Greetings!
The New Year is upon us, and we are almost ready to set our budget for 2015. Through a combination of budget cuts in other areas, special gifts, increased pledges, and new pledges, we are within $10,000 of being able to call a full-time interim senior pastor. Thank you to each of you who have already responded by pledging or increasing your pledge. You are truly making a difference, and we are very close to where we need to be.
The Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 13th to develop a final recommendation to session for our 2015 budget. If you are planning to make a new pledge or increasing your pledge, please let Beth Parler know by Monday, January 12th. If twenty people increase their pledge by a dollar a day, we will reach our goal, all while maintaining our commitment that 10% of our budget goes directly to mission outside our congregation. With God, all things are truly possible.
In Christ,
Rev. Cameron Smith
JIPC Associate Pastor
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