Salem CAN begin her 2021 ministry in the black. How is this done?
One way to look at it is that we need an estimated $22,532 to come in during the month of December.
That may seem like a lot of money, but here are the December offering totals for the last five years:
December Offering Totals
2015 - $32,458
2016 - $28,368
2017 - $41,304
2018 - $26,611
2019 - $36,412
2020 - $22,532 Needed*
*That finishes out the year with the GAP-O-METER set to zero. Anything that exceeds $22,532 will help start 2021 with money in the bank that is available for expenses. Keep in mind we have a roof project to pay for!
We began 2020 with a carryover budget shorfall from 2019. This year we are on track to do better.
Thank you to the Salem members who contributed to create the matching challenges this fall!