Financial Narrative for February 2021
February Revenue |
February Expenses |
Pledged Offering |
$ 11,767.00 |
Staffing |
$ 17,109.41 |
Non-Pledged Offering |
$ 4,352.00 |
Programming |
$ 1,211.81 |
Other Revenue
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$ 2,963.00 |
Apportionments |
$ 4,017.00 |
From Endowment |
$ 1,636.91 |
Building Operations |
$ 5,219.47 |
Total Revenue
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$ 20,718.91 |
Total Expenses |
$ 28,546.17 |
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Net YTD |
$ (6,838.78) |
There is Light Ahead – April 2021
“The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines even brighter until the light of day.”
How is your Lent going? Does it feel long, dark, and empty? Lent can feel that way when we give up fun activities or foods that we like. This year in particular, we are also still dealing with the pandemic. Closed or limited occupancy to our favorite places, the need to stay away from people, and the illness and death rates all increase the feeling od darkness. But is that it? Is that all there is?
There is light ahead. Literally there is light ahead when you look at when the sun sets in the next few weeks. The sun will set at 7:37pm at the end of March. It will set in April at 8:30pm. May: 9:17pm. June: 9:34pm. There are brighter days ahead.
There is light ahead. On a dark morning, the women will come to the tomb just to find it empty.
Christ arose! Christ arose!
There is light ahead. The virus will be beaten down. Our communities will open up. We will be able to see and hug our families again. Our church will open again.But what will be left of our church? What have we given to the church to sustain it during this long haul? How have we given our time, talents, and treasures over the last few months... and how will we give for Easter and the next few months to make sure we can continue our church's mission and ministry? Be the light now so it can burn brighter later!
Rev. Krystal Goodger, Wisconsin United Methodist Foundation

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Want to make Gift-Giving Easy???
SCRIP can make great gifts fo this Christmas season! Without it costing you any extra money, you can support the church by buying gift cards at church that you can give away or spend just like cash.
If you would like to order some specific scrip for gift giving please let Mark or Jen Johnson know. We are going to do a big order at the beginning of December for your gift giving needs. If you would like to see what is available, there are lists in the parlor. First Church pays a $10 fee each time we place an order to handle shipping costs. So we want to limit our orders to keep the costs down. (The exception is Trigs and Culvers. They are local business we work with and are able to get Scrip cards at anytime without a processing fee.) Please feel free to contact Jen or Mark Johnson at 715-470-2527 with questions. Thank you!
Amazon, iTunes, Dick’s, Bass Pro, Cabela’s, Bath & Body Works, Carnival, Delta, Eastbay, Land’s End, Royal Caribbean
Trig’s, Pick ‘n Save. Menards, Home Depot. Fleet Farm, Krist, Holiday, Kwik Trip, AutoZone
Dunkin’, Starbucks, Pizza Ranch, Dominoes, Pizza Hut, Subway, Culver’s, Burger King, Hardee’s, Arby’s, Panera, Taco Bell, Papa Murphy’s, Noodles & Co, Olive Garden, Red Robin, Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Roadhouse
Barnes & Noble, Target, Kohl’s, Best Buy, Walmart/Sam’s Club, Walgreens, CVS, Great Clips, Hilton Garden Inn
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