| This past year has brought financial challenges—but also steady, faithful progress. Together, we are moving toward a more sustainable future—one that aligns our financial life with the mission we believe God is calling us to live out in this place and time. The 2025/2026 Budget: A First Step Toward Long-Term Vitality We are presenting a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year. This marks a major shift from last year’s approved budget, which included a $67,000 deficit. In preparing this year’s proposal, we have:Kept expenses lean, mindful of current giving levelsMade strategic choices to position us for long-term healthTaken the first steps toward diversifying our income streamsWe are deeply grateful for the Endowment’s support in sustaining our ministry during challenging seasons. Even so, we are setting a clear goal: to reduce our reliance on Endowment support for operational expenses by at least 20% over the next three years. This will allow the Endowment to focus more fully on capital improvements and ministry initiatives in the years ahead.A Season of Intentional Commitment This budget is more than numbers—it’s part of a larger framework we are building for the next five years. We are entering a season that will require both financial discipline and meaningful sacrifice as we take faithful steps into the future together. Here are four areas of focused work that support that larger vision: 1. Responsible Stewardship We are launching a more intentional stewardship initiative, guided by the Missional Business Services (MBS) report and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Cultivating Generous Congregations cohort. 2. Strategic Property Use We are conducting a full review of the Row House LLCs, including revenue projections, expenses, and tax implications, to better understand their role in supporting long-term sustainability. 3. Equitable Shared Use We are reassessing shared expenses with ministry partners to ensure fairness, clarity, and alignment with our mission. 4. Innovation in Mission: Exploring Social Enterprise Through Building for Hope, we are exploring social enterprise—creative, mission-aligned uses of our physical space that respond to real community needs and help sustain our ministry. We are listening closely and moving thoughtfully as we join God’s ongoing work in our neighborhood.This budget is not the finish line. It is a faithful, deliberate step—a way of saying we believe God is not finished with us, and we are preparing, together, for what comes next. Thank you for your generosity, your prayers, and your commitment to this shared journey. |
 Proposed TBC Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26The Finance Committee (FC) and Administrative Board (AB) are posting the budget for our upcoming fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025 and ending on June 30, 2026. The highlights of the budget were presented at the last Quarterly Business Meeting with questions raised and answered. The budget will be posted for a 2-week period (6/11 – 6/25) during which time you may ask questions, seek clarification, and vote on the proposed budget. Click here to access the budget. Copies have also been printed and made available in the back of the church sanctuary. The FC and AB will be available to answer any of your questions. To vote electronically, please Click Here. Remember you must be a member of the church to vote and please only vote once. (Paper Ballot or Electronically) Please feel free to email any questions to Margaret Ailes at mlailes@hotmail.com and/or see Dan Herman and Nathan Ritchie. We look forward to hearing from everyone in our church community. Voting will end on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM. |
