Ministry costs money. How is the Regional Churchs ministry financially supported?
The ministry of the Regional Church is funded primarily through the contributions of congregations in the Region to Basic Mission Finance. Churches give a portion of their budget and individuals give to the Special Day Offerings (Easter, Pentecost, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) to Basic Mission Finance. About 55% of the contributions of the congregations in our Region to Basic Mission Finance are returned to this Region to do our ministry on your behalf. (We receive no Basic Mission Finance monies from congregations in any other part of the country; our Basic Mission Finance income for our ministry is entirely dependent on the contributions from the 60+ congregations in this Region). Basic Mission Finance accounts for the largest percentage of our annual income; other sources of income include direct gifts to the Regional Church from congregations and individuals, some endowment income, bank interest, and a few minor miscellaneous income items. (If you like looking at spreadsheets, a co
