How your Pentecost Offering gift is used
The following links list projects supported by each of the three programs that receive Offering funds. Please note that these projects are not identical to those that might be funded in the future, as funding decisions are made each year by committees of elected representatives. While some of the specific grants will change, the overall profile of the grants will change relatively little from one year to the next.
Financial Summary for 2011
2011 Pentecost Offering Receipts $1,263,807
This figure includes the estimated 40 percent ($505,523) retained by congregations for ministries with children at risk in local communities. The General Assembly Mission Council’s allocation of the Pentecost Offering was used as follows:
Ministries with Youth and Young Adults (60 percent) . $758,284
Disbursements (after expenses)
- Child Advocacy: $91,151
- Ministries with Youth: $235,410
- National Young Adult Volunteers : $117,677
- International Young Adult Volunteers : $117,677
Total Pentecost Offering Disbursements $561,915
Expenses
- Fundraising Costs : $158,454
- Shared Services Allocation: $37,915
Total Expenditures (26.5 percent** of receipts) $196,369
** Fundraising costs are 13 percent when taken as a percentage of estimated churchwide proceeds.
2011 Expenditures
- Child Advocacy
- Ministries with Youth
- National Young Adult Volunteers
- International Young Adult Volunteers
