A GIFT OF WEALTH
Building & Stewardship pledges will be turned in on:
Sunday, November 10th

Be sure you fill out BOTH Forms Operations and Building Pledge Commitment!

Gold Commitment 2003 Form (PDF) | Building Commitment 2003 Form (PDF)

We want you to spend time in prayer on this important decision for both the Building and Operating budgets!

THE TOP TEN REASONS TO INVEST YOUR
“GOLD” IN THE CHURCH…
10) “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.” Malachi 3:10 NIV
9) You’ll invest in your COMMUNITY through…
* Habitat for Humanity
* Gathering Place		 * DenUm
* Fleece Navidad
8) “A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the tree, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.” Leviticus 27: 30 NIV
7) You’ll invest in SENIOR ADULTS through ...
* Thanksgiving Baskets
* Wellness Team
* Family Homestead
 * Brothers Redevelopment
* Loaves & Fishes
* Painting Apartments
6) “A gift opens the way for the giver and ushers him into the presence of the great.” Proverbs 18: 24 NIV
5) You’ll invest in the CHILDREN through…
* Confirmation
* Haiti’s Boys School
* Urban Peak
 * Tough Love
* ’Undies’ Sunday
* Sunday School
4) “But just as you excel in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in love for us – see that you also excel in the grace of giving.” 2Corinthians 8: 7 NIV
3)
You’ll invest in YOURSELF through…
* Music Ministry
* United Methodist Men (UMM)		 * United Methodist Women (UMW)
* Disciple Bible Studies *P.R.E.P.
2) “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” I Peter 4: 10 NIV
1) God has COMMANDED us to do it!!
Your pledged gift, your financial commitment to the Lord, helps to insure our church will continue to strengthen our community and us. God has blessed us all in so many ways. It is our call, our challenge, to give back to the Lord what is his. Through your help, we can continue to do God’s work… Thank You and God Bless!

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the 10 reasons to give to the building fund…
  1. New Sanctuary.
  2. Expanded class room space, and room for many more class rooms in basement under Sanctuary
  3. Larger Narthex space where people can walk and talk without being crowded.
  4. Conversion of old sanctuary into all-purpose room.
  5. Better circulation through the Church. Present stairway is a mess during Sunday services.
  6. Space for coffee and conversation between church services.
  7. Space to hold all church suppers without going somewhere else.
  8. Improved office arrangement.
  9. Using our site to better view the mountains.
  10. Provide better facilities for weddings, receptions and other events.

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Smoky Hill United Methodist Church
Summary of Budgeted Cash Receipts and Expenditures for 2002

Below, you will see the 2002 Budgeted Surplus numbers.
This amount is only applicable if we all meet our 2002 pledges.

At the time of this printing (Mid-August), we are at 74% of our pledges for 2002.
In other words we are behind 26% of what we as a church committed to give for 2002.

Receipts:
Pledged Offerings $554,640
Non Pledged Offerings $69,500
Non Recurring Grant $36,000
Rent of Church Premises $30,000
Other Sources $12,800
Total Estimated Receipts $702,940


2002 Budgeted Surplus: $148,432

Current Rate of Collection: (74%) $414,206

Shortfall: (26%) $140,434

This collection rate is the lowest collection percent in the history of our church!
Expenditures:
Personnel $288,366
Administrative $29,810
Debt Service
Principal Payments		 $55,400
Debt Service
Interest Payment		 $4,881
Apportionments $58,246
Christian Education and
Sunday School		 $13,785
Music Department $6,380
Church Operations
(maintenance, utilities, etc.)		 $57,015
Youth Programs $12,900
Worship Services $15,395
Stewardship
 $12,330
Total Estimated Expenditures $554,508

Please take your pledge very seriously!

Weekly Giving Chart A | Weekly Giving Chart B

Pray about your 2003 commitment to the church, the future,
to your membership and to Christ!

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