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Dear Church of the Mountains Community of Faith,

As we came to the end of the year, a look at our finances revealed two major challenges:

  1. The Conference Tithe was not paid, which is expected to be 10% of the tithes that we took in. The reason the tithe was not paid is because we are barely meeting our expenses. For this reason, it was decided that a special offering should be taken which hopefully will raise at least 5% of our income, which is $3900. Further, going forward the Leadership Team will make a decision on how to faithfully tithe 10% to the Conference on a monthly basis. In large part, I have dropped the ball in not emphasizing financial stewardship as a necessary spiritual practice as part of a healthy church community. Please forgive me for that. 
  2. To support a 1/2 time pastor upon my leaving, the church will need to come up with an additional amount of money to support the Pastor’s living expenses beyond what I agreed to during my time here. This roughly looks like $20,000, but could be higher or lower. Expenses that will be incurred, not currently paid to me, will be health insurance and pension. This is just an estimate. 

I realize that this letter is written rather matter of factly but I can find no other way to put this information out to you. I hope you find it in your heart to faithfully support COM through a one-time donation for the Conference Tithe.  The offering plate this Sunday is a good place to leave the special offering tithe designated as “Conference Tithe,” or submit via PayPal on our website , or please drop off or mail in (P.O. Box 1209 - 96160) your special offering tithe before Friday, 1/10. 

Additionally, please be prayerful about how to financially support Church of the Mountains going forward. As you know, our presence in the community is very valuable and our mission and ministry would be dearly missed if we can’t keep the heat on and a pastor in our midst. 

In Christ’s Love and Service,
Pastor Donna
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