From the Treasurer

Dear Brethren,

We are pleased once again to have an independent audit that gives us an unbiased opinion of our operations. This administration desires transparency, so for the first time the entire audit, including footnotes, is featured.

To say this was a challenging year needing complete reliance on God is most certainly an understatement.

The numbers speak for themselves as to God blessing our efforts to serve him in “Preaching the Gospel and Preparing a People.” The auditors, when interviewing the management team, commented that they had never seen an entity go through what we did with the recent defections from the church and not face severe cutbacks. Instead we continued our mission and seemed to thrive and become more unified as a body.

God always tests our conviction to him. Things that happen are not random acts by God. He knows what he is doing. We believed Matthew 6:25-33 and showed him our trust and did not become anxious, and He has blessed us for that faith.

I have always noticed that when people of God become corporation first and church second we have problems. That has happened many times and leads to humans trying to create human solutions. Finances may be tangible, but they are just as much part of God’s business as is any other part of the work. It doesn’t work by human reason, but by GOD’s direction. There are no human degrees of higher learning that can create what only God can do.

We will continue to put God first and us second no matter what difficulties face us. Our statements show we are using His money to DO HIS WORK in fulfilling the mission statement properly and in order.

In that unity that even our auditors noticed, despite our losses, which were significant, we proceeded. I thank God for all those who have risen to the occasion, filled the gaps and helped further our commission as reflected in these statements. Thank you for your many prayers and sacrifices. You are all, indeed, fellow laborers with us in this work.

In Christ’s Service,

Aaron Dean, Treasurer UCGIA