Financial and Other Supports for U.S. Churches
Here are a few resources to assist you if you are located in the United States.
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Here are a few resources to assist you if you are located in the United States.
Here are a few resources for churches to keep funding going during this challenging period.
How much should you compensate a guest preacher?
The Key Federal Tax Figures displays variables from previous fiscal years to the current fiscal year.
The Multilingual Gateway on IRS.gov contains federal tax information in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. You'll find useful forms for personal as well as church tax requirements.
Organizing and planting a new church requires careful planning and implementation. Keep reading to find practical help on the legal and financial aspects of organizing.
The annual Ministers’ Compensation Survey is intended to obtain information on the compensation practices generally followed by CRC churches in Canada and the United States for pastors serving a congregation full-time.
Churches are encouraged to use legal counsel for creating bylaws but this sample may be a great place to start.
What guidelines have you used when you paid for expenses for moving a minister? Here are some suggestions regarding move estimates, packing, and travel expenses for starting that conversation.
This annually published book provides invaluable information for managing the business side of a church.
This annual publication provides up to date tax information specifically for ministers.
The Canadian Council of Christian Charities provides significant and helpful information to their members on issues related to charities.
Canada Revenue Agency site for helpful information on charities and giving.
Internal Revenue Service website for charities and religious organizations.
This sample Church Administrator job description may serve as a sample for larger churches and provide understanding of tasks that need to be covered by volunteers in a smaller church.
This sample form could be used by a church for applications for assistance.
Here's a sample procedure for handling benevolence requests from non-members.
If you would like more information regarding funds or financial inquiries, please connect with the CRC Extension Fund.
This is a sample policy from a church that provides guidelines for safe travel during ministry use.
This is a sample of travel guidelines at a church to cover expectations and instruction for the driver and the vehicle, caravanning, and breakdown situations.
This is a sample of a surveillance camera policy at a church.
This document is a sample of the screening policy at a church for volunteers working with minors.
This sample Safety Monitor policy and guidelines covers the duties and expectations of safety monitoring.
This sample policy is intended to serve as a general framework to help create a safe and secure environment for Children and Youth Ministries.
The following sample report form may be used to describe the details in which an injury incident occurred.