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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.18
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
MAY 4, 1984
The big news in the financial area in April was the holy day offerings. The
Church responded enthusiastically to Mr. Armstrong's member and co-worker
letter in April concerning these offerings. The first day
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s offering for
the United States was 34.6% above last year!
The second day dropped a
little bit to an increase of 26.1%. When averaged out, these offerings were
30.3% more than last year.
For this very substantial increase over last year, we here on the staff are
most grateful. I know that Mr. Armstrong is also very pleased, and, more
importantly, the Head of the Church, Jesus Christ, is pleased with such a
good increase. Thank you for your part.
While we were having such tremendous holy day offerings, the month
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s in
crease in general contributions or regular tithes and offerings was lower
than normal. The month of April ended with a 2.8% increase in this donation
category. However, when all of the donation income for the month was put
together, we had an increase of 15.6% over last April. This is up from re
cent months and has changed the year-to-date increase from 12.4% at the end
of March to 13.5% at the end of April.
We were able to get through the traditionally low spring period before the
holy day offerings without any cash flow crisis and without borrowing from
the bank, as we used to do years ago. We have also received a very fine
response to Mr. Armstrong's letter concerning the Feast of Tabernacles and
the tithe of the tithe. Offerings for this purpose were 35% more during
April 1984 than for April of last year, with the year-to-date increase
being about 32%.
Arthur Andersen & Co. has completed the United States audit, and it has been
distributed to certain large business and banking firms which normally get
such reports. The worldwide audit is not quite complete yet, but should be
in a few more days.
Now that we have had such good spring offerings, I hope that everyone is
also preparing for an increased offering on the day of Pentecost next
month!
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Jerusalem Feast Site Still Open
For your information, there is still room available for the Jerusalem
festival site. If any brethren in your area would like to attend the Feast
of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, they may call Gil Tours in Philadelphia at
800/223-3855 or 215/568-6655 for information and application forms. A full
recap of the information we sent you earlier in the year will be printed in
the May 7 WORLDWIDE NEWS.