Fast Facts: September/October 05

Out of every dollar spent in a local Church of the Nazarene last year, nine cents went to missions. Twenty-three cents went to pay for buildings, including indebtedness on the properties, while seven cents supported our districts and colleges. Figures for staff expenses were only available in Canada and the United States, where twenty-nine cents of each dollar went for salaries, benefits, and housing allowances. These are the breakdowns of money spent in major categories, as reported by the 2004 assemblies:

23 cents for buildings and

debt

29 cents for staff costs*

30 cents for other local

expenses (outreach,

literature, utilities,

programs, and so on)*

4.5 cents for district

support

3.5 cents for educational

support

8.5 cents for World

Evangelism Fund, approved

specials, and sponsorship

of new churches

1.5 cents for other general

support (primarily Pensions

programs) *Ratio based on figures from Canada and the U.S., since world areas did not report these categories.

 

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