Dear Conference, below for your information is an overview of the EPA financial data for the period through June 2017.

Connectional Ministries Fund

• Church giving for the Connectional Ministries Fund (CMF) was $1,550,264 through June 2017.
• Local church giving to CMF was $88 thousand more than budget and $98 thousand more than June 2016.
• Expenses through June 2017 was $1,438,682 that was $197 thousand less than budget.

All Funds

• The local churches paid $7.46 million or 42% of the total billed to all churches.
• This is an improvement over the prior year when local churches paid 41% of total billed.
• The apportioned funds (CMF, WSF and GCF) giving through June 2017 was $2.60 million or 39% of total budget.
• The amounts through June 2016 was $2.54 million or 39% of the budget.
  

Resolution 2012-21 Update

• The current total from all three components of the resolution is $3.4 million as of June 30, 2017.
• The updated figures from Fulfilling Our Covenant are as follows:
  • 1)      $3.9 million pledged
  • 2)      $3.3 million paid