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Is your stewardship committee trying to focus primarily on church finances? Or is your finance committee trying to focus on stewardship? Let us help you determine what method might work best for your congregation. We also have helpful resources to help you in presenting your budget information to others in your church.
Budget Booklets
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Information to assist your budget committee in compiling a budget.
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How to figure CP Giving as a percentage of Church Budget
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| How to Calculate Cooperative Program (CP) and Associational Missions (AM) Percentages and the Total Annual Church Budget |
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Calculation
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Annual Amount
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Your Church
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Total budget for all ministries other than Cooperative Program (CP) and Associational Missions (AM). Example: $100,000.
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$100,000
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Total percent to be given to CP and AM. Example: 10% to CP + 5% to AM = 15%.
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15%
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3.
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Actual percent of budget for all ministries other than CP and AM. Example: 100% - 15% = 85%.
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85%
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4.
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Total complete budget including CP and AM. Example: 100,000 / .85 = 117,647.06
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$117,647
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5.
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Amount budgeted for CP. Example: 117,647 x .10 = 11764.70. (Round to nearest dollar.)
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$11,765
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Amount budgeted for AM. Example: 117,647 x .05 = 5,882.35. (Round to nearest dollar.)
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$5,882
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7.
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Recheck the total budget. Total budget for all ministries other than CP and AM plus CP plus AM should equal the total complete budget.* (step 1 + step 5 + step 6 = step 4) Example: 100,000 + 11,765 + 5,882 = 117,647.
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$117,647
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*Note
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There could be a $1 difference in Step 7 due to rounding. If so use the Step 7 figure as the total budget.
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