of our Family Night suppers not covered by the money collected, |
| Night Parking Lot | As well as the Wednesday night security guard. |
| $3,000 | $3,000 is proposed for Hospitality. |
| Missions | The Missions budget enables the mission trips that we take each year. |
| Chili cookoff | Although there are fund-raising activities throughout the year that off-set the cost of these activities, the budgeted amount anticipates these expenditures. |
| $4,000 | $4,000 is proposed for the missions budget. |
| Music and Worship
Choir with music |
The budget item for music and worship reflects the costs of purchasing anthems |
| Choir | and the maintenance of our instruments. |
| $500 | $500 is the proposed budget for these aspects of music and worship. |
| $19,625 | About $20,000 is the total for this part of our budget related to Local Church Ministries. |
| Staff Support
Payroll $235, 500. |
The staff of Central Baptist Church leads the congregation in fulfilling the calling of God for ministry. |
| Our church payroll includes the salaries of our Pastor, | |
| our Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Outreach, | |
| our Church Secretary, | |
| our Financial Secretary. | |
| our Custodian, | |
| our (interim) Youth Director, | |
| our (interim) Music Director, | |
| our Pianist, | |
| our Organist, | |
| and our nursery workers. | |
| Payroll fees and taxes: $15,200 | Some of the additional costs of our staffing are mandated by the government. |
| Worker’s Compensation: $2500
Other benefits: $3,000 |
Some costs are to protect the staff and the church from catastrophic costs should an unforeseen event occur, |
| Retirement for our full-time ministerial staff: $12,750 | and some provide for the future security of our full- time staff. |
| $268,950 | About $270,000 is the cost of staffing our church for ministry. |
| Supportive Ministries | Supportive Ministries |
| For the church to minister in this time and place, there are supportive costs most of which are not discretionary. | |
| The Building and Grounds Committee | The Building and Grounds committee keeps our physical space functional and comfortable. |
| They supervise the repairs, maintenance and replacement of the physical plant and property. | |
| $8,750 | $8,750 is the proposed budget for the Building and Grounds support ministry. |
| Media Supply and Support | Media Supply and Support provides audio visual and internet support for the church. |
| Our internet presence, our sound amplification in the sanctuary and other media projects are funded through this item. | |
| $500 | $500 is need for this ministry. |
| church bus | Our church bus is kept in excellent mechanical condition by a group of dedicated and competent church members. |
| $500 | $500 is the budgeted expenses for their work for this year. |
| Church office | The church office coordinates church activities and ministries. |
| It is the office that keeps us informed about the needs of our members and the opportunities we have to serve our Lord through the church. | |
| Paper, pens pencils, printouts, brochures, copies and phone calls are the stuff of this ministry. | |
| $15,000 is budgeted for the church office. | |
| Publicity | Publicity is the way those outside our congregation find out what we are doing to fulfill our calling from God. |
| $300 | $300 is budgeted for the ministry of publicity. |
| Taxes & Fees | Taxes and fees meet our obligations to our community and to the agencies that we depend upon for their services. |
| $1,000 | This item is in the church budget for taxes and fees. |
| $26,050 | About $26,000 is the total budget for all these Supportive Ministries. |
| Insurance, etc. | |
| $57,000 | Insurance protects the property, the staff and the congregation from a variety of losses. The church is providing $57,000 for this purpose. |
| $500 | Everyone who comes into contact with children and youth in a church sponsored position must have a background screening. |
| $57,500 | $57,500 is budgeted for insurance and background checks. |
| Utilities | |
| Gas: $1,300
Electricity: $28,000 Telephone: $4,600 Water: $12,800 |
Utilities are necessary for the effective use of our buildings. Through paying these utilities, we enable the more visible ministries of the church to happen. |
| $46,700 | A total of $46,700 is budgeted for utilities. |
| Self-funded Ministries | |
| There are two areas of ministry where the expenses are determined by the gifts toward those expenses. | |
| We help people who come by the church seeking assistance. | |
| $800 | $800 is budgeted for assistance. |
| Flowers | During the seasons of Easter and Christmas, members of the congregation purchase flowers to decorate the sanctuary. |
| $500 | $500 is in the budget for flowers. |
| $1,300 | $1,300 is the total for these self-funded ministries. |
| Children And Youth Retreats | Children And Youth Retreats |
| We pay for our retreats for children and youth by fundraising activities and by fees to participants. | |
| $12,000 | $12,000 is the budget for these retreats. |
| $460,078 | About $460,000 is our total budget for 2019. |
| $448,078 | Taking out the funds for the retreat, our net budget is just over $448,000. |
| There is much ministry to be done in this church in the budget year of 2019. With God’s help we will be able to meet the challenges. | |
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