# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S481
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FINANCIAL MATTERS 481

tructing our people in the grace of giving as God has
ed them.
and other related needs, the newly organized steward-
gram of Synod strives to supply.

Giving to Missions
(Through Synod)

. Budget Receipts Receipts
Synod’s Goal (Total) (Per Comm.)
____— $2,200,000 $2,312,409 $2.09
2,500,000 2,580,628 2.32
-_— 2,500,000 2,776,985 2.36
—_ 2,750,000 2,864,601 2.47
_—_— 2,900,000 2,916,171 2.49
3,600,000 3,467,171 2.90
: — 4,000,000 3,634,787 2.91
ee 4,250,000 4,250,135 3.33
a 4,750,000 4,645,950 3.72
5,250,000 4,933,625 3.88
6,500,000 ? 5.18 (needed)

: ommunicant giving to Synod’s Kingdom program:
1927 _.__ $2.73 1952 _...___ $3.88

ing the devaluation of the dollar, are our people actually
eto missions than they did in 1927?
dgetary goals from 1943 to 1948 were far too low. Only
ial offerings through the Peace Thankoffering, the Cen-
ankoffering, and the “Building for Tomorrow” offering
severe lag and bog in our Church’s over-all program.
oal for 1953 is $1,250,000 higher than it was last year.
dered opinion that because of Synod’s rapidly expand-
and because of the expenditure of “Conquest for
ds we shall find it necessary to increase the budgets
for the next three years at least $1,250,000 per annum.
rds, our Church should have available a minimum of
b0 for 1954 $9,000,000 for 1955 $10,250,000 for 1956
ar budgetary channels.
es should make us think as well as blink. When the
on of Synod voted the “Conquest for Christ” offering,
‘without realizing it— also voted for considerable in-
the future budgets of Synod. You cannot invest thirteen
¢€apital expenditure without appreciably increasing cur-
“And the Lord has supplied our people with the means
tirely with a per-capita income of approximately $2,000
speople cannot plead poverty. Last year the average
it: member gave to the Lord about $3.00 for District
to Synod’s mission program, and $10.87 to the “Con-
st” effort. That’s a total of $17.75. This year a mini-

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