Narrative Budget
How Your Gifts Are Used at the Parish of St. Matthew
21% Worship and Music
All aspects of worshiping God through virtual and in-person services including sermons, choir, soloists, and musicians.
8% Pastoral Care
Helping Hands, Hospital visits, Funerals, Flower delivery, Home Eucharist.
28% Outreach and Service
St. Matthew’s engages with worthy partners to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in the world providing job training, food banks, housing, drug prevention, services for homeless youth and after-school programs.
7% Formation & Fellowship
Discipleship ministries throughout our community including Parent/Tot, Confirmation, Family Services, Day Camp, Emmaus Groups, Rector’s Bible Study, Scouts, Saints Alive, Music Guild, Fellowship, Parish School and so many other meaningful parish programs.
22% Property & Facilities
Repairs and maintenance of Parish buildings, clergy homes and campus grounds including Sexton salaries, property and liability insurance, utilities, property taxes. Time spent on Capital Projects.
5% Development & Stewardship
Pledge Campaign, Planning for Capital Projects.
9% Administration
Salaries which support our mission and ministries, communication, technology, financial and data base software, audit and brokerage fees, phone and copier expenses.