new rochelle, ny december 7, 2010. 89 congregations 8 hudson valley counties 13,930 members 171...
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New Rochelle, NYNew Rochelle, NYDecember 7, 2010December 7, 2010
89 congregations 8 Hudson Valley counties 13,930 members 171 ministers 2011 budget proposal = $624,400 Staff size:1 full-time, 5 part-time, 2
volunteers
Each Ministry acts on behalf of the whole in its area of responsibility
Vision Ministries Congregation and Mission
Ministries Vocation Ministries Stewardship Ministries Congregational Change Ministries
Conversations about change Discovering God’s vision Evangelism initiative
Port Jervis, Marlboro-Highland, New Hempstead
Jill Hudson Leadership Day
100 people
Percept profiles Technology in the Church Workshops
Budget = $32,200
Peru Partnership A team of 10 from HRP visited Peru October Quest 130 Pastors and Elders Prison Partnership Seeking justice and building
relationships in the prison community
Support for Mission and EducationPresbybuild, International Mission, Social Creed
Social Creed Initiative Presbyterian Women Presbybuild Prison Ministry
48 churches, 30 sermons Rural Migrant Ministry Presbyterian Camps = $41,900 Project Development = $6,000
Budget = $116,000
Committee on Ministry (2010)
End of First Year Reviews
4 congregations Pastor Nominating Committee
Support
32 congregations Triennial Leadership Conversations
4 congregations
Committee on Preparation for the MinistryMandated psychological assessments
Book support at seminary
Commissioned Lay Pastors On-going Seminars includes those in-training
Clergy Retreat19 pastors
Clergy Support Fundcareer assessment, personal emergencies, etc.
Healthy Congregation Mediation Team Engagement with 6 congregations
Sexual Misconduct Workshops Mandated Boundary Workshops in 2011
Healthy Congregation Workshops
3 congregations
Budget = $132,600
Training and equipping for change Multi-cultural ministry The Clearing
5 Congregations and 7 Pastors
Transformation Grants = $20,000 Adaptive Change/Coaching Skills Training
30 Pastors, 10 Elders, 27 Congregations
Yonkers Initiative Support Grant = $10,000 Budget = $60,500
Available to be disbursed in (2010):
Challenge to Change $116,450 Peacemaking $4,000 Synod Partnership Grants $30,000
with NYC and LI Presbyteries Self-Development of People $11,000
from One Great Hour of Sharing
Preaching and Worship
24 congregations
Session Visits 20 congregations
Head of Staff
retreat and meetings, evaluation and support
49 Pastor-to-Pastor Conversations
Installations and Celebrations
Jubilee River Cruise, Monroe, Hortonville, Monticello,
Germonds, Kingston, Beacon, Freedom Plains United
Resource for: Vision, Congregational Change, COM ,
Stewardship, Nominations, Personnel, Jubilee Team,
Budget, Finance and Property Committee
Clerk of Session/Polity Questions10-15 per week – 20 during overture season
Annual Clerks of Session Training - Approx. 75 clerks gathered for minutes reading and professional development
Training for new clerks – approx. 15 attending Regional Officer Training
8 church session + 1 with Deacons2010 Worship Leadership & Preaching Training (9 hours) for 17 Sullivan County Elders
Preaching24 churches; 36 services; 1 Presbytery Worship
Special Services - Hortonville Anniversary, Suffern Celebration, Highland Jubilee; Ordinations & Installations
Presbytery Communicationswww.hudrivpres.org
Mission CoordinationStaff to CAMMPeru Partnership
Other Mission Support
October Quest Presbytery Meeting Support
Worship preparationTechnological support
Congregational Visits & Preaching
Trustees Stewardship Team
72 congregations trained Budget, Finance, & Property
Office rent & expensesTechnology & communications
Nominations Personnel Team
Staff Searches, Evaluations & Support Faith and Order Committee on Representation
Budget = $283,100
What has Presbytery done to manage resources?
First staff salary increase in two years of 2% Further reduction from full-time to part-time Presbytery office closed on Friday Increased use of Technology Total expenses = $624,400
Increase of $13,000
Increase of $14,500
Mission Treasury $333,000
Per Capita 243,500
Other 33,500
$610,000
Use per capita to cover 77% of operations and administrative expenses
Currently $26.42 – Presbytery share $16.51
Increase $1.58 next year – 2nd lowest in NE Per capita budgeted to increase $11,500 $68,515 in unpaid per capita as of
November 15 $70,075 in unpaid per capita paid by HRP
in last five years
Northern New England
42.50
Albany
41.50 West Jersey 38.75
Elizabeth
36.86
Palisades
28.50 Newton 29.00
Hudson River
28.00
Genesee Valley
25.80
Presbytery retains 68% of mission giving; 2% forwarded to Synod of Northeast,
and 30% to General Assembly
Budget holds after decline in Mission giving of $45,000 in 2009
Goal: increase number of church mission pledges from current 61 to 75
For each church in Hudson River Presbytery to increase its Mission Giving by 1% of
Total Church Receipts
Programs &
Outreach
Operations
& AdminTotal
Mission 333,000 - 333,000
Per Capita - 243,500 243,500
Other 15,000 18,500 33,500
Income 348,000 262,000 610,000
Expenses 283,576 340,824 624,400
% Coverage 123% 77% 98%
Surpl./Deficit
64,530 (83,500) (14,400)
Reduced Budget Deficit Next Year
Budget 2010 Deficit = ($19,000) Budget 2011 Deficit = ($14,400)
Stewardship resources to be reviewed after mission pledges received in February –
use no endowment income
Two-step budget approval to allow for questions, discussion, and
ownership
1st Reading New Rochelle,
December 7, 2010 2nd Reading and Vote
Calvary Newburgh, January 25, 2011
Calling us as members of the body of Calling us as members of the body of Christ Christ
to live resurrection to live resurrection with passion and partnership with passion and partnership
in a changing worldin a changing world