Committee On Finance
The Primary Task of the Committee on Finance
To propose, raise, manage, and distribute the resources of the congregation to support and strengthen the mission and ministry of the congregation.
Responsibilities of the Committee
1. To build an annual budget to support the mission and
ministry of the congregation and to submit it to the church council for
approval.
2. To develop and carry out plans to raise enough income to support the budget
that has been approved.
3. To carry out instructions about allocations from the church council.
4. To guide the work of the treasurer and the financial secretary.
5. To arrange for an annual audit of the records of financial officers and to
report to the charge conference.
6. To be accountable to the charge conference through the church council.
Responsibilities of the Chairperson
1. To be responsible for guiding the work of the committee
through the year, planning agendas, and presiding at meetings.
2. To be responsible for gathering all budget requests to be reviewed by the
committee.
3. To recommend to the church council any changes that need to be made in the
budget after it has been approved.
4. To ensure that the congregation and pastor(s) are informed about the church's
financial situation.
5. To participate in the church council.
6. To be accountable to the charge conference through the church council.
(Source: Discipleship Ministries Unit, General Board of Discipleship, The United Methodist Church.)