Our entire business exists to serve churches. Specifically, we partner with churches to help them complete the financial tasks that can be burdensome and time consuming especially without a dedicated bookkeeper on staff. After 8+ years of serving in this specific niche, we have become very familiar with the needs of small and medium sized churches especially and some areas where resources may be a bit lacking. Instead of sitting back and saying “somebody should do something about this”, we decided to take action! Churches need these two resources now more than ever.
Resource 1: Preventing Fraud in Church Accounting, 2nd Edition
This is THE primer that every pastor, elder, and church leader needs to read. Approximately 1/3 of American churches are embezzled every year. Many church leaders think “It can’t happen here” but unfortunately ignoring the issue does not make it go away. This book can be read in about 90 minutes and will give you an overview of the checks and balances you can implement that will prevent fraud from happening in your organization. This 2nd Edition of the book includes updated stories and statistics as well as a detailed unannounced financial audit checklist. This book is available in print or ebook via Amazon!
Resource 2: Faithful Finances
“Faithful Finances: A Comprehensive Record Book for Small Churches” is the only book you need for 12-months of record keeping. This fantastic resource offers:
Donation records per individual or family each week
Cumulative donations for the week and month
Expenditure record keeping for each month
Monthly and year-to-date summary report of income and expenses
Instructions for unannounced financial audit by an ad hoc audit committee
List of weekly and monthly bookkeeping tasks to keep you on track
And other helpful tips and information in our Resources section of the book
If your small church does not have a way to keep financial records, you need this book!
You can purchase your copy on Vervante!
How to Use Faithful Finances to Keep Your Church’s Records
Step 1: Record money received each month
Step 2: Record Monthly Expenditures
Step 3: Transfer Totals from Steps 1 and 2 to Your Monthly Summary
Optional: Record Individual Donations by Week/Fund for EOY Giving Letters
And if you prefer, purchasers of Faithful Finances can request an Excel version of all of these forms and keep records on the computer instead! Instructions for requesting this Excel document are located in your physical copy of the book.
We cannot wait to see how many churches will be blessed by these resources. If you have any questions, contact us for more info. Thank you in advance to those who make a purchase and support our effort to help churches prevent fraud and steward their resources wisely.