"The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denariiand given to the poor?” He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it." - John 12:3-6 A word of caution when examining the information on this page. These metrics may have some usefulness in understanding the congregation but these metrics must not become our focus.
Our purpose is to give honor and glory to the Triune God, to carry out His will, to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world, to manifest the unity of our faith in Jesus Christ as God and Savior, to foster Christian fellowship and love, to extend a helping hand in human need, and to achieve our objectives by the preaching of the Word of God, by the administration of the sacraments, and by the religious instruction of all its members according to the confessional standard of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
(GSLC Constitution, Article 2)
Treasury at a Glance
Posted
July
2026
Biblical stewardship is the management of all of life for the sake of the Gospel (Werning). Therefore, sound governance and financial responsibility are essential elements of good stewardship. Far from distracting from the Church's mission, these practices are precisely what make fulfilling that mission possible.
Cash Analysis and Investments Jun 2026
Total Cash On Hand and in Banks
$358,515
Amounts Dedicated
($328,067)
General Funds Available
$30,449
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Treasury Jun 2026
Month
Income
Expenses
Income - Expenses
Cash on Hand
Amounts Dedicated
General Fund
Check Sum
Jan
$31,826
($40,979)
($9,153)
$317,393
($279,236)
$38,157
$0
Feb
$30,727
($38,437)
($7,710)
$257,371
($226,924)
$30,447
$0
Mar
$44,458
($38,631)
$5,827
$335,042
($298,767)
$36,274
$0
Apr
$31,443
($37,449)
($6,006)
$333,155
($302,886)
$30,268
$0
May
$43,986
($37,271)
$6,715
$355,153
($318,170)
$36,983
$0
Jun
$36,369
($50,745)
($14,376)
$358,515
($328,067)
$30,449
($7,841)
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Income Less Expenses Jun 2026
Month
($14,376)
YTD
($24,703)
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Board Expenses Jun 2026
Budget
Board
YTD Jun
% Board
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
($8,700)
Elders
($3,278)
38%
($1,107)
($274)
($922)
($426)
($432)
($116)
($3,020)
Education
($568)
19%
($148)
$0
($119)
($70)
($205)
($26)
($2,300)
Youth
($769)
33%
($72)
($24)
($80)
($249)
($124)
($220)
($1,950)
Outreach
($1,161)
60%
$0
$0
$0
($697)
($464)
$0
($34,500)
Missions
($15,850)
46%
($2,335)
($2,335)
($3,335)
($3,175)
($2,335)
($2,335)
($2,000)
Fellowship
($203)
10%
($60)
$110
($39)
$0
($72)
($142)
($570)
Care
$0
0%
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
($600)
Stewardship
($573)
96%
$0
$0
$0
($573)
$0
$0
($61,700)
Properties
($27,493)
45%
($3,424)
($3,892)
($3,627)
($3,821)
($4,668)
($8,061)
($24,000)
Cap Replacement
($12,000)
50%
($2,000)
($2,000)
($2,000)
($2,000)
($2,000)
($2,000)
($45,400)
Office
($20,867)
46%
($2,848)
($4,171)
($3,131)
($3,437)
($4,058)
($3,223)
($327,823)
Payroll
($160,750)
49%
($38,752)
($24,685)
($24,195)
($24,183)
($24,079)
($24,856)
($512,563)
Totals
($243,512)
48%
($50,745)
($37,271)
($37,449)
($38,631)
($38,437)
($40,979)
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Observations:
1. Housing Reporting The Klemme housing issue has not yet been fully resolved. Although the Income and Expense Report has been adjusted to reflect the year-to-date housing expense, the dedicated housing account still does not accurately reflect the current situation.
Specifically, the year-to-date distributions from the dedicated housing account should correspond to the year-to-date expense shown on the Housing line of the Income and Expense Report, but they do not.
It also appears that Pastor Klemme contributes more to the dedicated housing account than the amount of his monthly mortgage payment. As a result, the church is retaining both the excess contributions made during the current year and the remaining balance carried forward from the previous year. Clarification is needed to determine whether this is the intended treatment of those funds and how the account is expected to function.
2. Legacy Deo Initially, the custodial account was established through member donations and is now identified as 63 Lego Deo Ind. Giving. The verbal understanding was that this fund would function as an endowment in everything but name—a permanently invested fund established to support our mission over the long term.
Later, some of our savings were commingled with this account. Now that the funds have been separated, a new understanding has emerged. Under the current arrangement, 63 Lego Deo Ind. Giving represents the original donated investment, while 61 Lego Deo Custodial represents our savings together with the investment gains or losses that have accumulated.
Our savings are now designated as the custodial account. My understanding was that the purpose of separating the accounts was to preserve access to our savings while maintaining the donated funds as a permanently invested pool of money. We combined our savings with the donated funds in order to benefit from the larger investment, with the understanding that only the investment gains attributable to our savings would remain with the custodial account, while the donated principal would continue to function as an endowment.
It appears that we have now reversed the intended roles of these accounts. If 63 Lego Deo Ind. Giving is no longer intended to function as an endowment-style fund, then what is its intended purpose? I think it would be helpful to document the purpose of each account so there is a clear and consistent understanding going forward.
Treasury Validation Tables
Posted
July
2026
Sum of Months vs Reported Jun 2026
Income
Expenses
Sum of Months
$218,809
($243,512)
YTD Reported
$218,809
($243,512)
Check Sum
$0
$0
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Calculated vs Actual Balance Jun 2026
Month
Previous Balance
Income
Expenses
Receipts for Dedicated
Distributed from Dedicated
Calculated Balance
Check Sum
Jan
$324,713
$31,826
($40,979)
$7,343
($5,510)
$317,393
$0
Feb
$317,393
$30,727
($38,437)
$8,876
($61,188)
$257,371
$0
Mar
$257,371
$44,458
($38,631)
$77,398
($5,555)
$335,042
$0
Apr
$335,042
$31,443
($37,449)
$8,567
($4,448)
$333,155
$0
May
$333,155
$43,986
($37,271)
$33,231
($17,948)
$355,153
$0
Jun
$355,153
$36,369
($50,745)
$20,918
($3,178)
$358,516
$1
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Treasury Dedicated Watch List
Posted
July
2026
Dedicated Accounts Watch List Jun 2026
Account
Balance
Contributions
Distributions
Check Sum
59 Klemme Housing
$7,326
$15,689
($2,190)
($7842)
61 Leg Deo Custodial
$60,970
$2,484
$0
$58,485
63 Leg Deo Ind. Giving
$25,000
$15,000
$0
$10,000
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By Year and Month
Posted
July
2026
Income by Year and Month
Year
Total
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2026
$218,809
$31,826
$30,727
$44,458
$31,443
$43,986
$36,369
2025
$425,830
$31,539
$32,916
$42,521
$35,677
$25,994
$31,252
$29,719
$34,853
$34,853
$31,601
$39,732
$55,175
2024
$396,083
$30,655
$50,399
$34,153
$28,883
$28,821
$35,099
$24,874
$31,133
$31,133
$30,579
$30,063
$40,291
2023
$427,667
$52,256
$30,464
$37,943
$35,876
$34,903
$33,145
$33,290
$28,466
$28,466
$34,850
$31,821
$46,186
2022
$448,632
$39,510
$37,522
$34,396
$35,171
$39,249
$28,138
$41,046
$35,791
$35,791
$39,240
$35,128
$47,649
2021
$441,580
$40,101
$31,778
$45,176
$44,111
$41,901
$30,949
$33,331
$27,780
$27,780
$34,798
$33,931
$49,944
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Expenses by Year and Month
Year
Total
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2026
($243,512)
($40,979)
($38,437)
($38,631)
($37,449)
($37,271)
($50,745)
2025
($477,787)
($42,908)
($41,669)
($40,591)
($41,289)
($42,113)
($40,808)
($39,815)
($37,153)
($36,928)
($39,323)
($37,615)
($37,575)
2024
($370,199)
($27,794)
($31,956)
($27,850)
($31,485)
($27,888)
($28,207)
($27,270)
($36,739)
($26,647)
($32,231)
($30,342)
($41,791)
2023
($421,925)
($37,074)
($36,084)
($39,273)
($34,298)
($32,107)
($35,744)
($37,959)
($42,652)
($38,007)
($29,749)
($29,340)
($29,636)
2022
($449,816)
($35,061)
($39,629)
($34,318)
($38,242)
($39,794)
($40,782)
($32,113)
($36,492)
($38,438)
($40,533)
($43,831)
($30,584)
2021
($474,494)
($50,452)
($52,551)
($36,321)
($38,467)
($34,561)
($36,597)
($39,601)
($38,548)
($34,683)
($37,763)
($32,657)
($42,293)
8/7/2026 12:47:45 PM
Giving Analysis
Posted
September
2025
Giving Analysis YTD 2025 (Thru Jun 2025)
Range
Givers
Contributions YTD
Monthly Average
$50 to 100
1.1%
1
.1%
$100
$17
$100 to 500
18.2%
16
2%
$3,888
$41
$500 to 1,000
14.8%
13
4.9%
$9,829
$126
$1,000 to 3,000
40.9%
36
30.8%
$61,092
$283
$3,000 to 5,000
11.4%
10
18.8%
$37,331
$622
$5,000 to 7,000
8%
7
20.5%
$40,680
$969
$7,000 to 10,000
3.4%
3
11.5%
$22,850
$1,269
$10,000 to 15,000
2.3%
2
11.5%
$22,839
$1,903
Total
100%
88
100%
$198,609
28/9/2025 1:15:48 PM
Givers Analysis
Posted
September
2025
Number of Givers by Year
Year
Givers
2025
88
2024
89
2023
99
2022
105
2021
107
2020
106
2019
108
2018
107
28/9/2025 1:13:59 PM
Membership, Worship Attendance
July
2026
4.0 Membership: Baptized members are all who have been baptized in the name of the Triune God and who are under the spiritual care of the pastor of this congregation, including the children who have not yet been confirmed. Communicant members are those baptized members who have been in the Lutheran faith, accept the confessional standard of Article III of this constitution, are familiar with the contents of Luther's Small Catechism, and are not members of organizations whose principles and conduct conflict with the Word of God.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
