Hollister SDA Church
Church Finances
Financial Report
1/28/2012 Month to Date
Monthly Church Budget $ 8,996.00
Budget Donations $ 8,295.05
$ -700.95
Monthly Budget
Monthly Worthy Student Needed $ 1,500.00
Income $ 1,991.22
$ +491.22
YTD Worthy Student $ -538.50
Please Note
All tithing goes to the Conference (it is used to pay ministers, christian education, evangelism, etc)Offerings that is taken up on the 2nd and 4th weekends do not come to our church either (they support ministries outside of our local church as printed in the bulletin)To support your church, mark your tithe envelope “local church budget”

Church Budget Breakdown

Church Maintenance We have a $2.5 million church plant to maintain and take care of
Insurance Insurance for our church plant and for liability
Janitor So that our church can be neat and clean
Janitorial Supplies To enable the janitor to do the job
Miscellaneous To take care of unforseen expenses
Office & Printing This fund pays for the printing of the bulletins, prayer response cards, photocopier, paper, welcome packets, etc.
Taxes “Pay to Ceasar what is Ceasar’s”
Telephone Our church phones, which allows all of you to call from church should you need to
Utilities To keep us warm, give us lights, electricity, sound, music, etc.
Yardwork This is God’s home, our garden should make Him and visitors feel refreshed and welcome
Secretary She works very hard on the church records, bulletins, flyers, bulletin boards, mail boxes, supplies, etc
S/S Expense Your Sabbath School Lesson Quaterly is supplied free to you, but it costs us a lot of money
School Subsidy We believe in Christian Education and support our (yes, your) school
Worthy Student There are always students who cannot afford tuition, as a family we care and help
Evangelism Jesus called us to tell others about Him, His love and salvation
Personal Ministries Money spent to equip you to function in your church offices and evangelism
Social Committee Pays for the social functions we have
Men’s Ministries Men’s devotional books & breakfasts
Women’s Ministires Women’s events focusing on spirituality and reaching those who otherwise don’t come
Pathfinders Teaching our children to cope in a complex world by giving them values and skills