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The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1. Christian stewardship begins with a solid understanding that the property we call our own is not ours at all, but God’s.
The Barnabas foundation provides you with information, support, and materials for participating churches. Learn about Benefits and Services, Testimonials, Church Conferences and Events, and more!
This sample policy gives some guidelines as to how gifts of stock should be handled, and what processes to follow to protect the donor and your church.
Have you ever thought about how you could give more to your church? There is a way to give more with the financial assets you already have.
The goal of Planned Giving is to encourage and assist members and friends of your Church to make planned gifts. These gifts will advance the mission and purpose of your Church ministries.
This sample Offering Procedures gives detailed instructions as to what, who, and where the offering should go.
This sample is a description of procedures for a counting team.
This sample Counting Procedure discloses the responsibilities and general duties of the counting team and volunteers.
The following template is a sample of a description that you can use for your church programs with a desired budget amount.
The Loan Fund has served the Christian Reformed Church since 1983 by providing loans to CRC churches at lower interest rates and offering its investors higher rates of return.
This Budget Template file is tailored to the user with a form for presenting your church's annual budget. This form also provides a comparative analysis for prior year's budget.
This sample Review Report is an example of a report from the team after a financial review at a church.
This sample financial Review Guide provides guidelines for evaluating key financial issues in a church each year.
The following information provides some helpful points for any church to minimize risk of fraud or financial theft.
Learn more about the difference between auditing and reviewing.
The Church Guide to Internal Controls by Richard Vargo (Church Law and Tax Report) is a great resource for understanding internal controls that ensure the integrity of accounting and financial information. Check out this book online.
This sample policy may be useful when churches need guidelines to evaluate if a special fund needs to be established to accurately monitor and track certain income or expenditures.
The purpose of this policy is to set forth broad guidelines under which the funds of the denomination shall be managed. Investment objectives are: preserving the principal value of funds, earning a reasonable return, and more.
The Church and Nonprofit Tax & Financial Guide published by Zondervan comes out each year and includes the latest tax law changes, expert advice on handling charitable gifts, and key financial policies and procedures. Check online for availability.
This sample policy gives guidelines for establishing and using a Capital Replacement Fund at a church and to assure accountability of funds used for building and equipment upgrades.
Unrelated Business Income defines an activity is an unrelated business if three requirements are met: 1. It is a trade or business, 2. It is regularly carried on, 3...
The following website has tax information from the IRS for churches and religious organizations.
The information in the attached document provides the names of IRS forms that are commonly filed by churches in the course of ordinary business.