Report of the Finance Committee
The report of the Finance Committee shall be made on this form, or one revised and adapted by the Annual Conference.
Numbers in parentheses refer to paragraphs of the 2016 Book of Discipline.
Copies of this report should be filed with the recording secretary, pastor, district superintendent and chairperson of the
committee on finance
Church
Charge
District
Annual Conference
For the period beginning
DATE OF PRIOR CHARGE CONFERENCE DATE OF CURRENT CHARGE CONFERENCE
I. ORGANIZATION
1.a. Has the committee been organized according to the 2016 Book of Discipline (¶258.4)? Yes No
b. Names of officers?
Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Treasurer(s)
Financial Secretary
II. BUDGET AND COMMITMENT PLAN
2.a. Has the committee submitted to the Church Council, or its equivalent, a complete budget for the ensuing
year? Yes No
If not, why not?
b. Did the committee give the Church Council an opportunity to request financial support for recommended ministries
(¶258.4)?
Yes No
If not, why not?
3. How frequently does the Financial Secretary/Treasurer send members and contributors regular reports of their giving?
Monthly Quarterly Semi-annually Annually No, we do not send reports
4. Is giving by individual participants in the local church regularly reviewed? Yes No;
If not, why not?
5. What are the plans for raising sufficient income to meet the budget adopted by the Church Council (¶258.4)?
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CHARGE CONFERENCE
6. Does the Financial Secretary/Treasurer report regularly to the Church Council on the giving trends in the
church/charge?
Yes No
If not, why not?
III. THE HANDLING OF CHURCH FUNDS
7. Does the Treasurer regularly make reports to the Committee on Finance and the Church Council on the financial
position of the church (¶258.4b)?
Yes No
If not, why not?
8. Are all benevolences and other connectional funds remitted monthly to the conference treasurer (¶258.4b)?
Yes No
If not, why not?
9.a. What bank(s) have been designated by the Church Council as a depository (¶258.4d)?
b. Are all accounts FDIC insured and in amounts at or below the current FDIC insurable limit? Yes No
If not, why not?
c. Are all accounts in the name of the church? Yes No
If not, why not?
10.a. Has the committee established written financial policies to document the internal controls of the local
church (¶258.4d)? (Attach as a supplement.) Yes No
b. Have these policies been reviewed by the committee and found to be adequate and effective (¶258.4d)?
Yes No
11. Are the church offerings counted by a counting committee in accordance with the mandates of the
Discipline 258.4a)? Yes No
If not, why not?
12. Are all funds deposited promptly in accordance with procedures developed by the Committee on Finance
(¶258.4a, d)? Yes No
If not, why not?
13. Are financial officers of the church bonded (¶258.4b)? Yes No
If not, why not?
14.a. Have the financial records of the church and all its organizations been audited for the prior fiscal year (¶258.4c)?
Yes No
b. If not, why not?
c. Were there any recommendations or exceptions? Yes No
d. If there were recommendations or exceptions, how has the church addressed them?
Signed ____________________________________________________
Printed Name:
Date:
Report of the Finance Committee 2017-2020
Prepared and edited by the General Council on Finance and
Administration and authorized as the official form
for this purpose.