2025 Fund Balance Report

The Committee on Finance is required to make provision for an annual audit of the records of all the financial officers (including the financial secretary or church business manager and treasurers) of the church and all its organizations and shall report to the Charge Conference. Guidelines for handling of an accountability of funds can be found in the 2017-2020 United Methodist Church Financial Records Handbook and in Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation: FINANCE available at https://www.cokesbury.com, and The Local Church Audit Guide, available at www.gcfa.org/forms-and-assets.

THIS REPORT IS TO BE COMPLETED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND FEB. 1

THIS REPORT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR OTHER CHARGE CONFERENCE FORMS

Submitter's Name*

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Submitter's Email*

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Submitter's Role*

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Church Email*

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Charge Name

SF Form Record Name

For the period beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025.

Please download this spreadsheet template and save a copy on your device.

Complete the copied spreadsheet, save it, and upload it below.

Upload the completed spreadsheet here:*

The auditors or auditing committee has examined the accounts listed in the spreadsheet uploaded above; reviewed procedures of counting and accounting under the current Book of Discipline; has reconciled receipts and disbursements with bank deposits and bank balances; and has found the balances displayed to be correct, procedures proper, and records properly kept, except as noted below (upload a file if necessary):

If necessary, upload a file here to provide additional financial review information.

Who reviewed the accounts above?*

The auditorsThe auditing committee

Recommendations for changes in financial policies and practices:*

By submitting this form, you will have met the requirement to submit the data to the district superintendent and the conference treasurer office.

The submitter must also ensure that a copy is provided to these people in the church:

Pastor
Finance committee chair
Board of trustees chair

To do so, you may simply choose to forward the email confirmation to the appropriate individuals.

After signing below, you can either select "Save and Continue Later" or "Review Answers" before submitting. If you "Save and Continue Later", you will receive a link in your email so you can complete the form later. If you choose to "Review Answers" you will be given the option to either return to the form to make additions/corrections, or to submit the form. A copy of the completed form and an edit submission link will be sent to the submitter. A copy of the completed form will be emailed to the Church Email address entered above.

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