Narrative Budgets
In the Cornerstone Fund workshop, Budgets That Inspire Giving, we review samples of narrative budgets (also known as “mission spending plans”) that have been prepared by UCC churches and conferences. Some of these samples may be downloaded here in PDF format — but please note the size of the file, especially if you are using a dial-up connection.
Full-color, multi-page narrative budgets
United Church of Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill NC (929KB)
A PDF of the church’s PowerPoint narrative budget, with photos, pie charts, ministry lists, critical notes and more in one-page highlights of each mission/ministry category.
Christ Church UCC — Orrville OH (538KB)
An 11-page budget with percentages, pie charts, ministry lists and photos in one-page summaries of each budget area.
Church of the Redeemer UCC — Westlake OH (1.2 MB)
A more elaborate, 17-page booklet with narrative, pie charts and lots of color photographs.
The UCC of New Smyrna Beach FL (384 KB)
Ten pages with narrative, photographs, pie charts and percentages.
Pilgrim Congregational UCC — Cleveland OH (2 MB)
Lots of photographs, a little bit of narrative, and no numbers!
Penn West Conference (357 KB)
A 16-page booklet with narrative and photos.
One-page color budgets
Connecticut Conference (695 KB)
A double-sided page with narrative, numbers and pie charts.
One-page black-and-white budgets
Plymouth UCC (129 KB)
A one-page, one-side, one-color narrative budget with narrative, numbers, and some fun clip art.
