2012 Budget

Dear Reserve Family,

As we look forward to 2012, I praise God for His faithfulness in 2011.

I will be offering our state of the church address on December 31st at our New Year’s Eve service. I have been preparing for this and am waiting with great excitement to share His faithfulness to us and look to the days ahead. It is going to be great!

Until then, here is the breakdown of the 2012 budget and items that are important to know.

There are a few things to consider as you evaluate the numbers:

1. The final number is NOT the final number. Through the combination of sponsorship, year-end giving and private funding, we are asking God to meet our commitment to Asia’s Hope. Our annual commitment number IS reflected in the budget that you see. We will let you know where the support of Asia’s Hope stands.

2. This is a Vision-Fulfilling Year. The 20 year dream of Western Reserve reflects in the first 3-5 years that we sought to build an additional home in Cambodia and build a facility to accommodate more people and prepare for growth. Praise God! These two items are completed inside of three years! We are praying that God will continue to move us on this path of the dream. We see 2012 as a year of fulfilling our commitment to reach more globally and locally by laying a solid foundation of financial stability and strong systems.

Because of this, there are no increases in salary or ministry budgets. If there is a surplus in our general fund we will first build an emergency reserve and develop plans to begin debt reduction. As God provides, 2013 will be a budget that will include staff hires and ministry expansions.

3. What is left in the building process? We are close. All outside work is being finished through spring of 2012. What needs to be done is the expanded café, the ministry center basement, and finishes on the student center. The mentioned items will not be done through continued debt. We are asking God to provide the resources to finish such expansions. Priority #1 is the expanded café. We are packed between services in the current café and need space to move. Priority #2 will be the ministry center expansion as we have no location for adults to meet. As we are having deep emphasis on Bible study, equipping classes and small groups, this will quickly become a need. Priority #3 is the student center. We have big dreams for this place and look forward to developing it into what we need to reach students.

Please Note:

-The Missions expense is $60,504.00 on an annual basis, however due to sponsorship support, the total is now projected to be $43,284.00 for 2012. As support for this continues the budgeted amount for our missions will decrease.

-Weekly need WITH Asia’s Hope support included in 2012 budget: $13,010.70

-Weekly need WITHOUT Asia’s Hope support included in 2012 budget: $12,178.32

Thanks Reservers,

Pastor Jason