Creating a Culture of Generosity
A vital part of the Foundation’s purpose to help fulfill our clients’ mission is a commitment to educate and train clergy and lay leaders on financial wellness for long-term financial success. While most of the...
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Gritty Hope: Lighting a Candle in the Darkness
At the beginning of Advent this year, I read a devotion by Kate Bowler in which she described hope as “grittier.” Gritty hope. I like that. Hope is not the expectation of pretty packages under...
Planning Your Year End Giving
A Conversation with CPA and Foundation Finance Committee Chair Bert Bennett
Georgia Pastor’s School: Teaching the Teachers
Every summer for the last 30 years,while VBS songs are still fresh, clergy from across the state head to Epworth by the Sea for Georgia Pastor’s School. The week is an opportunity for pastors and...
If You Don’t Ask, Someone Else Will
Today there are many good causes vying for our congregation’s attention and financial support: an alma mater, St. Jude’s, Sierra Club or even the Human Society. And, though meaningful, none of these organizations share our...
A Season of Preparation
As we prepare for the coming of Christ during the Advent season, we appreciate more than ever the role our churches play in keeping our focus on the true meaning of Christmas. To honor that...
Planning Your Year-End Giving
Often our church members wait until the end of the year to carry out the bulk of their annual giving. This can be for a variety of reasons and allows donors to engage in stewardship...
Giving, an Act of Faith
As Fall approaches, churches and congregations around the country are beginning to take stock of this year’s accomplishments and look forward to what the next year may bring. A crucial part of that endeavor is...
Our Purpose is Your Mission
Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Coppedge-Henley, president and CEO of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation, shares the mission and vision of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation
Getting Ready for the New Year
By Rev. Keith E. Lawder, retired Georgia United Methodist Foundation President and CEO I have written about this before, but in case you have not seen it or need a gentle reminder, here is a...
August Is National Make-A-Will Month
August is National Make-A-Will Month. Do you have a will? Is it up-to-date? If you were to die today, would your property go to the people, church, and charities for whom you want to provide...
Helpful Hint for Church Leadership
Fall and the charge conference season is a great time for church leadership to do an annual audit of who can sign documents and authorize financial transactions on behalf of the church. When church officers...
Fostering Success Tax Credit Supports Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Did you know that the State of Georgia has over 11,000 children in foster care and that each year hundreds of youth age out of the foster care system without the support network they need...
A Guide to Incorporation of a Local Church
This resource is provided by the General Council on Finance and Administration (gcfa.org) and reprinted with permission. The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) developed a resource entitled “Incorporation of a Local Church.” GCFA’s publication...