Disciples Mission Fund Report Giving Year: 2010

Overall Numbers DMF was down 4.19% in 2010 Congregations: -4.57% / (-$482,895) Church Schools: +37.29% / $1,219 Disciples Women:-8.94% /(- $95,985) Blessing Boxes: -5.31% / (-$185,502) Youth: -7.29% / ($-106) Individuals: -11.08% / (-$12,308) Foundation: 13.65% / $76,434

Special Offerings Easter- -10.38% / (-$94,209) Pentecost – 6.80% / (-$37,668) Thanksgiving - -4.78% / (-$26,352) Christmas - -8.77% / (-$86,336) First major drop since the shift in the mission funding system

Special Mission Funds Week of Compassion: 5.94% / +2,174,657 WOC Designated: 995.31% / +2,713,055 (total $2,985,683) Reconciliation: -7.42% / (-$35,993) REC Designated: -37.55% / (-$1,096)

Overall Distributions By Year

Regions Where Giving Increased Capital Area Great River Kentucky Montana (2nd year) Northwest Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania (22%) Regions Less Than -5% Alabama / Northwest Fla. Canada Indiana (.03) Nebraska North Carolina Pacific Southwest Southwest Northern California / Nevada *

Regions Greater than -10%* Regions -5% to -10% Central Rocky Mountain Greater Kansas City Illinois / Wisconsin Kansas Mid-America Oklahoma Tennessee Upper Midwest Virginia West Virginia Regions Greater than -10%* Florida Georgia Idaho South Michigan Northeastern South Carolina *5 fewer regions in 2010

Development Work Asking every General Board member to talk with their own church Asking every General Board member to commit to talking to two other churches Asking every General Board member to make a personal gift to DMF New Mission Finance Committee

2010 YTD January 2010 – down 17.61% YTD January 2011 – down 18.5% February 2010 – down 10.5% YTD March 2010 – down 6.56% YTD

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