The General Fund

On June 7, we will be voting as a church family on our Ministry Financial Plan (MFP), or church budget, for the 2026-27 fiscal year. In the Channel and online, you’ll see this referred to as the General Fund. Giving to the General Fund is the most direct way you can financially support our church’s ongoing ministries. We cover the process to develop our church budget in prayer at every step, seeking the Lord’s guidance in where His church should prioritize funding and casting vision for the next year. Budget areas originate from each ministry area or associated committee, are reviewed and approved by our staff and Stewardship Committee, then are reviewed and approved by our Advisory Council totaling more than 60 people consisting of committee chairs, deacons, staff, and church officers, and lastly goes to the church body for final approval. It’s an extremely intentional and thoughtful process, and we want our church family to have full confidence in how their tithes are being used.

With that budget, we fund the various ministries here at South Tulsa as we serve alongside you. The General Fund supports vocational ministers and staff who serve alongside our church family daily, lead out in discipleship across all ages, and respond to families and community in crisis. It keeps our facilities ready to host 80-100 internal and external events every week. Our community and global mission partners, such as The Ministry Center, Jenks CarePoint, Bixby and Jenks school food ministries, missions in Guatemala, India, Malaysia, Ukraine, and Venezuela, and many more are funded through the General Fund. A perfect display of this is our English as a Second Language (ESL) program, which we host out of our church building. It provides hospitality and excellent teaching for every student, and funds teachers that engage the 180 students from 31 nations represented. The General Fund supports everything detailed in our Ministry Financial Plan, all while remaining debt free through our Capital Reserves account. In all of these ministries, our commitment remains to carry out the Great Commission set forth in Matthew 28:19-20 and share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

As we begin our new fiscal year on July 1, we invite you to give to the General Fund as an expression of faith that serves as an act of gratitude and dependence on God, supporting the many ministries that happen here at South Tulsa. Giving to the General Fund is the purest form of the ten percent tithe that we are given a model of in Malachi 3:10, as the Lord calls us to give generously of our first fruits to Him and His church.

We encourage you to attend our final Q&A today (5/17) at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel if you have any questions about the new budget. Printed copies of the plan are available at the Welcome Center for you to pick up and review. View a digital copy HERE or online at southtulsa.org/church-resources.