just wanting to know what my duties as the church secretary are.

by rhonda Ayers
(Edna Tx, JAckson)

what r all the duties as a church secretary

Answer

The Church Secretarial duties and responsibilities are usually specified in the governing documents of the church. A brief summary, however, may be expressed in this way:

• Prepare records for the church in an accurate , thorough, up-to-date, useable, and prompt a way as possible.
  
• Preserve the records of the church; and
  
• Provide service and assistance to the church and others in a punctual, friendly and courteous manner.

Some other secretarial duties may even be:

• Being the recording officer of the church that includes being responsible for the minutes and records of the church board and committees.
  
• Arranging and managing church meetings.
  
• Maintaining rosters of ordained ministers, all other personnel, congregation , etc.
  
• Maintaining records and reporting parochial statistics.
  
• Implementing and operating a records management system for the church.
  
• Maintaining an annual report of the congregations in a form that will summarize the information for availability at any given time.
  
• Overseeing the archives.
  Attesting to all the documentation that requires signatures; and
  
• Performing other duties as prescribed in your church bylaws.

You can get your copy of the Church Secretary Job Description here:

Church Secretary Job Description

Thanks!