Support Ministry Team minutes

Last meeting: Feb. 12, 2008

Attendees:

Don Monson

Diane Putzer

John Zweig

Staff:

Brenda Smongeski

Excused:

Jeff Diehl

Mike Lokensgard

Walt Rugland

Important items of information:

• FELC Financial Review: Giving is ahead of 2007 by 1.1% but off slightly from what we need to sustain the budget expenditures. Our revenues were $104,041 for January and expenditures were $106,982. Worship has spent 19% of their budget due primarily to musical honoraria and Support is at 9.6% due to maintenance issues. ECHOES’ financials are continuing to be solid into 2008 from 2007.

• Support financial review: We reviewed and discussed expenditures for January. With the organ bellows repair and heating and cooling repairs at both sites, we have accelerated expenditures for 2008. The property oversight subgroup will need to carefully manage projects for the coming months.

• Physical security policy/procedure remains a work in progress.

• As the new treasurer, Jeff Diehl now is a member of the Support Ministry Team.

• At the Feb. 12 ministry team large-group session, the ministry teams were briefed on the new FELC Finance/Cash Management Policy that was approved by the Support Ministry Team and Council. Ministry team minutes going forward must contain comments on the team’s review of their budget and any necessary adjustments or need for Council action to support the team’s budget issues.

• Discussed the recommendation to allow donations to the church by credit card, and this option will become an option on the FELC Web site. This is a previous recommendation, but the details and support required to initiate the credit card option are soon to be finalized. Stewardship and Support have approved this in the past.

• Reviewed the status issues related to fire inspection at North Site. All deficiencies have been resolved, except for fire hydrant, which will be installed when new city waterline is connected. This is not an FELC expense.

Submitted by:

John Zweig