1. New York Conference United Church of Christ Prepared by: Wayne Fuhrman, Treasurer David Losito, Manager of Finance and Administration David Gaewski, Conference Minister

2. Presentation Goals What is our mission? What does it cost? How do we proceed? 2 Answer 3 Basic Questions

3. OUR MISSION IS: 3 -To assist congregations in locating and securing pastoral leadership through the Search & Call process -To train potential leaders through Leadership Development ministries -To resource Youth & Young Adult Ministries as the church of today and tomorrow

4. OUR MISSION IS: 4 -To grow & strengthen our churches through Church Development & Revitalization programs -To advocate for Peace & Justice through Justice & Witness ministries -To witness to the world through Wider Church Ministries

5. Search & Call 5 Finding an Interim Consultation on Search Providing Candidates $235,635

6. Leadership Development 6 New York School of Ministry Boundary Training Communities of Practice Care for Clergy Annual Authorized Ministry Retreats $246,498.

7. Youth & Young Adults 7 State Youth Event Regional Youth Event National Youth Event Youth Summits $55,681.

8. Church Growth & Revitalization Readiness 360 Online Resource Vitality Clusters Revitalization Summits Local Church Consultations New Church Starts New Church Adoptions $206,800. 8

9. Justice & Witness Ministries $20,819. On the Front line with the Occupy Movement providing shelter, supplies, and strategic guidance 9

10. Justice and Witness Ministries Historic lobbying for Marriage Equality On-going promotion of Open and Affirming Congregations 10

11. Justice & Witness Ministries 11 Attend public hearings and speak with Legislators on Environmental Justice- most recently fracking issues Advocacy for Just Immigration Legislation Partner with national setting to gather justice advocates throughout the state to coordinate our efforts and train justice advocates in each of our local settings

12. Wider Church Ministries $248,187. Commission on Global Church Encourages contact with missionaries, and partnerships in Nicaragua, South Africa, and Palestine Promotes “Global Mission’ congregations Annual “Mission Possible” Retreats

13. Wider Church Ministries Commission on Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations Encourages Inter-Faith Dialogue and Middle East Peace Efforts Supports New York State Council of Churches Nurtures partnership with Evangelical church of Hessen and Nassau, Germany 13

14. Wider Church Ministries NY Help Provides medical clinics, education opportunities, and community development projects in La Laguna, Honduras Promotes sustainable harvest project Visits with work groups twice a year 14

15. New York Conference Disaster Response Program Disaster Response Team (DiRT) is a resource in time of disaster, like Superstorm Sandy Develops a network of trained disaster coordinators in local churches Organizes conference- wide drives to assemble disaster relief supplies to send to Church World Service 15 Wider Church Ministries

16. WHAT DOES IT COST? Search & Call$ 235,635 Leadership Development$ 246,498 Youth & Young Adults$ 55,681 Church Growth & Revitalization $ 206,800 Justice & Witness$ 20,819 Wider Church$ 248,187 Ministry Support$ 350,714 Total budget$ 1,364,334 16

17. This is How the Pie is Sliced! 17

18. Our Anticipated Income Our Church's Wider Mission(OCWM) $734,000 UCC Covenant Share $361,790 Congregational Development $ 78,664 Leadership Development $ 79,880 Wider Church $ 26,000 Ministry Support $ 84,000 Total Income $1,364,334 18

19. The Income Pie 19

20. UCC Covenant Share 20

21. Covenant Share Affirms the covenantal relationship between the Conference and the membership To be fully effective, the budgeted OCWM giving must be realized and Each member is encouraged to contribute at least $10 to UCC Covenant Share 21

22. Our Future We will continue our level of mission and service We will be fully staffed with an Associate Conference Minister in each region of the Conference We will increase our support of the Wider UCC We will offer financial support to NY Churches for ministry initiatives and Leadership Development 22