Every small church needs written financial policies. Not because you distrust your people, but because clear policies protect your people, protect the church, and protect you.
This manual gives you a complete, ready-to-use financial policies framework covering:
- Offering counting procedures and dual-control requirements
- Expense reimbursement policies and approval workflows
- Budget development and approval process
- Financial controls for small churches without a finance committee
- Bank account and signatory policies
- Annual audit and review procedures
- Benevolence fund policies and documentation
- Pastor compensation and housing allowance documentation
Written specifically for churches under 200 in attendance with no full-time financial staff. Editable and ready to adapt to your church’s context. Most small churches that face financial scandal or legal trouble do so because they had no written policies. This manual closes that gap.
