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Instructions General 2009 Ministry Proposals Annual Conference BOOM Charge Conference Check Day Missions North Indiana Conference PO Box 869 Marion, IN 46953 1.800.783.5138 info@nicumc.org	2007 Check Day: Instructions for Table III General Instructions It is the pastor's responsibility to prepare this report. Prepare a separate report for each organized church on the charge. Report finances in dollars - do not report cents. If you are using the online form, values are chopped off to the nearest dollar for you. This report should be a summary of all income received by your local church during the year. Read the instructions for individual lines below carefully before filling in any amounts. Do not report any amount in more than one line. If you report no income on any lines, you will not be able to verify the online report. Annual Operating and Benevolence Budget Funding Sources This section deals with the funding for Lines 38-74, Table II expenditures. These funds are used exclusively in support of the annual operating and benevolence giving funds and do not include funds used for capital improvements or acquisitions (reported in section 2) unless they are provided for within the operating budget of the local church. Please do not include funds received from connectional sources (reported in section 3). Number of Pledges and Identified Givers The number of giving units, including pledges and identified givers, providing the funds recorded in 1.a. and 1.b. (for example, the number of families and individuals recorded by name as contributors for the year in support of the operating budget and benevolence giving for Lines 38-74). Line 1 - Number of Pledges/Identified Givers Enter here the number of giving units, including pledges and identified givers, providing the funds recorded in 1a. and 1b. (for example, the number of families and individuals recorded by name as contributors for the year in support of the operating budget and benevolence giving for Lines 38-74 of Table I/II). Line 1a Enter on Line 1a this year's receipts of funds received toward the payment of pledges, estimates of giving, or other commitments establishing a level of giving toward annual operating and benevolence budgets of the church (for example, a member's payments toward an annual pledge). Line 1b Enter on Line 1b this year's receipts from identifiable individuals who have not pledged or provided an estimate of giving in support of the annual operating and benevolence budgets (for example, personal check from a member who did not submit a pledge card in response to the church's stewardship campaign). Line 1c Enter on Line 1c this year's receipts from unidentifiable individuals used in support of the annual operating and benevolence budgets (for example, loose currency or coins placed in the Sunday morning offering plate). Line 1d Enter on Line 1d funds allocated toward the operating and benevolence budgets earned through interest on deposits or dividends from stocks (for example, interest on reserve funds invested in money market accounts used to support the annual church budget). Line 1e Enter on Line 1e funds allocated toward the operating and benevolence budgets from the sale of church-owned assets (for example, the sale of discarded church furniture). Line 1f Enter on Line 1f funds allocated toward the operating and benevolence budgets from building use fees and related contributions and rentals (for example, fees collected from weddings for building use). Line 1g Enter on Line 1g funds received in support of the operating and benevolence budgets from special fundraisers and any other sources (for example, net receipts from a pancake breakfast used to support the annual church budget). Funding Sources for Capital and Other Special Projects Line 2a Enter on Line 2a this year's receipts from capital campaigns and this year's interest from previous campaign balances (for example, receipts from a building renovation capital campaign). Line 2b Enter on Line 2b this year's receipts from memorials, endowments, and bequests. Include this year's interest or dividends from investments or deposits. Include rents received from physical properties. Include funds from liquidation of assets, but do not include values of donated stocks or physical property (for example, interest from endowment funds retained in endowment accounts). Line 2c Enter on Line 2c this year's receipts from other sources in support of capital campaigns and special projects (for example, sale of church-owned land held as deposits for future use). Funding Sources from District(s), Annual Conference(s), Jurisdictional Conference(s), General Church and/or Other Institutional Sources Outside the Church These funds could be used in support of the annual operating and benevolence budgets not listed in section 1. Line 3a Enter on Line 3a this year's equitable compensation funds received by church or pastor. Line 3b Enter on Line 3b Advance Special funds or apportioned funds received by the church (for example, pastor salary support from annual conference funds beyond equitable compensation funds). Line 3c Enter on Line 3c funds received from other sources (for example, grants received from a foundation in support of the church food bank). Tithe Worksheet Information Use the data from your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets to fill in this section. Line 4a Enter on Line 4a the yearly total of all cash, checks and other income received as reported on your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets. Line 4b Enter on Line 4b the yearly total of all tuition-based ministry income received as reported on your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets. Line 4c Enter on Line 4c the yearly total of all stated capital campaign income received as reported on your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets. Line 4d Enter on Line 4d the yearly total of all pass-through donation income received as reported on your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets. Line 4e Enter on Line 4e the yearly total of all endowment income received as reported on your Monthly Church Tithe Worksheets.