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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Dec. 12, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Don Pine, Don Young, Linda Schumacher, Bill Melewski, and Paul Luce by phone

Ed opened with Prayer

Items for approval:  1. Fundraiser for selling Super Bowl Sub Meals on Jan. 15, 22, 29.  2. Fundraiser for Rummage Sale June 21 thru 25. 3. Approval of 2017 Budget

Finance Committee approved $3,300 to be applied to our per capita bill.

Finance Committee also approved $5,000 to be sent to the Presbytery Foundation  from monies collected for our A/V account. We will have repaid ourselves $27,600 out of the $30,000 we borrowed from our savings 3 years ago.

Beginning in 2017 the Endowment Committee will have quarterly announcements about  giving a dollar for each year of your age to help the Endowment Fund.

Next Meeting: Jan. 9. 2017

Pat closed with prayer.

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Nov. 14, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Don Pine, Don Young, Linda Schumacher, Bill Melewski, and Paul Luce by phone.

Ed opened with Devotion

Bill followed with Prayer

Most of the meeting was spent discussing the 2017 budget. The preliminary figures are as follows: $133,719 pledged so far from 42 pledges.  There are about 10 to 12 people who pledged last year who did not turn in their pledge on Stewardship Sunday. Linda Schumacher estimates this amount when turned in to be around $17,760. These two figures total 151,479. Last year our pledged income was $153,406. We are estimating about $16,000 in non-pledged income, and the total estimated income to be around $157,619. This does not include further pledges coming in around $17,760,

The committee did not try and set the budget at this time as there are too many unknowns at the present. We will present our recommendations to the Session at the December meeting.

There was discussion on how much more money to pay to presbytery on our per capita and on paying  ourselves  back on the A/V fund .

Next Meeting: Dec. 12, 2016 at 6:30PM.

Pat closed with prayer.

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Oct. 17, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Don Pine, Linda Schumacher, Bill Melewski, and Paul Luce by phone.

Ed opened with prayer

The committee approved a $1000 payment towards our Per Capita bill.

The committee also approved a $1000 payment to the New Covenant  Fund account. This is from money collected for the A/V fund to pay ourselves back from money loaned  from our savings to buy the A/V system.

Rest of evening was spent discussing proposed budget for 2017. A couple of committees have not submitted their budgets to us.

There will be some announcements  about the Fall Stewardship during the next few weeks. Stewardship Sunday will be  Nov. 13, 2016.

Next Finance Meeting will be Nov. 14 at 6:30PM.

Pat closed with prayer

Ed Ingram, Moderator

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on August 8, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Don Young, Linda Schumacher, Bill Melewski, Barry Holmes, and Paul Luce by phone.     

 Ed opened with prayer.

The committee voted to send $250 twice a year to the Heartland Presbytery to be used for scholarships for continuing education. This money comes from the Joy Endowment Fund from which we receive around $3000 a year.

Our two recipients for the scholarship this year are Yvonne Atekem and Audrey Lockwood. Each will receive a $1000 scholarship sent to their school.

The committee is working on plans for the Fall Stewardship Campaign. Starting in September we will have several Minute for Stewardship announcements.

The committee moderators should have their preliminary budget reports ready for the September meeting.

Due to travel plans for several of our members, our next Finance meeting will be on Aug. 29, 2016 at 6:30PM. This will serve as our September meeting.

Pat closed with prayer.                                                                                       

 

Ed Ingram, Moderator

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on June 13, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Don Pine, and Bill Melewski

Ed opened with a devotion

Bill followed with Prayer

1.    We had two qualified candidates for the Joy Scholarship Fund, A. Lockwood and Y. Atekem. The committee voted to give each candidate $1000 to be sent to their school to help with the cost of their education.

2.    Received a request from Joe Barton for a solicitation from the members for school supplies to be given out by our youth to Micah Ministry on Aug. 1. as they will be volunteering there that day. The committee approved the request but suggested they also work with REAP as we have made donations with school supplies to them in the past.

3.    The committee is close to finishing work on our part of the Manual of Operations.

4.    Deferred any action on the building request from Classical Conversations. Will let Property make that determination.

Next Meeting: August 8, 2016 at 6:30PM

Pat closed with Prayer

 

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on May 9, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Don Pine, Bill Melewski, and Paul Luce by phone.

Ed opened with prayer

Don Young and the Endowment Committee has made 2 posters with information about Endowments. The Sunday School lesson on May 8 was on Endowments and how they can help the church.

Continued discussion of plans for the fall Stewardship Campaign.

Deadline for applications for the Joy Scholarship Fund in June 1.

Had a discussion on how the money from the Joy Scholarship Fund could be used. Will follow up with a letter to Presbyterian Foundation to clarify some questions we had.

Next meeting: June 13, 2016 at 6:30 PM.

We will not meet in July.

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Apr. 11, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Don Pine, Don Young, Bill Melewski, Barry Homes, and Paul Luce by phone.

Ed opened with Prayer

Old Business: Endowment Committee is working on a poster with information about our Endowment Fund.

We are adding  3 new names of people who can sigh checks when Sharon prepares them. They are Barbara Gregory, Shelley Melewski, and Dot Mitchell.  Each of these ladies volunteer in the office and would be around to sign checks.

Began discussion of Theme for Fall Stewardship.

June 1 is the deadline for applications for the Joy Scholarship. If you know of a candidate they can obtain an application on line on the churches website or from the office.

Next Meeting: May 9, 2016 at 6:30PM

Pat closed with Prayer.

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Mar. 7, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Paul Luce, Don Pine, Don Young, Bill Melewski

Ed Opened with a Devotion

Bill followed with Prayer

Committee approved 3 fund raisers. 1. A Taste of Italy Dinner on 4/30/16. Sale to run 4/10 through 4/27.

2. A sale of Tippin’s Pies. Sale runs 10/2 through 10/16. Delivery on 11/13.

3. Christmas Fruit Sale. Sale runs from 11/13 to 11/27. Delivery on 12/4.

Approved the purchase of 2000 Notecards to be used by Pastor Pat and the Deacons at a cost of $578.50. This should last the church for several years.

There was a profit of $372.16 from our hosting the Presbytery Meeting. We will check with Gary Oberlander to see if there was any extra expense on the purchase of the tee shirts. If not, this money will be applied to our per capita expense and sent to the Presbytery.

Since Paul Luce will be living in Texas, and will continue to be our Treasurer it was decided that he should have direct access to our bank statements and they will be emailed to him from bank.

Next Meeting: April 11, 2016 at 6:30PM.

Pat closed with Prayer                                                                                

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Feb. 8, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Paul Luce, Don Pine, Bill Melewski, Barry Holmes

Ed opened with Prayer

·         Mike Schumacher  from C.E. presented a request for a fund raiser for Heifer Mission.  Motion to accept was approved.

·         Linda Schumacher our Financial Secretary would like all funds rather than offerings, special offerings, per capita, etc. should be collected by a person on the committee responsible for the fund. Examples would be lilies and poinsettias, and the Deacon/ Elder Christmas Dinner.

·         Endowment Committee is investigating putting up a poster with information on our Endowment Fund.

·         June 1 is the deadline for applications for scholarship money from the Joy Scholarship Endowment.

·         Continued work on Finance part of the Manual of Operations.

·         Next meeting: Mar. 7, 2016 at 6:30PM.

·         Pat closed with Prayer

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Jan. 11, 2016

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Paul Luce, Don Pine, Don Young, Bill Melewski, Barry Holmes

Ed opened with prayer

The following fundraisers from M/O were approved: 1. Reap Pancake Breakfast/Bake Sale in March. 2. Crop Walk 2^nd Sunday in Oct. 3. Sloppy Joe’s Café: includes bake sale and auction items to be held in Oct. 4. Bake Sale during Rummage sale, if that works for Christian Ed. 5. NORAC: New Opportunities for Orphaned Romanian Children. 6. PEB: Pakistani School: 5 and 6 are usually funded through the Sloppy Joe funds, if need speakers, a free will offering. 7. Summer Lunch Program 8. Micah Ministry. 9. Bags of Grace. 10. Easter Eggstravaganza: plastic eggs, candy donations. 11. Christmas Missions. 12. MLK Celebration. 13. Donations for school supplies and Christmas donations.

Talked about future plans for our Endowment Fund.

Discussed plans to present budget and Pat’s term of call to the congregation on Jan. 31.

Continued work on our portion of the Manuel of Operations.

Next meeting: Feb. 8, 2016 at 6:30PM

Pat closed with Prayer

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Minutes of Finance Committee Meeting on Dec. 14, 2015

Members present: Pastor Pat Jackson, Ed Ingram, Linda Schumacher, Paul Luce, Don Pine, Don Young, and Bill Melewski 

Ed opened with Devotion

Bill Melewski followed with prayer

Request from Christi Neal to sell sub sandwiches for the Super Bowl. Approved.

Letter from the Presbyterian Foundation regarding the Joy Scholarship Fund. The income from the fund in 2016 will be $3,083.33 or $770.83 quarterly. 

Will put in newsletter that applications for grants for continuing education need to be received by June 1 by Finance Committee to be dispersed in late July or early August.

Joe Arnone, CPA, reviewed the books for 2014 and found everything in order.

Rest of meeting was spent discussing the 2016 budget and our recommendations to the Session.

Next meeting Jan. 11, 2016 at 6:30PM

Pat closed with Prayer