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Business Information for Parishes

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In the Bible, the church is described as the Body of which Jesus Christ is the Head and of which all baptized persons are members.  It is called the People of God, the New Israel, the holy nation, a royal priesthood, and the pillar and ground of truth (BCP 854)  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Mileage Rate

  

The standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

55.5 cents per mile for business miles driven
23 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

The standard mileage rate for business is based on an annual study of the fixed and variable costs of operating an automobile. The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs as determined by the same study. Independent contractor Runzheimer International conducted the study.

  

  

  

  

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Parochial Reports

   

Each parish must file a parochial report each year.  They are due March 1.

  

click here to file your parochial report on-line

(once you file on-line & mark your report "complete", you do not need to send a copy to the Diocesan Business office)

  

click here to view information on Parochial Reports, including instructions

  

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Budgeting in Parishes

   

click here to see information on the Diocesan Budget

  

click here to see information on Budgeting in Parishes

   

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Parish Apportionment

   

Diocesan Apportionment Review Committee Protocol
Title I Canon 7 Section 3 – Canon for Parish Apportionment

   

click here to see the 2011 parish pledges to the Diocese

   

   

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Growing Financial Capacity

   

The following information is from the Episcopal Church Foundation Website.  Click the titles to view their website.

  

Annual Giving & Stewardship

Capital Campaigns

Planned Giving

Endowment Management Services

   

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Church Grants & Loans

  

Episcopal Church Building Fund

"Helping Build the Church & Helping the Church Build"

  

Their website has information about...

• loans

• "greening" your church (making it environmentally sound)

• building planning process workshops available

 Click here to visit their site:  ecbf.org

   

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Bishop Whittemore Foundation

click here to view the Diocesan webpage

  

   

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Employee Information

  

click here to see the Employee Information page

   

   

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Treasurer Workshop

   

Click here to download Tammy Mazure's presentation from the 2010 Treasurer's Workshop