Some time ago, a motion
was made and passed in the Board of Administration and Trustees (BOAT). The motion was made out of a desire to live
out what we had been called to as God’s stewards, as well as a desire to pass
on the gifts of God to others. The
motion was to give 75% of all net profit from the Homework Club ministry during
its first year at CCUMC (May 2011 – Aug. 2012) to Gum Moon Women’s Residence in
San Francisco, a project with a long history of extends affordable housing and
other services to women in transition.
At the time the motion was made, BOAT had no idea what 75% would represent. Would it be $100, $1,000, more? Approving the motion was an act of faith and required our leaders to hold lightly God’s blessings and gifts.
In
August, our Finance team reviewed the books and calculated the profits and
found that 75% represented $36,400! BOAT
was as surprised as you are! Knowing we
were going to give that much money away, BOAT hesitated and questioned. After much discussion and discernment, the
original motion was affirmed but amended to direct our Missions Ministry Team
to recommend how to allocate the monies and to do so by the end of the year
after obtaining BOAT approval. The only
stipulation is that the monies be used for missions beyond our walls, be it
local, national, or global. The Missions
Ministry Team meant this past Friday, Dec. 14th, and will do so
again on Friday, Dec. 21st.
Your input is welcomed! Please
connect with any Missions Ministry Team member (Donna, Jane, Becky, Burt, Ben,
Steve, Aeri) to share your discernment and God’s leading.
This is incredibly exciting. We invite your intentional prayers as we, together, discern how God would have us use God’s resources for God’s purposes in the world.