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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.42
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
NOVEMBER 2, 1984
My last report in the PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT was in early September. At
that time we were facing a very difficult time financially. As a result of
a meeting of the major department heads with Mr. Armstrong, and deferring
as many expenses as possible, we were able to keep sufficient money in the
bank prior to and during the Feast. Our bank reserves are still too low,
but we will endeavor to improve this situation during the next year by allo
cating more of the budget to reserves.
At this time, I can only give a preliminary financial report for the months
of September and October, as there are still some loose ends which will need
to be tied together before we have final figures for this period. First,
let me say that it appears the year-to-date increase through the end of Oc
tober is about 16%. This is a larger increase than we had had up to my last
report, for which we are very grateful. This has been brought about largely
as a result of our very good holy day offerings. The Feast of Trumpets of
fering was 20.6% more than last year; the Day of Atonement, 15.9%; the first
day of the Feast of Tabernacles, 13.5%; and the Last Great Day, 17.1%. All
of these offerings together are almost 17% more than last year's fall fes
tival offerings.
The per-person offering at one of our U.S. sites was almost $53 for the Last
Great Day. Two other sites had in excess of $40 per person and six other
sites had per-person offerings above $30. It certainly is encouraging and
gratifying to see that God's people are so generous in these special offer
ings, which are in addition to regular tithes and offerings.
At this point our expense record is not up to date. We hope to have this
information within a few days, and then we can see how we are doing expense
wise. Above-budget expenses were the problem we faced two months ago. At
this point I do not know whether that condition has improved or not. Hope
fully we will have all of this information and can give a more comprehensive
and accurate report on Church finances in time for the next WORLDWIDE NEWS.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
From the Netherlands Four hundred four brethren registered this year at
the Dutch-language Feast site at Hoogeveen, in the beautiful province of
Drenthe, the Netherlands. Of that number, 54 came from such areas as the
United States, Canada, Australia, the Philippines and Ireland.
Mr. Rod Matthews, his wife Ruth and their two sons were guests from Pasa
dena. Mr. Piet Michielsen, a Dutch-speaking minister from Grande-Prairie,
Alberta, Canada and his wife Joy were also guests. Most services were con
ducted in the Dutch language with simultaneous translation into English.