The second column shows the amount of the total that the church spent on internal operations, such as maintenance costs and salaries.
The third column shows the amount of the total that the church gave to "benevolences," which includes such items as international missions, denominational support, seminary funding, and ministries to the poor.
| Year | Total Contributions per Church Member |
Church Finances
Benevolences
1990
$447.57
$369.71
$77.85
1991
$445.17
$368.43
$76.74
1992
$444.74
$368.19
$76.56
1993
$445.50
$370.72
$74.78
1994
$464.92
$389.48
$75.44
1995
$462.84
$386.98
$75.86
1996
$491.32
$414.04
$77.28
1997
$497.04
$418.01
$79.04
| Inflation-Adjusted 1992 dollars |
