Reviewing the Situation: Financial Insights from Southampton District Synod
Delve into the financial matters discussed at the Southampton District Synod, covering local, national, and Methodist Connexion perspectives. Explore challenges, statistics, and questions on resources and funds for churches and circuits.
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Reviewing the Situation: Finance! Southampton District Synod Saturday 18thSeptember 2021
Reviewing the Situation The wider Methodist Connexion Local District, Circuit and Church situations Pensions and the future Conversation and questions
Reviewing the National Situation The Central Services Budget Focus on God For All: the Connexional Strategy for Evangelism and Growth Ongoing reductions in expenditure and assessments.
Reviewing the Local Situation Like the weather a mixed picture. Many struggling Some flourishing A few very comfortable for years to come Where do your Circuit and Churches find themselves?
Some Southampton statistics (2020) 12 Circuits 160 Churches 7,785 Methodist members 1,525 LEP members 172 Ministers 60 in the active work 13 chaplaincy and other 99 supernumerary
300,000,000 Three hundred million pounds
Cook Islands South Pacific Walkie-Talkie building 30 Fenchurch Street, London
14,250,000 Across your District?
89,000 per church
Questions for your Treasurer How much money do we have at the Central Finance Board? How much money do we have in our bank accounts?
A challenge for our Church What can we, as local Churches, as Circuits and as a District, do differently to identify the resources (people, buildings, money) we have and use that treasure more effectively to share the Good News of Jesus Christ?
Thoughts for these times Look to your mission plans your priorities Use your reserves this is why we have them Be generous it belongs to God, not us
Eularia Clarke The Five Thousand The Methodist Modern Art Collection
Reviewing the Pension Situation Current deficit on Pension Schemes Securing the future of retirement benefits Pensions are a cost of current and past ministry A plea for faithful generosity
Reviewing the Situation Conversation and Questions
