Comparative Statistics 1997
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Table 12
PC(USA) Congregational Expenditures -- 1996 and 19971

Expenditures 1997 1996 Increase
(Decrease)
Per Member
1997

Percent of
Total

Local Program

Local Mission

Capital Expenditures

Investment Expenditures

Per Capita Apportionment

Validated Mission2

Presbytery General Mission

Synod General Mission

General Assembly Mission

$ 1,578,836,227

$ 123,952,744

$ 353,236,889

$ 132,716,262

$ 37,433,843

$ 127,673,624

$ 40,118,175

$ 10,442,342

$ 54,258,530

$ 1,495,168,414

$ 114,306,273

$ 324,078,294

$ 110,933,100

$ 35,973,861

$ 124,934,876

$ 39,742,214

$ 11,932,366

$ 51,986,838

$ 83,667,813

$ 9,646,471

$ 29,158,595

$ 21,783,162

$ 1,459,982

$ 2,738,748

$ 375,961

$ (1,490,024)

$ 2,271,692

$ 605.11

$ 47.51

$ 135.38

$ 50.86

$ 14.35

$ 48.93

$ 15.38

$ 4.00

$ 20.80

65.52%

5.14%

14.66%

5.51%

1.55%

5.30%

38.27%

9.96%

51.76%

Other Mission $ 55,696,975 $ 47,121,248 $ 8,575,727 $ 21.35 2.31%
Total Expenditures $ 2,409,546,564 $ 2,252,516,066 $ 157,030,498 $ 923.48 100.00% 

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

2 Validated 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 Members Validated Mission Expenditures -- 1997

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