"In past years, the Board also provided information as to where the Special Mission Contribution was going to be used. For example in 2002, for the special missions contribution 16 multiples or 80% of the goal went to
BCS, 2 multiples or 10% of the goal went to ACR, 2 multiples or 10% of the goal went to the Commonwealth Camp. Anything collected in excess of the 2002 goal went to the general operations of the Region which collected the excess.
All past special mission funds were used for the purposes as
specified. The BCS has been audited each year by an outside independent CPA firm."
Washington, D.C. Church Apology Letter -- March 1, 2003
The reader should note the blatant contradiction between this statement and the one that follows. If SMC funds were used as advertised in the past, then how could they possibly do any work toward further restricting those funds in the future?
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"The Board is also working toward making the Special Missions Contribution
exclusively for world missions and our local mission work like Morgantown and Delaware. This is why we started the Camp Contribution once a month so that the Camp money did not need to be collected as part of the Missions Contribution as it was in the past"
Washington, D.C. Church Apology Letter -- March 1, 2003
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"We want to apologize on behalf of the elders here and the South Florida Church board in not demanding a full accountability
from the start."
South Florida Apology Letter -- March 9, 2003
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"Large sums of money have been required each year in the special contribution with no accountability regarding how it was spent."
Minneapolis/St. Paul Apology Letter
-- March 12, 2003
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"In addition, we have gone along with large missions multiples for many years
without asking the specific, line-item budget questions we needed to.
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Orlando Apology Letter -- Spring 2003
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"For the past number of years, you have also met and exceeded the Special Contribution goals put before you, usually without complete knowledge and disclosure of how the money was being spent.
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St. Louis Apology Letter -- March 12, 2003
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