EXTRA! EXTRA! – Read all about it! New Federal Laws to Impact Overtime Pay
By Rik Jamieson | Assistant PNW Conference Treasurer
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced its changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” overtime...
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....
Update: Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave
Washington will soon be the fifth state in the nation to offer paid family and medical leave benefits to workers. Because of this, changes will be required to how businesses, including churches, track employees hours in the new year.
How Churches Spend their Money
By Brant Henshaw | Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services
Local church volunteers often call and ask how their spending “fits” in with the average church...
Surcharge coming for PNW churches who fail to use Background Check credit
By Teri Tobey | Program Associate for Young People's Ministries
Your church received an advance premium credit as an incentive to complete background checks on staff...
Twenty-Seven Annual Conferences Give 100% of Their 2016 General Church Apportionments
Nashville, TN – The General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA), working with the 56 annual conferences in the United States, reports that twenty-seven...
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...
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...
