2008 Proposed Church Budget
Your time, talents, treasures, and prayers, in action for our Lord
Central and its members serve the Lord through scores of ministries supported by the budget. These ministries serve within and beyond the walls of Central. In 2007, we saw the "amazing things" that God has done amongst us. In 2008, we are seeking to grow our ministries with our new facilities and with increased emphasis on extending Central's outreach to the community.
The Annual Meeting is a time of celebration and commitment to Central's ministries. The Session asks for your support of this plan for service in terms of your talents, time, treasures, and prayers.
Our budget for 2008 is shown below in terms of major ministry groupings. The brief explanation for each grouping highlights changes.
The 2008 Unified Budget of $1,994,485
| Missions | $486,608 | (25 cents of every dollar) |
|---|---|---|
| Central continues its commitment to reaching out with spiritual hope and funding for needed goods and projects. We help to support 93 missionaries and organizations locally and globally. We contribute finances and the willing hands and feet of our congregation to 25 different organizations, touching the homeless, the poor, the broken, the incarcerated, youth and seeking adults in Baltimore. Internationally, most of our support enables nationals in ministry within their native countries. We are involved abroad in seminaries, micro-enterprise projects, hospitals, church plants, literacy and translation work and relief aid. Throughout the year, we encourage and help finance Central people going on short-term mission experiences. We are growing in our understanding that missions is not a program, but a life-style decision for every Christ-follower in obedience to the Lord. | ||
| Leadership | $95,779 | (5 cents of every dollar) |
| Strong, well-trained, experienced leadership must be in place in order for effective ministry to occur. This category represents the investments associated with Leadership activities, including strategic planning by the Senior Leadership team; costs for the Session; and leadership equipping and development costs. | ||
| Worship | $278,490 | (14 cents of every dollar) |
| Central's investment in diverse and high quality worship experiences will continue to be a priority in 2008. The three Sunday morning worship services are especially designed experiences that provide different styles of worship for our congregation. In addition, Central's music program continues to support the multiple approaches of worship of the True and Living God. | ||
| Congregational Equipping & Care | $223,713 | (11 cents of every dollar) |
| In order to have a solid foundation for impacting the world, we must be sure that we are effectively equipping and caring for the members of our church community. This area is critical to the fulfillment of our mission. Ministries in this area include Alpha, Small Groups, Adult Christian Education, and the continuing service of the Diaconate Ministry. | ||
| Young Adult Ministry | $80,249 | (4 cents of every dollar) |
| This is a place where people in their twenties and early thirties can connect, grow, and serve God with their gifts and talents. The ministry theme is "spiritual permanence for transient people." The plan for the upcoming year is to continue with social activities, small groups, and other elements of the current ministry. We are developing more small groups for young adults, training new leaders, and creating new teams within the ministry. With God's help, Central will continue to be instrumental in reaching local young adults for the Lord and raising up a new generation of Christian leaders. | ||
| Student Ministry | $124,676 | (6 cents of every dollar) |
| Students reaching out to their peers is what this ministry is about. As we continue to train students on how to do this, we are seeing growth happen in a steady way. "Storm" and "Whirlwind" are THE places to be on Sunday and Friday nights, respectively. And, that attitude is spreading rapidly throughout all our ministries as well as the community. Our small groups continue to grow and EOS provides an opportunity for students to help shape our ministry. | ||
| Children's Ministry | $141,364 | (7 cents of every dollar) |
| The purpose of God's Big Backyard is to come alongside the family in guiding children to grow into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and drive their roots deeper into the faith. There are over 250 kids registered for the Sunday morning programs, new children are visiting every week, and over 125 volunteers serving anywhere from once every week to those who give a few hours every week. Children's Ministry covers all aspects of teaching and worship for the smallest of the regular attendees and guests of Central Presbyterian - the children. From infant to fifth grade, God's Big Backyard is a safe and welcoming environment for children to worship and learn how to be Christ followers. | ||
| Buildings | $285,168 | (14 cents of every dollar) |
| To support Central's growing ministries, we must heat, light, clean, and maintain our large, expanding facilities seven days a week and fourteen hours most days. The facility provides the platform for supporting ministries. | ||
| Support | $278,438 | (14 cents of every dollar) |
| This provides for office staff, computers, copy machine and other administrative costs necessary to support the above growing ministries. Good management and faithful volunteers help to keep the growth in this area down. The need to support our many ministries is what drives the expenses in this area. | ||
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