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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TOTHEMINISTRYOFTHE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.6
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 10, 1984
In my report a month ago, I mentioned that we had ended 1983 with an
increase of approximately 12%.
However, January of every year usually
turns out to be erratic in income percentage increases, because we are
comparing smaller numbers with smaller numbers, and any slight change can
make a big difference. By the time we get to the end of the year, slight
changes have very little effect on the percentage of change.
With this in mind, it is no strange thing that January of this year was
quite erratic. We ended the first week with a 10% year-to-date increase,
the second week with 24.6%, the third week with 12%, and the fourth week
with 14.6%, ending the month with a 14.1% increase. This is a little higher
than the year of 1983.
Expenses overall were right on budget for the month. This, coupled with
income, shows a little gain in much needed cash reserves over a month ago.
However, present financial projections indicate that expected higher ex
penses in February will wipe out this gain.
We are hoping and praying that this upward trend of income will continue and
even improve during the year, and that expenses will be lower than
budgeted.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
New Zealand Year-end Report
1983 ended on a high note, with December
bringing in by far the highest ever monthly income total--an increase of
12.8% over last December. Income for the year as a whole was up by a very
fine 18.7%, despite a wage-price freeze, which has whittled the nation's
inflation rate down to 3.6%.
December also saw a large influx of mail, with 4,516 responses coming in
from Mr. Armstrong's latest semiannual letter--already a return of 17%. Of
those responding, 82% have requested YOUR AWESOME FUTURE, 74% have re
quested DID GOD CREATE A DEVIL?, and 89% have taken the opportunity to renew
their PLAIN TRUTH subscriptions.
Total mail count for December was 8,212, and for the whole year 72,275--a
decrease of 7.9% over last year. The major cause of the drop in mail was a
10.3% reduction in mail from the Pacific, due to our policy of restricting
growth in that area to manageable proportions.
For each item of mail that came into the office during the year, over 15
pieces were sent out. Total outgoing items numbered 1,127,195. Of this
figure, 14% were letters, 40% newsstand PLAIN TRUTHs, 36% subscription
PLAIN TRUTHs, and 10% other literature.