Local Church Financial Handbook

01.0 - Introduction

02.0 - The United Methodist Connection

03.1 - Finance Committees

03.2 - Financial Checklist

03.3 - Local Church Audits

04.1 - Staff-Parish Relations Committee

04.2 - Personnel Manuals

04.3 - Clergy Compensation

04.4 - Clergy Compensation - Housing Allowances

04.5 - Clergy Compensation - Professional Expenses

04.6 - Communicating Changes in Lay Compensation

04.7 - Retirement Benefits for Lay Employees

04.8 - Employee or Independent Contractor?

05.1 - Federal Tax Reporting

05.2 - Tax Tips for Clergy

06.1 - Boards of Trustees

06.2 - Local Church Property and the Trust Clause

06.3 - Incorporating the Local Church

06.4 - Local Church Insurance

07.1 - Calculating Your Conference Budget Asking

07.2 - The Local Church Report

08.1 - Year-end Checklist

09.1 - Record Retention

10.1 - Risk Management and Christian Stewardship

11.1 - Resource Materials

12.1 - General Conference Apportioned Funds

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