Comparative Statistics 1998
Research Services
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Table 12
PCUSA Congregational Expenditures -- 1997 and 1998


 Expenditures
1998
1997

Increase
(Decrease)

Per Member
1998

Percent of
Total

Local Program

Local Mission

Capital Expenditures

Investment Expenditures


Per Capita Apportionment


Validated Mission

Presbytery General Mission

Synod General Mission

General Assembly Mission

 $ 1,622,434,414

$ 128,966,175

$ 399,426,370

$ 151,622,443


$ 37,822,596


$ 131,344,496

$ 39,564,803

$ 10,279,843

$ 55,798,710

 $ 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

 $ 43,598,187

$ 5,013,431

$ 46,189,481

$ 18,906,181


$ 388,753


$ 3,670,872

$ (553,372)

$ (162,499)

$ 1,540,180

 $ 626.99

$ 49.84

$ 154.36

$ 58.59


$ 14.62


$ 50.76

$ 15.29

$ 3.97

$ 21.56

 64.15%

5.10%

15.79%

6.00%


1.50%


5.19%

37.45%

9.73%

52.82%

Other Mission $ 57,495,358 $ 55,696,975 $ 1,798,383 $ 22.22 2.27%
Total Expenditures $ 2,529,111,852 $ 2,409,546,564 $ 119,565,288 $ 977.37 100.00%

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

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 Mission Support Services, not from the Session Annual Statistical Report form.)

Go to: Comparative Statistics 1998 Table 13
PCUSA Synod and Presbytery Rankings Based on Per Member Validated Mission Expenditures -- 1998

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