Trends in Congregational Growth at Trinity

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Trends in Congregational Growth at Trinity
Members, Attendance, and Pledging Household
Trends (1993 2005)
4000 in 2004
Unreliable membership data prior to 1996
CAGR 6.4
Construction
Peak in 2000 1440 per Sunday
1200 in 2004
Annual Pledging Households
Year
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Trends in Revenue and Expenses, noting Sources
and Uses
2005 Revenues
Trinity Annual Budget, Pledges (1993 2005)
Plate Offerings 3
2005 Budget 6.7MM
Annual Pledge 52
Other Gifts 10
Self-Funded Programs 13
Endowment Draw 22
000s
2005 Expenditures
Programs 12
1994 Budget 2.75MM
Grants/Assessments 12
Self-Funded Programs 13
Clergy/Staff 48
Capital Campaign
Year
Facilities 15
Annual Pledges
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Relationship Between Annual Pledge Total and
Endowment Draw
Trinity Annual Endowment Draw, Pledges (1993
2005)
1994 Draw 8.3
2004 Draw 6.5
Convergence of Endowment Draw to 5 Target
Draw of Endowment Value
Pledge Cash (000s)
2001 Draw 4
Year
4
2006 Annual Pledge Total Implications for the
Future
Projected Endowment Draw (2006 - 2010)
Current Situation

• 2006 pledge goal of 4 million
• 6.5 endowment draw
• Tracking for 3.5 million or less in 2006 pledges
• 8.5 endowment draw
• Conservative assumptions about additions to the
  endowment
• Conservative assumptions about expenditure growth

Impact of not Meeting 2006 Pledge Goal
5 Target
Draw of Endowment Value
Year
Projected Endowment Draw 4M in 2006
Projected Endowment Draw 3.5M in 2006