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Dollars
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“Where
Do Your General Assembly Mission Dollars Go?”
Presbyterians are generous. We gave over $2 billion through
the church last year for the sake of the gospel. We do more
together than we do separately. So where do all those mission
dollars go? Contributions received by the General Assembly flow
into two different streams. The first is used for discerning
through our elected commissioners, assemblies, and the Office
of the General Assembly (OGA); the second is used for doing
through the work of the General Assembly Council (GAC).
How do those elder and minister commissioners get to the General
Assembly meetings, anyway?
Who benefits from our Higher Education Student Financial Aid
program?
How much is spent on missionaries, and how many mission workers
are currently serving around the world?
For answers to these and other questions, you can turn to a
new Web site called “Dollars and Sense.” It is designed
as a cooperative effort among the wide variety of offices and
programs that benefit from your mission giving to the General
Assembly. |
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2005 General Assembly Per Capita Budget
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General Assembly
Meeting Services
meeting & travel expenses |
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$428,413 |
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GA Permanent and
Special Committees
meeting & travel expenses for 9 committees |
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$504,375 |
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Polity, History,
and Ecumenical Work
constitutional services, historical society, ecumenical
commitments |
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$5,005,272 |
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Shared Expenses
Stated Clerk and Moderator offices, governing bodies, communication
& technology |
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$2,719,927 |
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General
Assembly Council Committees/Administration
meetings, Executive Director’s office, advisory &
advocacy committee expenses |
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$3,551,376 |
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Outstanding Apportionments
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$350,000 |
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Total
2005 Per Capita Budget |
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$12,559,363 |
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| Per capita (per member) dollars
support the General Assembly as well as the work of presbyteries
and synods. In 2003, the median per capita rate among presbyteries
was $18.84, of which $5.44 supported the General Assembly. |
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2005 General Assembly Council
Mission Budget
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| Congregational Ministries |
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$20,201,050 |
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| National Ministries |
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$23,998,200 |
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| Worldwide Ministries |
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$40,253,169 |
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Mission Initiative:
“Joining Hearts and Hands”
$40 million fund-raising effort for mission personnel and
church development |
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$900,000 |
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Mission Funding
and Stewardship
Coordinate PC(USA) efforts in raising mission funds
and stewardship training |
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$1,812,038 |
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Mission Partnership
Funding
Unrestricted revenue share with certain synods based upon
consultation with all synods |
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$3,623,737 |
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Board of Pensions
and Extra Commitment
Offering Agency Christmas Joy funds shared with BOP and
ECO funds received on behalf of third-party agencies |
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$6,361,940 |
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Support Services
Executive Director’s office, finance and accounting,
distribution, technology |
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$12,657,021 |
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Shared Expenses
Insurance, building operations, capital replacement reserves,
independent audit, and contingency |
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$4,580,270 |
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Total 2005 Mission Budget
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$114,387,431 |
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