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Report of the TreasurerDiocesan Convention

October 18, 2015

A Healthy Congregation

Cathedral 8-part plan completes full circle to ministry

Presentation to parish, March 2013


St. Francis sells their aging facility to follow the heart of their ministry, and grow along the way


All Souls, North Fort Myers becomes a parish today, focused on Wednesday Outreach Ministries

Diocese of Southwest FloridaTrends in Congregation Financial Health

1 Year (2013-2014)

5 Year (2009-2014)

Avg Sunday Attendance Down 2% Down 8%

Pledge Cards Down 3% Down 9%

Pledge $ Up 1% Up 2%

Plate & Pledge $ Up 2% Up 4%

Operating Income Up 3% Up 6%

Capital Funds Raised $3.2M Raised $17M

Endowment Added $6.4M Added $17M

Debt Reduced 2% Reduced by 36%

A Healthy Diocesan Budget Can…

Look inward …

Enabling us to make bold moves for mission…

Strengthen congregation leadership

Promote healthy structures for 77

sustainable churches

Nurture opportunities to evolve in new ways

2016 Diocesan Operating BudgetSummary

+ Released from Legacy Endowment 4.5% + Operating Apportionment Income 10%

- Congregational Support/Development- Ministry- Administration

The Five Marks of Mission

Mark 1: To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

Mark 3: To respond to human need by loving service

Mark 2: To teach, baptize and nurture new believers

Mark 4: To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation

Mark 5: To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth

Budgets for Mission

* While reducing the Asking to dioceses from 19% to 15% with full participation

2016-2018 Episcopal Church Budget

2016 Southwest Florida Budget

Starting New Congregations: $3M Block Grants for new church starts and Mission Enterprise Zones in partnership with dioceses

Church Planter position:$100k personnel$15k programming

Latino-Hispanic Ministry:from $115k to $125k

Digital Evangelism: $750k new

Communications:from $40k to $50k

Mark 1: To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

Budgets for Mission




Youth and Young Adults:$600k continued

Campus Ministry Grants:$400k up

Youth Programs:from $60k to $90k

Campus Ministry:from $45k to $75k

Mark 2: To teach, baptize and nurture new believers

SWFL Episcopal Charities Endowment2015 Grant Recipients

$4,483 St. Raphael: “Leap of Faith” After School Program$3,000 St. Chad/St. Francis: Food Pantry / Community Program$7,062 St. Edmund: “DeSoto Cares” DayCenter for the homeless$4,455 St. James House of Prayer: “Cornerstone Kids” After

School Reading Enrichment Program$3,000 All Souls: Food Pantry / Outreach Services$3,000 St. Wilfred: “Beneva Christian Food Pantry” Cooperative

$25,000 Mark 3: To Respond to Human Need by Loving Service

Mark 3: To respond to human need by loving service

Budgets for Mission




Racial Justice & Reconciliation:$2M new

DaySpring Programming:$55k expanding forms and audiences

Episcopal Church Asking:$537k

Millennium Development Goals/ Episcopal Relief & Development:

$22k

Mark 4: To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation

A Healthy Diocese can …

Mark 5: To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth

DaySpring Master Plan ImplementationPhase 1: Youth/Program Center and Pool





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