Mennonite Church Canada Financial Trends: Healthy or Worrisome?
$1,440 per member Total Annual Revenue
$58,000,000 Annual Schools Total Annual Revenue
2.8 % MC Canada $175 million (not including hospitals, Nursing Homes, seniors facilities, Mennonite Foundation) Total Revenue
Healthy Trends
Steady increase in Congregational Revenues
Steady increase in Revenues to related ministry organizations
Signs of ongoing generosity
Worrisome Trends
Decreasing support for Area and National churches
Decreased capacity for international ministry.
Weakening the link between the ministry inspired by the church and the church that inspires the ministry.
Weakened common identity that undergirds our ministry.
Our Challenge: The church will need to be strong at all levels as we enter the 21 st century with a commitment to engage the world with the reconciling gospel of Jesus Christ.