Trustees
The Primary Task of the Board of Trustees
To supervise and maintain all property belonging to your congregation so that the ministries of the congregation can be effective.
Responsibilities of the Trustees
1. To oversee, maintain, and supervise all local church
property, reporting annually to the charge conference.
2. To receive and administer all gifts that are made to the congregation.
3. To make certain that all trust funds of the congregation are invested
properly.
4. To ensure that the Articles of Incorporation of the congregation are kept
up-to-date.
5. To be responsible, in consultation with the pastor, for all use of the church
building and grounds.
6. To be responsible for adequate insurance coverage on all church property.
7. To submit annual budget requests to the committee on finance for property
maintenance and improvement, as well as new property purchases.
8. To be accountable to the charge conference and the church council.
Responsibilities of the Chairperson
1. To be responsible for guiding the work of the board
throughout the year, planning the agendas, and presiding at meetings.
2. To become knowledgeable about disciplinary and legal requirements that have
to do with the church property.
3. To consult regularly with the pastor about property matters.
4. To participate fully in the church council.
(Source: Discipleship Ministries Unit, General Board of Discipleship, The United Methodist Church.)