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/PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TOTHEMINISTRYOFTHE
WORLDWIDECHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.41
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 1, 1985
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
October Report
Since the Feast of Tabernacles many people have asked
me about the Holy Day offerings and how much more was received this
year than last • .
I would have liked to report about them earlier in the
"Pastor General's Report" to ministers or in the post-Feast edition of
"The worldwide News." The reason I did not is that all the factors
were not yet known1 in fact, some are still not known. The increases
for Trumpets, Atonement and the first day of Tabernacles did not reach
our budget estimates of a 12% increase, but averaged about 7% or 8%.
The Last Great Day appeared to be ·outstanding with a 32% increase.
This year members in the U.S. and Canada were asked to add any excess
Festival tithe to the offering, instead of turning it in separately.
That is possibly the reason for the unusually large increase. Until
the end of the year when all Festival tithe offerings are totaled, we
will not know for sure.
The Holy Day offerings for the year are approximately 9% more than
1984. The combined months of September-October are 7.5% more, and the
year-to-date stands at 10.4% more than last year.
These increases are not as great as we had hoped for in 1985, and do
not reach our income budget on which our expense budget was built.
During the year we have also increased our expenses considerably to
·take advantage of unusual and unexpected opportunities in media. As a
result of these factors, our cash reserves were lower than anticipated,
and were temporarily depleted at our expected low point just before the
Feast. This is the first time that has happened since I was made
treasurer. We must not permit this to happen again, so it is necessary
to trim back to where we can again have acceptable levels of reserves.
The Scriptures promise that God will supply our need1 in fact, Jesus
said that· before we even ask, God knows what the need is. I believe
God has supplied the need, but we possibly have sometimes not
adequately used those funds. Please pray that God will guide Mr.
Armstrong and all who are involved in any financi al aspect of the
Church to use the funds the way Be wants, and not the way we think may
be right.
IN THIS ISSUE
From Treasurer's Office • • • 1
From Church Administration . 2
From Editori al Services • • • 6
Mail Processing update • • • 7
The budget process for 1986 has
begun.
First for the interna
tional offices, then the U.S.
departments. This is a difficult
but essential task each year.
Your
prayers
and
financial
support are greatly needed and
appreci ated.
--Leroy Neff, _Treasurer
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