Great Plains Conference

% of asking received

Mission share = 10% of each church's total operating income.

2023 · Great Plains 2024 Journal

disaffiliation exit payments flowed to the general budget; 156 left + 10 closed

Exit payments became general operating income; $1.1M of reserves granted to congregations wounded by disaffiliation. Not a dedicated new-church fund.

2023 · Great Plains 2024 Journal

minimal-structure conference governance

The conference itself runs on a minimal-structure 'Connecting Council'; separately promotes SAS for its local churches.

current · Great Plains structure

reserves drawn annually to balance the budget (~$2.0M CFA + ~$1.1M other); consolidated total not published

The budget leans structurally on reserves: roughly $2.0M from CFA reserves plus ~$1.1M from other reserves each year to balance, against ~$14.0M in mission shares apportioned (≈87% anticipated remitted). The audited total net-assets balance isn't published in the budget summary.

2025 budget · Great Plains 2025 Budget Summary