Who We Are

For we are God's servants working together
1 Corinthians 3:9a
NRSV

The General Council on Finance and Administration coordinates and administers the finances, property, and statistical resources of The United Methodist Church, and safe- guards the church's legal interests and rights.

The members and staff of GCFA are guided by a strategic vision of Servant Ministry.

Our Purpose
The purpose of the General Council on Finance and Administration is to be accountable for the financial plan of the Church, through a servant ministry promoting fiscal integrity, strategic alliance building, and steadfastness to historic United Methodist traditions and disciplines, thus, enabling the fulfillment of the mission and ministry of The United Methodist Church.

• Good Sense in carrying out the mandates of the Book of Discipline
• Insight in leading the financial future of the Church
• Faithfulness to the Wesleyan traditions of stewardship and justice
• Teamwork within the connectional system
  
  Officers and Key Staff

• Bishop Mary Ann Swenson, President
• Bishop G. Lindsey Davis, Vice President
• Bishop Ernest S. Lyght, Recording Secretary
  
  Marsha R. Base, Associate General Secretary/Organizational Development
  Rev. Terry Bradfield, Deputy General Secretary/Operations
  John Goolsbey, Deputy General Secretary/Administration