| FY2024-2025 Actual (unaudited) |
FY2025-2026 Budgeted |
FY2027-2028 Proposed |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION SUPPORT | |||
| From Congregations | 371,810.99 | 420,250.00 | 420,254.31 |
| CWO Proportional Share Percentage | 29.83% | 30% | 30% |
| CWO Proportional Share Nominal | 110,926.85 | 126,075.00 | 126,076.29 |
| Synod Share Nominal | 260,884.14 | 294,175.00 | 294,178.02 |
| INCOME | |||
| Mission Support Synod Share Nominal | 260,884.14 | 294,175.00 | 294,178.02 |
| Mision Support Synod Only | 35,891.00 | 22,000.00 | 25,000.00 |
| Interest | 15,322.99 | 9,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Total Income (for Synod) | 312,098.13 | 325,175.00 | 329,178.02 |
| EXPENSE | |||
| Polity | |||
| Synod Assembly | 350.00 | 500.00 | - |
| Snyod Council | 2,074.28 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| Region 8 | - | 1,000.00 | 810.00 |
| Tri-Synod Archives | 500.00 | 3,000.00 | 2,120.00 |
| West Virginia Council of Churches | 3,000.00 | 4,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| Planned Giving | - | - | - |
| ELCA Shared Risk Fund | - | - | 1,000.00 |
| Subtotal | 5,924.28 | 11,500.00 | 11,930.00 |
| Synod Program | |||
| Operational Committees | - | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Candidacy Committee | - | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Seminarian Aid | - | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Pastoral Care | - | 1,000.00 | - |
| Pastoral Counseling | - | 1,000.00 | - |
| Pastoral Care & Counseling | - | - | 2,000.00 |
| Rostered Leader Debt Reducation | 2,957.00 | 3,173.24 | 3,291.78 |
| Rostered Education | - | - | - |
| FCTE | - | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| BLWL/SLWL | - | - | - |
| ELCA Mandate | 1,500.00 | - | |
| LARCUM | 2,428.87 | 1,500.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Grants to Congregations with Speical Needs | - | - | - |
| Tri-Synod Planned Giving Officer | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 |
| Subtotal | 6,385.87 | 15,173.24 | 14,291.78 |
| Synod Operations | |||
| Office | |||
| – Rent (including utilities) | 6,068.76 | 6,500.00 | 6,210.00 |
| – Telecommunications | - | 3,000.00 | - |
| – Software & Applications | 8,321.59 | 4,000.00 | - |
| – Software, Applications, Telecommunications | - | - | 7,510.00 |
| – Supplies | 545.62 | 750.00 | 1,000.00 |
| – Equipment | - | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 |
| – Postage | - | 150.00 | 200.00 |
| – Financial Fees | 140.00 | 360.00 | 400.00 |
| – Insurance | 2,537.13 | 4,500.00 | 4,000.00 |
| Professional Services | |||
| – Bookkeeping | 11,400.00 | 12,000.00 | 12,000.00 |
| – Clerical Support | 277.50 | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
| – Event Planning | - | 200.00 | 400.00 |
| – Professional Services | 375.20 | 1,500.00 | 1,500.00 |
| – Legal Services | 261.32 | 300.00 | 300.00 |
| – Audit | - | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Travel | 16,640.55 | 15,000.00 | 20,000.00 |
| Subtotal | 46,567.67 | 66,260.00 | 71,520.00 |
| Staff & Personnel | |||
| Defined Compensation | - | - | - |
| – Salary | 92,758.56 | 86,113.41 | 88,499.57 |
| – Housing | 15,000.12 | 19,800.00 | 19,800.00 |
| – Social Security Allowance | 8,910.84 | 8,773.55 | 8,921.51 |
| Benefits (Pension, Medical, etc.) | 59,830.68 | 63,654.00 | 66,200.16 |
| Workman’s Compensation | 428.00 | 750.00 | 550.00 |
| Continuing Education Allowance | - | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
| Subtotal | 176,928.20 | 181,090.96 | 185,971.24 |
| Grants | |||
| United Lutheran Seminary | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,050.00 |
| Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU | 25,300.00 | 25,300.00 | 26,565.00 |
| Campus Ministry Grants on Territory | - | - | - |
| Caroline Furnace | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 | 2,100.00 |
| Camp Luther | 9,250.00 | 9,250.00 | 9,712.50 |
| Community Lutheran Partners | 5,750.00 | 5,750.00 | 6,037.50 |
| Subtotal | 43,300.00 | 43,300.00 | 45,465.00 |
| Unbudgeted / Miscellaneous Expense | |||
| Extended Theological Education | 1,181.30 | - | - |
| Subtotal | 1,181.30 | - | - |
| Total Expense | 280,287.32 | 317,324.20 | 329,178.02 |
| SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) | 31,810.81 | 7,850.80 | - |
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8 June 2026
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