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Church Building Budget Impact Calculator

How will a building project change your annual budget?

Estimate how a new or expanded building will change your church's annual budget, including utilities, cleaning, maintenance, insurance, staff and loan payments. Example numbers are filled in so you can see how it works; replace them with your own. Results update as you type.

1

Your church today

Use 12-month averages and actual numbers where you can.

2

Last year's facility costs

Leave a box blank if you don't know it, and a national benchmark will be used. Your own numbers give the most accurate result.

3

The building project

Your architect, builder and lender can help with these.

Net added cost to the annual budget
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Once the building is open and growth has happened
–of today's giving
–per week
–per attender / week

Where the money goes

Financial health checks

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Assumptions and sources

    This tool gives planning estimates, not guarantees, and is not financial, legal or lending advice. Confirm key numbers with your lender, insurance agent and design team. Nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere.