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August 18, 2023 Nashville, Tennessee – The Board of Directors of the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) met virtually on Friday, August 18, 2023, to discuss and approve several key recommendations related to employee benefits for the General Agencies of The United Methodist
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
May 22, 2023 The United Methodist Church will look and operate very differently going forward. That was the frequent refrain at a May 17-19 meeting that saw the denomination’s financial leaders shrink an already record-low proposal for the denominational budget in the wake of new projected losses
Dear Church Leader, The General Council on Finance and Administration has replaced the EZRA statistical system with Brick River platform, naming it ACStats System. This new system is now open to local churches to enter 2022 Tables Data. I encourage you to please check out
August 9, 2022 On August 8, the Texas Methodist Foundation (TMF) and Wesleyan Investive Boards of Directors elected the Rev. Lisa Greenwood as president of the two organizations. Greenwood succeeds Tom Locke, who announced his retirement in November 2021 after serving in the role for
Wesley Theological Seminary is offering a new online training resource developed by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership addressing issues of financial integrity and preventing fraud in congregational settings. Keeping Our Sacred Trust: Assuring Financial Integrity is designed for pastors, church staff, finance committee members, church
The Conference Committee on Nominations is seeking interested, called, and qualified laity and clergy to fill positions on the following committees: Archives & History Equitable Compensation Finance & Administration Higher Education & Ministry Hispanic Committee Korean Ministry Council Native American Ministries Nominations Pacific Islanders Committee
The EZRA system is now available for filling out the Tables information. Please note the passwords are cleared with the launching of each year. Paragraph 340 from the 2016 Book of Discipline is clear on the responsibility of Elders and Licensed Pastors regarding Tables data submission:
The Executive Committee of Council on Finance and Administration has approved postponement of existing Loan payments of Principal for 4 months with a 2-month extension if needed. Interest only payments will be required each month. Principal will not be reduced during this period of interest
Pausing for effect, Rev. Dr. Cedrick Bridgeforth, North District Superintendent, searched around for a response from those gathered. “God can do anything,” he stated a second time, quoting from Ephesians 3:20 (The Message). From those seated came, “Amen! That’s right!” It was a fitting start
