This week’s Tapestry includes an insert detailing the church’s proposed 2008 Ministry Fund budget.
The budget has been prepared by the Finance Committee and will be presented to the church in a called conference Wednesday, Dec. 12, at noon and 6 p.m.
The $3.78 million budget represents a 4.58 percent increase over the current year, for a total dollar increase of $161,751.
The proposed budget represents continuity in most areas.
One of the largest increases proposed in a ministry line item is a $7,000 increase in the Volunteers in Missions Fund. This fund helps offset the cost of Wilshire members participating in church-sponsored mission trips, such as travel to Busia, Kenya.
An increasing number of members are participating in trips such as KidsHeart Africa, as well as the spring break trip to the Mississippi Delta and the summer trip to the Texas-Mexico border. Additional international trips are expected to develop in 2008 as well.
The Volunteers in Missions Fund would increase from $15,000 to $22,000 in 2008.
Within the missions section, additional funding is proposed for ChristChurch Rockwell. The annual allocation would grow from $6,000 to $10,000.
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