At the annual meeting, the Congregation approved the recommendation of the Church Council to adopt the budget it recommended for 2019. Included in that budget was a lump sum budget amount of $43,000.00 for social ministry, which the charge that the Team allocate those funds in its discretion. In June, the Team voted unanimously to adopt its line budget for this year as follows:
COMMUNITY MINISTRY
Social Ministry – Discretionary $750
Dover Friendly Kitchen $1,500
End 68 Hours of Hunger $250
God’s Work/Out Hands $100
Operation Blessing $2,500
Salvation Army $750
Seacoast Family Promise $500
Thanksgiving Baskets $300
Good News Garage $1,000
Imanuel Indonesian Lutheran Church $1,500
Total Community Ministry $9,150
GLOBAL MINISTRY
New England Synod $25,000
ELCA Disaster Relief $1,700
ELCA World Hunger $1,500
Lutheran World Relief $2,050 Missionary Support $2,500
Isimani (Tanzania) $1,100
Total Global Ministry $33,850
TOTAL SOCIAL MINISTRY $43,000
As a reminder, please mark your calendars. GOD’S WORK/OUR HANDS day will be SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6. We will have a project between services as well as several projects for later in the day for all who are able and willing to participate. (Please note that this is NOT Columbus Day Weekend.) More details to follow; please stay tuned! Ron Indorf For the Social Ministry Team