revitup! for a Lifetime in Ministry Offers Scholarship Opportunities and Daycare Again at This Year’s Event Wespath is hosting a revitup! for a Lifetime in Ministry educational event for young clergy ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Employer Payments for Medical Coverage
The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits has issued guidance for churches concerning the tax consequences of payments for medical coverage for employees that are not part of an employer group ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Health Care Tax Credit Refunds Still Available
The Affordable Care Act offered non-profits up to a 25% refund of healthcare expenses incurred on behalf of clergy and lay employees. Many of our churches have filed for all of their refunds yet many ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Tax Reminders
It is a busy time for church treasurers in January as you begin preparing for tax reporting this month. This is a reminder of a few helpful hints for you at this time of year: Pastors and ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: UMC #GivingTuesday
A great opportunity to support the ministry or mission that God has led you to is coming up on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. On that day, donations given through the UMCmission.org website for general ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Health Care Reform 101
There is a lot of talk lately about the upcoming implementation of some of the first phases of health care reform. No matter which side of the political spectrum you find yourself, it is important to ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Building Church Budgets
Around this time of year, many churches are beginning to prepare ministry budgets for next year. We get calls with leaders trying to figure out how much should go into each category to help make sure ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Health Care Reform for Churches
We are pleased that a bill has been introduced that will help to clarify the Affordable Care Act for churches! The General Board of Pension and Health Benefits (GBOPHB) actively follows the ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: Travel Logs – they want to know what?!?!
We are blessed in the NC Conference in countless ways - one of our blessings is our ability to enable ministry to happen by helping to fund travel costs for our clergy and laity serving churches in ... Continue Reading→
Faith and Money: What do churches get from paying apportionments?
Especially around this time of the year, we are asked, “What do churches get from paying apportionments?” That is not a question specific to North Carolina but is one that is asked throughout the ... Continue Reading→