The purpose of finance is to manage the financial assets of the church. To that end, our duties include:
- Managing more than $500,000 in investments and the income they generate
- Processing all funding moving in and out of the church
- Informing Session, Staff, and the congregation on important financial matters
- Creating and enforcing the church budget
- Developing financial policies
- Managing estate gifts
Meetings are held every third Sunday of the month after worship in the Hospitality Room. Meetings are open to visitors.
Annual Events
- July – finance solicits teams for next-year budget
- September – finance reviews first draft budget
- October – finance presents initial draft budget to Session
- November – finance presents second draft budget to Session
- December – Session approves final budget
- January – finance presents budget to the congregation at the annual meeting
- June – outside accounting firm completes audit
If you have financial questions or interest in joining our team, please email finance@sminster.com and someone from the finance team will usually respond within 48 hours.
Chair: Ryan Battelle
Reports to: Session
