(updated 5/3/07 )

Ministry Plan > Budget

Our Budget for 2007: $ 1,115,793

(budget to underwrite specific expenses, including overhead but not including tasks, to be supported by extra fund solicitations which would be approved by the finance committee). View the budget for 2006 or 2005.

As of April 30, 2007, Contributions received = $311,255 which is $34,390 below the amount expected.

View the operations summary for the year to date

Ministry Descriptions

Staff-Parish Relations (SPR)

Salaries for full and part-time employees, nursery attendants, insurance, pension, payroll taxes

Age Level Ministries

Sunday School activities & supplies for children & adults: Bible studies, children's retreats, Vacation Bible School, Confirmation, senior adult activities, various children's activities, college ministries

Congregational Care

Evangelism, Health & Welfare, Family Events, Upper Room Devotional Guides, Library, Special Speakers, Funeral Meals

Youth

UMYF, mission projects and trips, retreats, Sunday School, senior scholarships

Music

New music for all choirs, music library supplies, instrument maintenance, instrumentalists for special services, youth choir tour

Missions

Duncanville Outreach, Missionary Support, Meals on Wheels, Compassionate Friends, Golden Cross, Methodist Mission Home, Good Samaritan Fund, Various North Texas Conference Missions

Worship

Communion, altar flowers, videos of Sunday services, various worship supplies

Administration

Office supplies for all ministry areas, postage, supplies for meetings and church events, website maintenance, advertising, newspaper, computer software upgraes and support

Apportionments

World Service, Ministerial Education, Black College Fund, Africa University, Campus Ministries, Texas Methodist Colleges, Lydia Patterson Institute, Mt. Sequoyah, Camping and Retreats, Conference Benevolences, Board of Pension, Insurance Subsidies, Administrative costs for the district, conference and bishop

Trustees

Church facilities maintenance and repair, parsonages maintenance and repair, utilities, insurance, office equipment leases, van maintenance and fuel