By Randy Bowman, Desert Southwest Conference Treasurer
The Desert Southwest Conference remains in strong financial shape. That strength allowed us to credit all of our churches with a one-month apportionment dividend payment in January. As a result, our total apportionment receipts through April were above both last year’s level and our 10-year historical average. Excluding the apportionment dividend paid by the Conference, we were a bit behind in terms of apportionment receipts. Through 04/30/2021, we had received 29.0% in total apportionments – 8.3% paid by the Conference and 20.7% paid by our churches. That compared to 21.4% last year and a historical average of 26.4%.
April apportionment receipts are detailed by district as follows:
April apportionment receipts are detailed by church on the following 4 pages. At this rate and at this early date, we currently project an overall year-end apportionment contribution percentage (including the 8% paid by the Conference) of about 85%. Great uncertainty remains, however, as COVID vaccines continue to roll out and in-person worship and other gatherings resume. We will continue to monitor these results and report to you monthly.
Remember that apportionments are a way to look beyond just ourselves. Please do all that you can to help our churches and our ministries continue to change lives by contributing apportionments as fully as possible in the last 9 months of 2021. Thanks again for your commitment; it truly provides the financial stability for our connectional programs to work.
Click here to download the complete report. Click here to visit the apportionments webpage and review the previous month’s reports.
