Current Year Financial Report
2008 ELCA Churchwide financial update
The materials within these pages provide information related to the Current Year Financial Report. They include:
Income Budget
The income budget is approved by the Churchwide Assembly and revised by the Church Council. It is the projection of income available to the churchwide organization for the fiscal year. The budget may be updated twice annually by the council.
Spending Authorization
The spending authorization includes the distribution to churchwide units. It is approved by the Church Council. It may be updated twice annually by the council or more often if necessary.
Quarterly Reports
Reports for each quarter as they become available can be found here.
Please note all reports are in Adobe PDF format.
They are preliminary and unaudited.
Quarter 4 (Avail. Mar 2009)
Report of the Treasurer
Summary of Revenue and Expenses
Revenue Summary
Actual Expenses vs. Spending Authorization
Synod Mission Support
World Hunger - Revenue and Expenses
News ReleasesNoteworthy financial news for the ELCA fiscal year.
ELCA Council Acts on Resolution on Racism, Other Proposals - April 18, 2008
Spending authorizations: The council approved a revised 2008 fiscal year current fund spending authorization of $82 million, and it approved a revised 2008 fiscal year ELCA World Hunger spending authorization of $20 million. Christina Jackson-Skelton, ELCA treasurer, said the "record" performance of the 2007 ELCA World Hunger Appeal supported an increase of the 2008 budget.
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