The 1Q shows pledge income up with prepaid pledges. Expenses are increasing as expected with the program year underway. Personnel expenses appear above budget due to professional expenses covering multiple summer workshops posting in July. Rentals are steady so far with multiple returning groups for the program year.

Key Balances (as of Sept. 30, 2025)

	September 2025	September 2024 (last year)
Net Operating Total YTD	$62,593	$74,679
Strategic Initiative Fund	$78,351 ($150,000 planned transfer for 25-26 budget)	$345,380 ($129,000 planned transfer for 24-25 budget)
Campus Needs Fund	$95,840	$116,668
Truist Loan	$28,276	$51,676
Minister’s Discretionary Fund	$8,963	$24,698

Inside the Numbers

The fiscal year after the first quarter follows a typical beginning of the year pattern. There are no unusual issues or concerns with finances at this time. Contributions, rentals, and special collections all remain steady. This is congruent with solid worship attendance and program engagement as well.

Note: The size of the Strategic Initiatives Fund in September 2024 was increased by gifts received from the Special Campaign. These gifts were shifted to a temporary fund in Dec. 2024 to provide greater clarity and transparency on the campaign progress.

Foundation

       October 12 and 19 feature Foundation awareness time for the congregation. This is sharing in both services (Weaving Beloved Community) and tabling during Fellowship Time. This is the third year we are engaging awareness time as a way to lift up the important work of the Foundation.

Please refer questions on financial details to the Lead Minister, Executive Minister or the Board Finance Advisory Committee.