Conference Committee
Finance & Administration
Ministries of Faith in Action
About Us
The Finance & Administration committee serves to develop, maintain and administer a comprehensive and coordinated plan of fiscal and administrative policies, procedures, and management services for the conference.
News & Events
December 2022 Apportionments Report
We finished the 2022 apportionment year, with December apportionment receipts being the second-best month of the year behind January, where the Conference fully paid one month of 2022 apportionments for all of our churches. The result was an overall...
November Apportionments Slightly Above Prior Years
Please do all you can to help our churches and ministries continue to change lives by contributing apportionments as fully as possible in the last month of 2022. The cutoff for receiving 2022 Apportionments is Jan. 11, 2023.
October Apportionments Continue Second-Half Downturn
Despite the slight decline in apportionment receipts, the Conference remains in fairly good financial shape.
September 2022 Apportionments Held Steady
On a year-to-date basis, we received 58.7% of our apportionments. That was 0.6% higher than last year’s level. At this rate, we project year-end apportionment receipts of about 83%.
August 2022 Apportionments Showed Mixed Results
Apportionment receipts for August were about 1% below our monthly average for the first eight months of 2022, but they actually improved a bit compared to last year. On a year-to-date basis, we received 53.4% of our apportionments. That was 0.7% higher than last...
MEETING MINUTES: Council on Finance and Administration on Mar. 10, 2022
Minutes of Zoom Meeting on March 10, 2022 Participants Matt Ashley, Randy Bowman, Anne Green, Bishop Grant Hagiya, Matt Kuss, Daniel Landesman, Rob Lee, Kay Pitt, Anabel Quijada, Anthony Tang, Scott Whitmire, Ann Williams, and Steve Ziegler. Opening Scott opened...
July 2022 Apportionments – Lowest of Year
Apportionment receipts for July were the lowest of the seven months so far this year. On a year-to-date basis, we received 47.7% of our apportionments. That was 0.2% lower than last year’s level. At this rate, we project year-end apportionment receipts of about...
Leveraging Facebook for online church during COVID-19
If you think of your Facebook presence like a house, your Page is your front porch, Facebook Live is you opening the front door, and Facebook Groups is you inviting people into your living room for a conversation. Find out what you can do right now to leverage Facebook tools for online church.
UMCOR turns 80!
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” — Matthew 25:35, NRSV Dear friends in Christ, United Methodists will celebrate UMCOR Sunday on March 22, 2020. Eighty years ago, World...
Looking at financial impact of GC2020 plans
Even before legislation for GC2020 was drafted, GCFA had already planned to submit an 18.3% budget reduction hoping to keep more funds in local churches.
Contact
Scott Whitmire
Chair
Matt Kuss
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Team Members
Robin Lee
Anabel Quijada
Steve Ziegler
John Brown
Kay Pitt
Cynthia Reid
Ann Williams
Daniel Landesman
Matt Kuss
Matt Ashley
Bishop Carlo Rapanut
Randy Bowman
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2022 “More than the sum of our parts” Generosity Kit
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Generosity Pastor Leader Kit
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Local Church Treasurer’s Handbook
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Statistical Tables & Apportionments
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