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Top givers praised, thanked

Donegal Presbytery leads U.S. in total and per-member unrestricted giving

  
     
  by Jerry Van Marter  
             
 

RICHMOND, July 1 - The 216th General Assembly paused for a moment Wednesday to recognize and thank the presbyteries that in 2003 gave the most unrestricted funds - officially termed "basic mission support" - to General Assembly mission.

"Basic mission support allows us to put the church's dollars where they're needed most," said Vernon Carroll, chair of the General Assembly Council (GAC). "Tonight we're celebrating those presbyteries that have given extraordinary support to the church through basic mission support."

 
             
  Presbytery representatives received recognition for the Top Ten Presbyteries in Giving for 2003 for Basic Mission Support.
Presbytery representatives received recognition for the Top Ten Presbyteries in Giving for 2003 for Basic Mission Support. Basic Mission Support, the foundation upon which all Presbyterian mission is based, allows governing bodies to put dollars where they are most needed. [l-r, front] Christie Neagle, Mission Funding and Development; Sylvia Washer - Mission; Jack Hodges, Aleida Jernigan, and John Mahon - Cascades; Mary Sample - Lake Michigan; Jay Olsen - Alaska. [l-r, back] John Detterick, Executive Director of the General Assembly Council; Vernon Carroll - GAC Chair; Bill Mills - Carlisle; Philip Barrett - Des Moines; Allen Timm - Detroit Presbytery; Richard Malmberg - Southeast Illinois; Keith Geckeler and Jill Hudson - Whitewater Valley; Roger Uittenbogaard - Donegal; Fred Ryle - Grace; Wayne Yost - Kiskiminetas. Photo by Danny Bolin 		 
             
 

Carroll singled out Donegal Presbytery in Pennsylvania, which led all 173 presbyteries in 2003 in total unrestricted giving and in per-member unrestricted giving.

Three other presbyteries - Cascades, Lake Michigan and Carlisle - finished in the top 10 in both categories. The top-giving presbyteries received plaques from Carroll, GAC Executive Director John Detterick and General Assembly Moderator Rick Ufford-Chase.

The top 10 presbyteries in total basic mission support, in order: Donegal, Cascades, Philadelphia, Chicago, Lake Michigan, Carlisle, Grace, Mission, Detroit and Whitewater Valley.

The top 10 in per-member basic mission support: Donegal, Carlisle, Santa Fe, Southeastern Illinois, Lake Michigan, Cascades, Redwoods, Des Moines, Kiskiminetas and Alaska.		  
             
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