Stewardship
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 the...
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 82%....
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 War...
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.
November Apportionments Decline Modestly
If necessary, further spending reductions will be implemented, but at this time, no additional spending reductions appear to be necessary. As a reminder, the last day for receiving 2019 apportionment contributions is Friday, January 10, 2020. Thank you for your commitment; it provides financial stability for our connectional programs to work.
Hope For Ministry Together
March Apportionments: Hope for Ministry Together These are certainly uncertain times. Politically, socially, denominationally, economically – what are we called to do? As we contemplate the impact of the recent special general conference session, some question how and...
Are you ready for Native American Ministries Sunday, May 5th, 2019
Arizona and Nevada are home to at least 33 sovereign nations. Learn more about how your church can be involved in the vibrant life of our Native American communities of the Desert Southwest Conference. Contact Click Here for resources for Native...
Are you ready for UMCOR Sunday, March 31, 2019?
How could any one person make a difference in the wake of such widespread devastation? Find congregational resources to support UMCOR.