Here is the 2020 Budget Snapshot we recently mailed to pastors and church finance officials. This is a printable version. You may donwload the .pdf and use it as you need to in your church.
We also have a fuller version of the 2020 Budget, with all of the information in the Snapshot plus additional details about each of the askings.
We also made a smaller, black-and-white version with no pictures, if you only need the text information.
The Budget at a Glance explains the 2019 budget of Mission and Ministries of the South Georgia Conference. This “budget at a glance” provides a breakdown of the Conference budget into two parts to help pastors and congregants better understand how their apportionment dollars are spent.
Ever wonder how the average dollar given to a local United Methodist Church in South Georgia gets spent? Click here for a breakdown of these figures for 2019 (the most recent year we have). If you just want the chart, click here.
Click here to download the mission fund numbers for the Advance Specials and Plus Lane specials supported by our Annual Conference. The list is clearly divided into each of the 6 Lanes of Advance Special, and the Plus Lane for South Georgi, for easy reference.
Why do we apportion? Where does our money go? If you or anyone in your congregation is asking these questions, click here to find resources to help you find the answers.
The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) has created a great website to track your church, district, or annual conference statistics, and put them in easy-to-use graph form. Go to UMData.org and look up your local church, and run a few graphs on your attendance, Sunday School, or mission giving!