CHURCH FACILITY RENTAL INSURANCE Church facility rentals can be both a great stewardship of resources and an opportunity to connect and serve the community.  However, there are risks involved that church boards needs to consider and policies that should be put in place. The Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC.org) […]

EXEMPLE D’ENGAGEMENT DU CONSEIL DE L’ÉGLISE (Basé sur l’engagement du Conseil d’Administration (CA) de l’EMLC)   Nous Conseil Officiel de l’Église __________________________, S’ENGAGEONS ensemble à ce qui suit (ceci n’est pas dans l’ordre): Nous prendrons le temps et “attendrons” les uns les autres pour comprendre et “atterir”; Nous nous engageons

[Nom de l’Église] RÉGLEMENT CONFLIT D’INTERÊT   Le Manuel¶320.6 Il y a conflit d’interêt si un membre du Conseil Officiel, un membre du Comité ou un employé de l’église est de façon directe ou indirecte intéressé ou peut devenir intéressé d’une manière matérielle à un contrat, une transaction ou un

RÉGLEMENT RECOMMANDÉ DONATEUR DON RESTRAINT Les églises locales doivent s’assurer que les cadeaux ou donations reçus qui sont restraints au soutien d’un ministère particulier ou destinés à être utilisés pour un programme ou projet particulier soient utilisés seulement dans ce ou ces buts. Pour éviter de recevoir des fonds qui

Sample Church Board Annual Checklist  T3010 Submitted by due date (6 months after year end)    Annual Declarations Signed (Stored at Church)    Board Covenant Signed    Insurance Policies checked/in place    Contracts/Services Review    Risk Management Review (facilities, finances, etc.)    Property

SAMPLE CHURCH BOARD COVENANT (Based on FMCIC Board of Administration (BOA) Covenant)   We the Official Board of __________________________ Church, COVENANT together the following (these are not in order):    We will take time and “wait” for each other to understand and “land”;  We commit to attend all

Thank You Letters for People That Didn’t Give…. by: Lori Gunther-Greesor | lgreesor.com If you give a wedding gift, you expect to receive a thank-you note.  It’s common courtesy.  If you don’t give a gift, you generally don’t get a thank-you note.  Obvious, right? However, in church giving often nobody gets a thank-you note.  Nobody

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7 ‘Must-Have’ Church Finance Steps Love it or hate it, your church must manage money. Keeping track of donations and expenses, following church financial management best practices, and even knowing where to start or where you’re going as a church is challenging if you don’t have adequate time or the

Grant Connect Foundation Search Tool The Free Methodist Church in Canada has created a shared account with Grant Connect, an service of Imagine Canada, to allow our Free Methodist churches, camps and ministries to search on foundations for funding of special projects. If your church/camp/ministry has a project that you