This page provides a transparent look at our church's finances. Our goal is to help you understand how your giving supports the ongoing ministry of St. Phil’s and St. Mark’s, and how we can work together to secure our future.
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It costs approximately $111.5K per month (or $1.34 million annually) to resource our ministries. Rather than "expenses," we see these as investments in gospel work—allowing us to support our dedicated staff, run language-specific services, and maintain and improve our buildings for both our own and community use.
Our church relies entirely on the prayerful generosity of our members and local property rentals. We do not receive financial subsidies or grants from the government or the Anglican Diocese. Everything we do is made possible by the faithful giving of this church family.
We are deeply thankful to God for His faithfulness over many generations in Eastwood and Ermington, enabling us to build financial reserves.
At the end of our first quarter, our monthly expenses have, on average, exceeded our monthly revenue by $7,500 (current expense rate: $111,500/month; current revenue rate: $104,000/month). To cover these expenses, our church has been using our prior savings. We believe that, with God's help, it is possible to reverse this financial trend and return to a secure and sustainable position.
To confidently pursue the work God has set before us, we need to transition back to a sustainable budget. This requires our church to prayerfully reach a giving target of $1,337,290 by 31 December 2026. We invite you to pray about our financial situation and consider how you might help bridge this gap.
Use the interactive tool below to see how small, regular commitments can make a massive difference:
To help you understand what $10 looks like in a given week...
... when the revenue rate is $104,000 per month
Under God, our finances are provided nearly completely by contributions from you, our members. We encourage generous and cheerful giving to support our staff, ministry resources, buildings, maintenance, and missions.
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
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