Invitation to Pray – Invitation to Grow

2016 Budget:  $441,580
Offerings to date:  $369, 842
What we still need for December:  $71, 738

These, simply, are the numbers regarding our current 2016 financial reality.  While they are, in one way, our current situation, there is another reality at work behind these numbers.  That is the simple truth that God provides and always has provided for us.  This should induce hope and faith, and dispel panic and worry.  It should not, however, cause us to become complacent.  The staff and Board of Directors diligently and prayerfully set budgets and keep track of expenses and income throughout the year, and each year around this time we are reminded of our dependence on God.  This annual reminder of our reliance on him in this way has changed us for the better – it’s formed us.  Yes, we all need to be diligent and faithful in our giving (thank you for that), but ultimately, it comes from him.

With that in mind we’d like to invite you to join us in holding our collective financial situation up to the Lord, knowing that as we do so, he hears us, provides for us and changes us.  The Staff, Pastoral and Lay Elders and the Board of Directors have been fasting and praying on Tuesdays.  You are invited to join us!

screen-shot-2016-12-01-at-9-59-00-amThis call to prayer and fasting is not a manipulative attempt to get WCVers to “dig deeper”.  Far from it!  It is a call to lay our cares before the “Lord of the harvest” – to offer our concerns and cares up to him – and as we do so, we are changed.  We become more reliant on him.  We become more trusting in his provision.  Gratitude is stirred in us for the ways he does provide for us collectively.  The exciting opportunity is that we are changed in the process!  

Will you join us?

 

2015 Financial Results

We are pleased to report that all our 2015 Financial commitments have been met and we ended the year with a surplus!

We acknowledge the reality and blessing of the LORD’S provision and the sacrificial giving of all of you who participate in and support WCV.  Also, thank you for joining us in prayer.  It was provided for – the Lord saw our need and responded!  It is truly His Kingdom work and He has been faithful in all our 20 years to provide for all our needs.  We praise and celebrate God for that.

The Board of Directors and Pastoral Staff are now working on the 2016 budget.

Financial Update

In the spirit of open communication, the Board of Directors offers this information for us all to prayerfully consider.  For the past 20 years, God has provided for our financial needs.  We understand this to be a result of his faithfulness expressed through both your faithfulness in tithes and offerings as well as our collective prayer for provision.  These have resulted in surprising and miraculous provision over the years.  With this in mind, here are the numbers to date:

2015 Budget: $448,750
Income received to date: $281,375
Funds needed to make 2015 budget: $167, 375

Revised budget for last 3 months:

  • October $32,000
  • November $52,000
  • December $83,000