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Finance/Stewardship
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Mission: To ensure that the church conducts
adequate efforts to fund the mission and ministry of
the church |
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Membership: Two elders, the church
treasurer, the church financial secretary, and other
members at large |
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Responsibilities: |
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1. All Benevolences: Develop a plan
to keep before the congregation the various benevolent
needs of the church: Presbyter, |
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Synod, General Assembly, Seminars, RCS, Cropwalk, etc. |
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2. All Special Offerings: Plan and
implement, at the request of the committees and/or the
congregation, all special offerings. |
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3. Every Member Canvass/Pledges:
Develop and implement a program for deepening the
commitment of time, abilities, and |
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money of the members and friends of the congregation. |
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- develop ways to present the annual budget the the
membership |
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- oversee that the Financial Secretary mails the
member financial statements semi-annually |
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- order and make available yearly offering envelopes |
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4. manage Investments/Debits: Have
oversight of all church invested funds and any debt
accounts |
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5. Supervise the Church Treasurer:
Oversight of church financial records including the
receipt, recording, and deposit of |
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receipts |
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- audit annually all church financial records,
reporting results to the session |
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6. Monthly Financial Statement:
Present to session monthly the church's financial
statement |
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7. Audit: Select annually an
auditor and/or committee |
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- audit annually all church financial records,
reporting results to the session |
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8. Annual Budget: Receive
recommendations from all committees |
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- formulate the budget; upon approval by the session,
present to the membership |
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9. Florence Hanff Scholarship fund:
Oversee this fund. Appoint a secretary/treasurer
for the fund to properly acknowledge |
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gifts received and keep the Memorial Record Book
up-to-date. This person will be the same as the
secretary/treasurer of the |
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Memorial Fund. Recommend to the session the time
to decide who will be the recipient of the scholarship
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year. |
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The Finance/Stewardship Committee
Chairperson,
Lee McConnell |
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