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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
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TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.6
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
FEBRUARY 8, 1985
After a very small increase in income for December, January started off
very well with a 15.5% increase over the previous January.
This is en
couraging for the beginning of a new year and is several percentage points
above projected income. As a result, our bank balances have increased a
little more than expected for the month. We hope and pray that this trend
continues, or even improves. The reserves need to be higher, as I have men
tioned several times previously.
We are watching departmental expenses carefully and are pleased to report
that they were below budget for January. It is hoped that they will remain
under budget throughout the year.
During the recent Regional Directors Conference, most of the business mana
gers from the regional offices were also able to attend. On the last Friday
of the meetings, they, along with some of the Regional Directors, were
taken on a tour of the Accounting, Personnel and Data Processing Depart
ments. This gave them an opportunity to meet some of the people they regu
larly interface with by mail or phone. They were also able to see the other
employees at work and to observe our data processing equipment in opera
tion.
Afterward there was a seminar relating to business and financial subjects
of interest to all. Topics covered included banking, data processing, bud
·geting, accounting and auditing. We believe this information will enable
all offices to function more uniformly and work together as a worldwide
team.
During December, auditors from Arthur Andersen were on campus doing prelim
inary work on the 1984 audit. During January they were gone, but they have
now returned to complete their work. Not only does this require the work of
their staff from now through April, but also the full-time efforts of five
employees in our General Ledger section of the Accounting Department.
Other employees here and in the regional offices will also need to do con
siderable work to complete this large annual task.
The auditors, in cooperation with our employees, will produce several cer
tified audits covering the Church, College, and Foundation, both for the
United States and worldwide.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Nineteen French-speaking ministers and 27 U.S. ministers and their wives
have arrived on campus as we begin the 13th session of the Ministerial Re
freshing Program. We are thoroughly enjoying the lively wit and charm of
the French-speaking ministers, just as we did the Spanish-speaking minis
ters preceding them. It is inspiring to realize that God has given us such
growth that He now has ministers in various parts of the world who do not
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