YOU Can Help Keep Our Momentum Going
by Serving in a Leadership Role for the Church
By Katie O. Williams
Board President
Unity of Phoenix Board of Trustees
As I was reflecting on our theme this month — Keeping Up the Momentum — I thought back on everything that we as a community have accomplished over the past couple of years. We are in such a wonderful place, with so many people involved and committed to making this church the exciting and vibrant environment that it is. We have created and grown committees that have served this ministry and the greater Phoenix community in many ways. We all should be so very proud.
Given that, there is still work to be done. We could not have accomplished all of this without leadership, so I ask you to consider becoming part of our leadership: by serving as a member of our Board of Trustees. During his full-day seminar, Les Brown said, “If you do what is easy, your life will be hard ... but if you do what is hard, your life will be easy.”
Being a board member is not easy; it requires giving of your time and talents, serving on committees, and being responsible to the people that you serve. Yet, having experienced this myself, I guarantee that you will be blessed through your service in so many ways. You may have considered this at some point and let the moment pass, thinking that you do not have what it takes or feeling afraid of what it might mean. I ask you to reflect and pray about it, and consider if you are being called to step out of your comfort zone and try something new.
We need people from all sorts of backgrounds to help lead this ministry. We have created such wonderful momentum: consider how you can help keep it going!
Statement of Activities Thru May 31, 2010
[Fiscal Year for Unity of Phoenix Starts October 1, 2009
and Ends September
30, 2010]
| Income | Actual
|
Budget |
Variance
|
Actual YTD |
Budget YTD |
Variance
for Actual
to YTD Budget |
| Worship Receipts | $135,395 |
$146,676 |
-$11,281 |
$990,078 |
$1,089,073 |
-$98,995 |
| All Other Receipts | $11,973 |
$14,790 |
-$2,817 |
$164,606 |
$149,601 |
$15,005
|
| Total Operating Income | $147,368 |
$161,466 |
-$14,098 |
$1,154,684 |
$1,238,674 |
-$83,990 |
| Expenses | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | $121,716 |
$135,542 |
-$13,826 |
$1,125,103 |
$1,190,004 |
-$64,901
|
| Net Operating Income over/under Expenses | $25,652 |
$25,924 |
-$272 |
$29,581 |
$48,670 |
-$19,089 |
Unity of Phoenix Trend Chart
| Average Per Person Giving | Average Weekly Attendance |
||
| April 2010 |
$17 per week |
April 2010 |
1,278 |
| April 2009 | $16 per week |
April 2009 | 1,418 |
| May 2010 | $18 per week |
May 2010 | 1,189 |
| May 2009 |
$18 per week |
May 2009 |
1,175 |