This is such a stressful season for the UMC. It’s putting everyone to the test. I believe there are two primary tests United Methodists are facing. I go over those in the post.
By the way, I apologize to those that are wanting more church financial videos. I’m going to be splitting my posts between setting up QuickBooks and the UMC split for time being.
While most churches have probably already sent out their giving statements for 2023, I’m sure there are number of churches wondering, “Do we really have to print out a receipt for everyone?” You might be surprised by the answer.
Many churches are curious of the differences between the UMC and GMC. You can find various charts which are helpful, but can someone just speak to our church?
That’s what I’ve been doing for the past seven months. I would normally preach a sermon and then give a brief presentation on the differences. Here’s what’s being presented:
I’ve had a lot discussions with United Methodist churches that were struggling with the decision on whether or not to leave the denomination. Through those discussions, I was able to hear common narratives from churches that should remain UMC or leave to the GMC. That’s what you will find in this post.
I’m a pretty poor prognosticator, but at least I try! 😉 Enjoy this year’s predictions!
This year I’m planning on setting up a client with QuickBooks Online. I’m going to document the process step by step. That starts with purchasing it for cheap. Thankfully TechSoup exists to help nonprofits and churches acquire QuickBooks (and other software) for cheap.
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