From a peak of $54 million given for the World Evangelism Fund (WEF) in 2002,[97] as a consequence of the Late-2000s financial crisis, the total amount raised for the World Evangelism Fund in 2012 was approximately US$38.3 million (a decrease of $0.5 million from the previous year).[98] However, Mission Specials receipted were an additional US$26.1 million, a decrease of US$5.3 million from the previous year.[92][98] This combined giving totaled US$64.4 million,[98] a decrease of $5.8 million.[99] Despite its membership being less than 33% of the denominational total, the USA regions contributed 94% of WEF funding,[98] and 90% of Approved Specials.[99][92] During 2012, 27.7% of Nazarene congregations gave the recommended 5.5% of total income to the WEF, an additional 37.5% of congregations made some contribution to the WEF, while 35% of congregations made no contribution.[98]
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