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Example of a Church Budget
Don't know where to start or what format to use in preparing your
church budget?
Here is an example of a church budget. Some churches may use all these categories and some may use just a small portion.
Every church is different and unique. This example of a church budget is simply a guide to aid in setting up your budget.
Income
- Pledges--------------------$60,000
- Special Offerings-----------30,000
- Cash Plate offerings--------20,000
- Sunday School Offerings------3,000
- Restricted Gifts------------25,000
- Interest & Dividend Income---5,000
- Rental Income----------------3,000
- Miscellaneous Activities----14,000
Total------------------------------------$160,000
Expenditures
Pastor-Related
- Salary---------------------$20,000
- Housing Allowance-----------10,000
- Educational Allowance--------1,000
- Pension----------------------5,000-----36,000
Administration
- Salaries--------------------$23,000
- Supplies----------------------5,000
- Property Maintenance----------6,000
- Utilities---------------------4,000
- Insurance---------------------3,000
- Telephone-----------------------700
- Postage-----------------------1,000
- Literature----------------------300
- Flowers-------------------------200
- Computer-new------------------3,000
- Bus Expense-------------------2,800
- Publicity---------------------1,000-----50,000
Programs
- Youth-------------------------5,000
- Music-------------------------4,000
- Worship-----------------------2,000-----11,000
Benevolences
- National--------------------$13,000
- Local------------------------2,000
- Foreign----------------------5,000------20,000
For Restricted Gifts per the Donor-------25,000
Debt Retirement Fund----------------------5,000
Building Fund----------------------------10,000
Contingency Reserve-----------------------3,000
Total -----------------------------------$160,000
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