Key highlights

• Thank you to all our members and others that have honoured God with their tithes and offerings in 2025. The offerings for the first quarter are close to budget and significantly up compared to the same period in 2024.
• Our direct external financial support as mission and outreach expenditure is over 17% of our total income. Including the attributable personnel costs for Lesedi Community church would indicate that RUC spends approximately R1 of every R5 in income on external mission and outreach. Your generous giving enables RUC to build God’s kingdom in Johannesburg and around the world.
• Lesedi operating costs are ahead of budget, and this is mainly due to Good Friday and Easter activities, and we expect that the overall cost position vs budget will come in line during the remainder of 2025.
• All ministries are operating effectively with no significant budget vs actual differences.
• Administration and campus costs remain under budget to date.
• RUC has a net surplus of R164 005 for the first quarter which is a significant improvement from the deficit for the first quarter reflected for 2024.
• Our Hospitality rental operations have performed well in Q1 and a surplus of R155 090 has been generated.
• Capital expenditure is not reported on in detail but approximately R100 000 has been outlaid in line with planned acquisitions for IT and other equipment.

Lesedi

RUC continues to support this new church plant. Practically, RUC will need to continue supporting this church plant. Thank you for your financial support that has enabled RUC to meet the financial needs of this new church.

Johannesburg Bible College

The Thanksgiving offering in November 2024 has raised around R160 000. In addition to that, RUC has a budget contribution of R300 000 for 2025. Direct patron support to JBC has been approximately R350 000 to date. We encourage members to provide direct patron support to this initiative which trains pastors and other leaders

Projects

We are in the process of installing new roof top air-conditioner units. This is being done from the 2024-year surplus. The estimated cost is R1.6 million.

RUC has launched ‘save a seat’ campaign to establish a fund for replacing the seating cushion and seat back of the auditorium chairs. The current chairs have been in use for close to 25 years. We encourage everyone to get involved in this project and individually or as a group contribute R1 500 per seat. This would be an additional sacrificial gift to see someone else use that seat to come to know Jesus Christ and the power of the gospel.

Wisdom for living

We have learnt from Isaiah that God detests pride, and we need to focus on honouring and loving the true God by believing in Jessus Christ, His son and our saviour. Giving is a tangible way of acknowledging God and honouring Him with our wealth. We give praise to God for His provision for our needs, both for our personal circumstances and for Rosebank Union Church.

Blessings and appreciation to all of you.

Roy Campbell

Treasurer