" Finance "

The Finance Committee’s primary function is to prepare the annual Church budget based on input from the various other committees, and monitor monthly receipts/expenditures with respect to the budget.  The committee also has the lead for long-term, financial-related planning and assists the Parish Administration Committee as needed.

Church Envelope Categories

Current – salaries, utilities, insurance, maintenance, educational materials, programs, etc.

Benevolence – agencies, institutions, causes outside the congregation; includes hospitals, senior citizens’ homes, seminaries, colleges, hunger appeals, etc.

Building – reduces mortgage on present facility.

Other – memorial funds, flowers, wine, Family Fund, etc.