(Augusta Chronicle) Trinity on the Hill invited people from Augusta churches and surrounding areas to be trained by members of the Uni­ted Methodist Committee On Relief, who came from Atlanta and Oklahoma City.



 

Jim Griffith teaches pastors and members of the church’s finance and stewardship committees about the principles in giving, the motives for giving, how to re-think the stewardship letter, and how to help people grow in their giving.

All the numbers are in, and our figures show that slightly over 90% of our apportionments were paid in 2011.  I want to personally say thank you to all of our churches for the dedication and commitment to attain this level of giving. 

A reduced budget, a history-making first, has been submitted for consideration of the 2012 General Conference. The General Council on Finance and Administration has proposed a budget for the 2013-16 which is 6.04 percent less than 2009-12.

Recently the four past and current directors of the office of New Church Development enjoyed conversation that included celebrating 25 years of Church Development in the North Georgia Conference.