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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 4, NO. 36
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
September 3, 1982
SEPTEMBER 3, 1982
The financial news for the U.S. is improved and therefore encouraging for
August. From a disappointingly low year-to-date increase of only 7.6% last
month, it has risen to 9.8% this month. You may recall that July had less
income than the previous year by almost one percent. August, 1982 showed a
remarkable turnaround to 27.3% more than August, 1981.
We have been trying very hard for several months to hold expenses down to a
minimum, even though this has hurt a bit in some areas. This effort is
paying off. We have returned almost a half million dollars back to reserves
this month that had previously been spent. So far for the year, we have
spent about one and three-fourths million dollars more than received.
Prospects are that we will pay this back in the next month or two. We hope
to end the year with some reserves added.
I am sure the prayers of the membership have been largely responsible for
this turnaround. Even though the change is not large, it is still quite
encouraging.
Don't forget to remind and exhort your congregations about the soon-coming
Holy Day offerings. So far this year we have received only 8.8% more in
such offerings than last year. When we are in a recession like the present,
it will take planning, extra effort and sacrifice to have good offerings.
Those who are able will need to give more to make up for those who can't
because of unemployment or limited employment.
We hope and pray that the increase will grow more and more so that we can
again allocate significant increases to particularly the radio, TV and
publishing areas.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Questions and Answers
Question: Should Spokesman Club meetings ever be held on the Sabbath, or
started before sundown on the Sabbath? It would be a matter of
convenience to those who must travel 60 to 100 miles for services
to have Club on the Sabbath, or to begin before sundown.
Answer:
Even though Spokesman Clubs are of great value in training begot
ten sons of God, meetings should not be conducted on God's Sab
bath. Keeping the Sabbath holy should be uppermost in our minds
on this day.