COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1996--Table 12-- Congregational Expenditures -- 1995 to 1996

Comparative Statistics 1996
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Table 12
Congregational Expenditures — 1995 and 1996

Expenditures 1996 1995 Increase
(Decrease)
Per Member
1996
Percent
of Total
Local Program  $1,495,168,414  $1,423,782,983  $71,385,431  $568.19  66.38%
Local Mission  $114,306,273  $106,655,484 $7,650,789 $43.44 5.07%
Capital Expenditures $324,078,294 $325,776,061 $(1,697,767) $123.16 14.39%
Investment Expenditures $110,933,100 $106,125,675 $4,807,425 $42.16 4.92%
Per Capita Apportionment $35,973,861 $36,223,317 $(249,456) $13.67 1.60%
Validated Mission2 $124,934,876 $122,428,316 $2,506,560 $47.48 5.55%
 Presbytery General Mission $39,742,214 $42,612,272 $(2,870,058) $15.10 38.34%
Synod General Mission  $11,932,366 $13,819,270 $(1,886,904) $4.53 11.51%
General Assembly Mission  $51,986,838 $53,346,231 $(1,359,393) $19.76 50.15%
Other Mission  $47,121,248 $44,671,107 $2,504,141 $17.91 2.09%
Total Expenditures  $2,252,516,066 $2,165,602,943 $86,907,123 $856.01 100.00%

1Data collected from congregations' reports on the Session Annual Statistical Report form.

2Validated Mission refers to all monies disbursed for PC(USA)-related causes not considered local program or mission. The totals on this line include amounts shown on the three following lines for Presbytery General Mission, Synod General Mission, and General Assembly Mission as well as other amounts not shown. (Amounts shown on these three lines (in italics) are from the Corporate Administrative Services Report, not from the Session Annual Statistical Report form.)


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Synod and Presbytery Rankings Based on Per Member Validated Mission Expenditures

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