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Forms:

Accountable Reimbursement Policies - Long Form (PDF 85 KB)

Accountable Reimbursement Policies - Short Form (PDF 63 KB)

Group Ruling Request Form (PDF 110 KB)

Resources:
 
15 - Passenger Van - Sample Policy

Accountable Reimbursement Policies Questions and Answers (PDF 116 KB)

Accountable Reimbursement Policies - Sample Expense (PDF 92 KB)

Administrative and Judicial Procedures Handbook (multiple PDF Documents)

Cell Phone Towers in Steeples

Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting Statutes

Child Day Care Centers - UM PACT Ministry Protection Memo #10 (PDF 196 KB)

Cross and Flame Use

Disciplinary and Church Issues

GCFA Legal Manual

HIPPAA Privacy Rule and Local Churches - Memorandum  (PDF 305 KB)

Incorporating the Local United Methodist Church

Leasing by Third Party of Church Property (PDF 316 KB)

Local Church Audit Guide (PDF 1.59 MB)

Local Church Statistics and Why They Matter (PDF 151 KB)

Legal Manual, GCFA

Litigation and Misconduct Concerns

Real Property Issues

Politics and the Pulpit (PDF 113 KB)

Trademarks


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