SUMMER Partners meeting

SUMMER PARTNERS MEETING | SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2024


May 29, 2024

Dear Cornerstone Partners, 


Summer is on the horizon and as families are planning for the end of the school year, vacations, home projects, and fun in the sun, we are finalizing our budget proposal as we prepare for our upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year.  Our Summer Business Meeting for partners will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2024, following the second service.  At this service, our treasurer will present our budget and Pastor Dave will give some updates and a look at the upcoming months.  As a partner, we ask that you participate in this meeting to approve our budget. 


As our fiscal year comes to an end, it has been so exciting to look back and reflect on everything God has done over the past twelve months.  We have welcomed many new faces on Sunday mornings, our kids' classes are bursting at the seams and we’ve welcomed new volunteers, we’ve launched a first service Camp Cornerstone class, our connect groups continue to grow, our benevolence team has helped more people in our community than ever before as well as strengthened our partnership with Join Hands and other area organizations to further our reach, our property team has cleared our “new” land and prepares for a facilities building, we’ve grown our outreach programs and more! In reflecting on all of this, we were reminded that we couldn’t have done it without your faithful support.  We sincerely thank you for giving your time and financial gifts so we can continue to grow in our faith and love our neighbors.  


As a partner, we ask that you review the proposed budget and accompanying financial information before the meeting by visiting cccduncannon.com/partners.  Please click the link or type the URL in its entirety to view the information.  Paper copies are available upon request by contacting the church office at office@cccduncannon.com or by calling 717-834-4641.  


If you have questions, please submit them to the elders/finance team no later than Sunday, June 23. To give the best answers and streamline the meeting, we will not be taking questions during the meeting time.  Questions and concerns can be sent to office@cccduncannon.com and will be forwarded to an elder, our treasurer, or a finance team member.  We will address all received questions individually and/or at the meeting as appropriate. 


If you cannot attend the meeting, we ask that vote via absentee ballot available on the Partners page of the website (linked above) or a paper ballot available from the church office no later than Wednesday, June 26 so votes can be counted and included with those present at the meeting.  


We are so thankful for your continued support here at Cornerstone and are blessed to have you in the Cornerstone family.  


Cornerstone Elders



Click here to vote via absentee ballot


Click here to view the proposed budget


A few notes on the budget: 

  • While it appears that there is a large increase in anticipated expenses when compared to last year, this year is a more accurate glimpse into our yearly expenses.  We spent the last year intricately tracking expenses and realigning how our expenses are tracked to get a clearer picture of what we are spending. 

  • A few examples include line items that were traditionally over budget and have now been brought into line with costs that were previously unaccounted for.

  • In addition, previous budgets only accounted for the interest charges of mortgage payments.  This year, the entire payment is shown on the budget. 

  • A 3% cost of living increase has been calculated for all staff.

  • We have saved over $5,000 last year in changing electric providers.  This will continue to be monitored. 

  • Providing a health bonus instead of insurance for our full-time employees has saved us over $15,000 per year. 

  • For the 2023-2024 budget year, the offering has been on average 12.5% higher than our budgeted amount.  This leaves us faithfully confident that God will provide the difference for our upcoming budget.


2024 Elders

Chris Haines

Mark Emick

Mike Boyer

Andrew Morgan

Andy Harrison

Jim Dersham

Mike Torok


2024 Officers

Chris Haines - Elder Chair

Mike Boyer - Vice Chair

Andrew Morgan - Secretary

Jennifer Daub - Treasurer