Embracing a Season of Fruitfulness at the Summit
Attendees of the quadrennial Leadership Summit close worship in prayer before beginning workshops. This year, the summit was held at Vancouver: First UMC.
The Leadership...
Welcome Rik Jamieson, Assistant Treasurer for the PNWUMC!
Rik Jamieson is the new assistant treasurer and comptroller for the Pacific Northwest Conference.
He graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo...
The apportionments are coming! The apportionments are coming!
By Rik Jamieson | Assistant PNW Conference Treasurer
Be on the lookout for the Shared Ministry Apportionment Notice for your 2017 budget planning. Forward the apportionment sheet...
The 40-Year Run
The 40-Year Run
By Jesse N. Love with Bruce Galvin
The road for Bruce Galvin, assistant treasurer, has been a long one. Galvin has served at...
Funding Ministries and Mission Outreach 2017
What are Conference budgets? How can I support mission? What resources are available from The PNW Conference that can help our church treasurers? Download...
Got Employees in Washington State? Make sure you plan for these 2 things
Assistant Conference Treasurer Rik Jamieson shares two upcoming changes to labor law in Washington State that could impact local churches. As these changes to the minimum wage and sick leave approach, leaders should take the opportunity to make sure that all labor practices are in alignment with state and federal laws
Stop the Presses!! – New Overtime Laws are on hold! #FLSA
By Rik Jamieson | Assistant PNW Conference Treasurer
Just before Thanksgiving a federal court in Texas granted a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of proposed changes to...
The church budget…..It’s for you, not from you!
By Rik Jamieson | Assistant PNW Conference Treasurer
Wait, what?... Let’s take a moment and talk about how the church budget is for you, not from you....
There’s a new tax law in town!
Starting in 2020, Washington will be the fifth state in the nation to offer paid family and medical leave benefits to workers. Assistant PNW Conference Treasurer Rik Jamieson provides this synopsis on how this new law will impact local churches and how they handle payroll.
