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Financial Commitment of The United Methodist Church 2005-2008

Introductory Information:  
Front Cover/Back Cover (PDF 556 KB)...........................................................................
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Introduction (PDF 74 KB).................................................................................................
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Table of Contents (PDF 75 KB).......................................................................................
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Background and Perspective:  
Where the Local Church Dollar Goes (PDF 24 KB).........................................................
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Local Church Expenditures, 1990-2002 (PDF 74 KB).....................................................
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Apportionments and Receipts, 1989-2000 (PDF 61 KB)..................................................
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Apportionments and Receipts, 2001-2004 (PDF 58 KB)..................................................
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Summary of Apportioned General Funds, 2005-2008 (PDF 91 KB).................................
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Sharing God's Gifts
What Our Gifts Enable Us To Do -Together (PDF 176 KB)...............................................
    
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Fund Reports:  
Report #1: World Service Fund (PDF 250 KB).................................................................
 
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Report #2: Ministerial Education Fund
Report #3: Black College Fund
Report #4: Africa University Fund  (PDF 118 KB) .............................................................
  
 
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Report #5 Episcopal Fund (PDF 187 KB) ..........................................................................
 
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Report #8 Apportionment Formula (PDF 99 KB) .................................................................
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Report #9 Sundays With General Church Offerings (PDF 221 KB)....................................
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Report #10 Audit and Review Committee (PDF 79 KB).......................................................
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Report #14 Budget of the GCFA (PDF 147 KB)...................................................................
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(The following is the Disciplinary legislation relating to annual conference councils on finance and administration, clergy support, the General Council on Finance and Administration, the general funds, and church property. It is believed that this reflects faithfully the actions of the 2004 General Conference, but it is subject to adjustments in content, terminology, and paragraph numbering pending the final work of the editor of the 2004 Book of Discipline.
  
   
Annual Conference Council on Finance and Administration...............
  
Pastoral Support..................................................................................
  
General Council on Finance and Administration..................................
  
General Funds.....................................................................................
  
Church Property...................................................................................
  
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