Dennis Green is husband to Brenda and dad to Leah and Denny - and Dennis serves as PCC's executive pastor. Part of his role, along with his ever-present "I'll do whatever needs to be done" attitude, is to keep us on track and informed financially. Dennis is our guest blogger today, with some important information about PCC's financial state. You can contact Dennis via email at powhatancc.org; you can also keep up with him on his Facebook page!
Wow! Can you believe that Easter is here already? Spring has “sprung” and exciting things continue to happen at PCC.
The economy is still anybody’s guess, unemployment is affecting many in our families - and yet hope mixed with realities drive us forward each day.
As a staff, we faced one of those realities in January. Based on 2008, (especially the last quarter) we looked at the most probable scenarios related to giving as we moved into 2009. We made painful adjustments to our staff and to our salaries. Also, we cut our travel, our conferences, our leadership development and other expenses in an effort to remain absolutely faithful in our commitment to you; to keep PCC financially sound and in a strong, healthy position. Through all this, we worked hard to communicate the financial realities to you.
I am extremely proud and grateful to report that through this first quarter, our giving at PCC is actually up slightly over the same period in 2008. We are not making our weekly budget for 2009, but let me reiterate that we are not spending our budget for 2009 either. We are keeping a close watch on what we spend, always mindful of our responsibility to be faithful stewards of what God, and you, have entrusted us with.
The economy is still anybody’s guess, unemployment is affecting many in our families - and yet hope mixed with realities drive us forward each day.
As a staff, we faced one of those realities in January. Based on 2008, (especially the last quarter) we looked at the most probable scenarios related to giving as we moved into 2009. We made painful adjustments to our staff and to our salaries. Also, we cut our travel, our conferences, our leadership development and other expenses in an effort to remain absolutely faithful in our commitment to you; to keep PCC financially sound and in a strong, healthy position. Through all this, we worked hard to communicate the financial realities to you.
I am extremely proud and grateful to report that through this first quarter, our giving at PCC is actually up slightly over the same period in 2008. We are not making our weekly budget for 2009, but let me reiterate that we are not spending our budget for 2009 either. We are keeping a close watch on what we spend, always mindful of our responsibility to be faithful stewards of what God, and you, have entrusted us with.
You can see the financial summary from the first quarter of 2009 by clicking this link. Should you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
It has been and continues to be an honor and privilege to serve beside you as together we press onward toward this mission God has called us to.
Dennis
It has been and continues to be an honor and privilege to serve beside you as together we press onward toward this mission God has called us to.
Dennis
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