Finance Update

Hi All,

I write to encourage you and thank you for your faithful giving in supporting the work of the Gospel both here in Manly and abroad. God has been doing great things through the 18:30 service and we have seen considerable growth in both attendance and financial giving. In terms of people, we have grown from an average attendance of 137 this time last year to 184 today. And in terms of our finances, we are giving over 30% more than we were last year (and 11% over this year's budget). This giving has helped us support some top outreach outfits like Christian Surfers, scripture in high schools and EE. There's room to grow too - St Matts as a whole church is still 7% behind budget. Let's continue to serve God together and pray for more great things to happen!

If you'd like any further details, or to see the financial statements, please contact me at stephenbaldwin@gmail.com.

Steve