Monday, September 8, 2008

Mount Cross Lutheran Church

Meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee

This meeting was called to review the state of our budget and offer recommendations to the church council.

Attendees: Pastor John Soyster, Paul Christensen, Bob Winters and Herb Holler (Chair)

The church finances continue to decline. We are vitally interested in how the finances will hold up in the fourth quarter, this will determine our draft budget for 2009.

Recommendations from the Budget and Finance Committee to the Church Council;

• The Raise the Roof designated account should be closed and the deficit (about $15,000) should be transferred to extraordinary expenses.

• In hiring a new praise band leader, the person should be told that this may be a temporary assignment based on our 2009 budget.

• If we have to reduce the budget for 2009 our only real option is to reduce staff.

• Budget inputs have to be submitted to Bob Winters before October 14^th.