Do we as a church family have the capacity under God to fund mission and ministry and add Julie and Josh to the Ministry Team in 2026?
What we are proposing is a big ask, and so here are the key numbers:
| Key Line Items | Projected 2025 Actuals |
Proposed 2026 Budget |
+/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregational Giving | $965k | $1110k | +$145k |
| Giving to Youth and Children's Ministry | $18k | $18k | $0k |
| Drawing from the Growth Fund ('seed' funding) | $45k | $50.6k | +$5.6k |
| Other income (eg. fees for occasions, hospitality, regp, redevelopment drawings, hall hire, donations, bequests) | $44k | $35.8k | -8.2k |
| Total Income | $1072k | $1214k | +$142k |
| Total Expenses projected (incl mission giving below) | $1076k | $1217k | +141k |
| Mission Giving (7%) | $67.5k | $77k | +$10.2k |
Note: if you would like the more detailed Budget workings - email our Finance Officer Howard Whitehouse howard.whitehouse@lmap.org.au.
In formulating this Budget, the Parish Council have worked line by line through all our expenses and reduced where possible. While unanimous in this proposal, this budget is not currently signed off as we would like to hear the mind of our members by asking you to prayerfully consider what you can do and then pledge for 2026.