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The cutoff date for submitting the final payment for the 2023 Apportionments/Special Sundays and quotas funds is Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Please note that the Council on Finance and Administration will give 100% recognition to giving 85% and over. If your church plans to mail a
Are you looking to establish sound financial practices within your ministry? Do you want to ensure that your reimbursement policies are transparent, accountable, and align with best practices? Join us for an enlightening, free webinar on “Accountable Reimbursement Policies for Ministries and Churches” and take
Cyber-attacks are on the rise. How are you protecting your church’s digital assets? Join UMC Support (GCFA)’s cybercrime experts as they share best practices and practical strategies to prevent attacks within your ministry. Don’t miss this opportunity to arm yourself with the necessary tools to
In response to the various pandemic-era tax breaks and credits, many consultants have popped up to assist employers in claiming them, such as the Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”). Unfortunately, many of these groups are providing bad guidance to — or even intentionally scamming — unsuspecting
Churches and annual conferences often establish funds intended to give pastors and Bishops complete discretion and authority, usually to provide confidential financial help to those in need or fund programs that previously had not been budgeted. But a discretionary funds can cause clergy to unknowingly
Do you occasionally rent your parking lot, or do you have a coffeehouse like “Hebrews” or “Faithful Blend”? This webinar is for you. The world of unrelated business income tax for a ministry can feel like a walk on a tightrope. If you have income
As a local church pastor, I know it seems like “one more thing” to attend the Loss Prevention Workshops sponsored by HUB International and Philadelphia Insurance, and to try to get lay people from your church to join you. But I’ve learned that these sessions
The California-Pacific Conference Congregational Loan Fund seeks to help local churches that might need to take care of deferred maintenance, make the church ADA compliant, add new classrooms, and/or to update their facilities. In the past, churches have obtained loans and repaid them successfully in
The Conference invites all clergy, church admins, SPRC chairs, and Trustees Presidents to attend one or more of the following online workshops to learn about the new structure of Charge Conference forms for the 2021-2022 year, as well as how to complete them, the new
General Council on Finance & AdministrationMarch 25, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee – In Decision 1409 issued on March 25, 2021, the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church addressed the scope of the General Council on Finance and Administration’s (GCFA) authority in calculating general Church apportionments after
