Building Relationships with People in Christ

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.

Building Relationships with People in Christ

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                                                                                

Building Relationships with People in Christ

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

Building Relationships with People in Christ

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

Building Relationships with People in Christ

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

Building Relationships with People in Christ

Minutes of Nov. 19, 2015 Finance Committee Meeting

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

Ed opened with Prayer

Endowment Committee will have an audio visual on our Endowment Plan every other month starting in January

Request from the M/O committee by Marsha Elbasasni to ask if people, if they wish, to adopt a child or children and play Special Santa for them. Each year Micah provides support for about 200 children. This was approved by the Finance Committee.

Rest of meeting was spent working on the proposed budget.

Next meeting: Dec. 14, 2015 at 6:30PM

Pat closed with Prayer

Ed Ingram

Moderator

Building Relationships with People in Christ

Minutes of Oct. 14, 2015 Finance Committee Meeting

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

Ed opened with Devotion

Bill offered prayer

Endowment Committee looking into making a sign reminding members of our endowment fund and how they could support the fund.

Stewardship- We will have an easel in parlor for members to write down a few of the things they are grateful for and the blessings that Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church has brought them over the years.

Stewardship Sunday will be Nov. 15. Pledge cards and a letter will be mailed by Nov. 1.

Continued work on the Manuel of Operations.

Paul Luce has told the committee that he would be willing to continue as our Treasurer if needed. He would do his work by computer and some phone calls. Paul has done an outstanding job as our Treasurer for a number of years and this is a wonderful offer that Paul has given to us.

Next Meeting: Nov. 19, 2015 at 1:30PM.

Pat closed with prayer.