"How to Organize Your Church Bills"

Are you needing to get your church finances organized? If yes, then you will need to download and print the free Bill Organizer Template below and get ready to start lowering your stress level tremendously by saving time and frustration.

The biggest mistake a church, organization or any person can make is to not keep track of his or her monthly expenditures.

Consistently tracking your monthly bills can benefit your church in many ways especially in detecting issues that could not otherwise be detected. Example: Noticing a spike in the water bill leading to an investigation and finding a water leak. Noticeably large spikes in any of your church bills can indicate other issues that need to be addressed. This is just one of many examples of the benefits of consistently tracking your church expenditures.

Also, how often do you forget about or lose an important church bill? If you have then you know that you end up wasting money on unexpected late fees, not to mention the anxiety that comes along with such disorganization. That is why it is so important to simplify your church bills in a way that you cannot forget or lose them.

A Bill Organizer form can also help you with your church budget from year to year to plan for the next year, particularly where the utilities are concerned.

Print one of these bill planner forms every month to manage your church bills by tracking:

When and What Bills are Due
How Much Bills are with Minimum Payment
What Bills you're Paying
When you're Paying Bills
If any Interest is Due
What Date you Paid Bills
What Method of Payment Used For Bills Paid

Click here to download the Bill Organizer Template!

Pastor Appreciation Month Gift Ideas

October is Pastor Appreciation Month and some of us has been procrastinating and need something at the last moment to show them just how much we love and appreciate them. :)

Here are some great gift ideas from my trustworthy affiliate ChristianBook.com - they have the best gifts at the best prices so get your Pastor Appreciation gift today!

Pastor, Servant Leader Mug
By Lighthouse Christian Products

Pastor servant gift mug is wrapped in saddle tan faux leather and Scripture affirmation Pastor, Servant, Leader...As we pray to our God and Father about you we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ. I Thess. 1:3
Black ceramic mug, 16 ounce capacity. Boxed.
Gift to show your appreciation to pastor.

Pastor, Servant Leader Journal
By Lighthouse Christian Products

Pastor servant gift keepsake features saddle tan faux leather and Scripture affirmation Pastor, Servant, Leader I Thess. 1:3
5" x 7" Handy journal, 96 pages with Scripture at the bottom of each page; satin ribbon bookmark.
Gift to show your appreciation to pastor.

Reflections of Time, Clock, Pastor
By Christian Brands

Decorator gift clock for Home with loving sentiment is trimmed with gold foil accents and set in embellished goldtone frame. 6" x 6" square design, with easel back for desk or tabletop display; inspiration and Scripture for occasions and milestones, creating a practical keepsake gift. From our Reflections of Time Collection; button cell D393 battery. Thank you for your time and devotion to serving the Lord and His church. Pastor Appreciation gift idea.

Pastor, Servant Leader Keyring
By Lighthouse Christian Products

Pastor servant gift keepsake features saddle tan faux leather and Scripture affirmation Pastor, Servant, Leader I Thess. 1:3
Keyring is 4.75" x .5" with secure circle keyholder; topstitch finish trim.
Gift to show your appreciation to pastor.

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Pastor Appreciation Ideas & Much More

Love Offering Guidelines

Love offerings (gifts) are complex issues for church administrators. Part of the problem lies in the fact that the IRS does not spell out exactly how churches are supposed to acknowledge and handle them.

Section 102(c) of the tax code tells us that a "gift" shall not include "any amount transferred by or for an employer to, or for the benefit of, an employee."

There are 2 exceptions to this rule:

De minimis gifts...gifts so insignificant in value that accounting for them would be unreasonable or administratively impracticable. [IRC132(e)] An employee gift of a ham or turkey would be a good example of this rule. Such a "gift" would not be taxable to the employee...but a Christmas cash bonus would be taxable. (Cash, gift cards, or other cash equivalents are not de minimis gifts, regardless of how small the value). See more on the tax consequences of staff gifts.
Employee achievement awards...requires a written, nondiscriminatory award program, which provides awards either upon attaining longevity goals or safety standards and meets other requirements for type of gift and limits on amounts.

Click Here to Read More on "Love Offering Guidelines".

FreeChurchForms.com New Web Pages with New Forms

Here are the pages of new forms...since the last newsletter:

I will be continually adding new forms, certificates...so don't miss an issue!

Shepherdbase (Church Membership Database) Special!

Shepherdbase (Church Membership Database) is on Sale Right Now Through October 31, 2014 by High Demand for ONLY $29.99. You will also receive 2 Offering Envelope Templates, Church Auto-Monthly (change to any month or year with click of button) Calendars and Offering Count Sheet free as a Bonus for purchasing Shepherdbase! Hurry and Enjoy these Savings!
Shepherdbase (Church Membership Database) will:

Track member's information along with a place for member's picture and automates First Time Visitor Letters for new members
Track member's contributions and automates Annual Contribution Letters at the end of the year
Filter church member's information with the click of a button
Track Church Attendance and automates Attendance Report

Shepherdbase is a very simple and user friendly database, but very powerful.

Click Here to Purchase Shepherdbase Now!

If you purchased Shepherdbase before December 2013 and would like to receive the latest new updated version of "Shepherdbase" (December 2013 Upgrade) free of charge contact me.

Church Forms CD

This great CD has all the free church forms, certificates, brochures, flyers...(750+) on FreeChurchForms.com along with 4 Bonuses as a Thank You for purchasing the CD all for one special price of $13.99 plus shipping and handling ($7.00 in the U.S. or $27.00 outside the U.S.).

The Church CD includes:

Church forms, certificates, flyers...(750+ forms each in PDF and Microsoft Office Word 2007 or higher version format - some in Excel). Also continually updated to include the latest forms created.
FreeChurchForms.com Table of Contents that includes folders/subfolders named the page in which they were generated and the name of the files under the folders.
Bonus#1 - Church Offering Envelope Templates#2 (short and long) are included in the CD.
Bonus#2 - Expense Report in MS Excel format that will automatically calculate expenses.
Bonus#3 - Beautiful 12 Month Photo Auto-Year Calendar in Microsoft Office Excel format that you can easily automate any year you want with the click of a button and change any of the photos very easily on any month you choose.
Bonus#4 -eBook - "Top Ten Tips on How to Organize Your Office".

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Free eBook - ”Top Ten Tips on How to Organize Your Office”

This awesome eBook is free to my newsletter subscribers as a special "Thank You" for subscribing to my newsletter. I have worked in several different secretarial areas with different jobs and I have learned the hard way how to organize more than one office. Take advantage of these tips in this free eBook and they will help get your office organized. Just click on the link below to download your free copy today.

"Top Ten Tips on How to Organize Your Office"

FreeChurchForms.com Table of Contents

The FreeChurchForms.com Table of Contents is available here. You will now have access to all of the free church forms...listed in alphabetical order. I update it with new church forms...as I create them. I have them in categories so that you can just click on the form you want and it will lead you to that page. Just click on the link below for the free FCF Table of Contents. Enjoy! :)

FreeChurchForms.com Table of Contents

If you have any questions, you can easily contact me through my email: terressa@freechurchforms.com or reply to this newsletter. I will get back promptly with any questions you might have.

Happy Pastor Appreciation Month!

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