Missionary Tours: The budget provides many services for the smoother operation of the missionary tours not covered by the tour expenses, which cover only travel and per diem. Committees: The various district committees function throughout the year to provide special services for the churches which enable them to grow and develop. Missions, Youth, DEXCOM, LO&CC, as well as special subcommittee meetings are all essential and necessary expenses. There are annual training events in the regions of Regional Church Networks: the district. These are done through the Regional Church Networks and regional groupings. RCN Coordinators are funded to oversee each region and RCN clusters are given an annual amount for the cluster meetings. FINANCIAL BENEFITS Loans and Grants: DEXCOM approves Alliance Development Fund loan applications and requests for grants to churches. As funds are available, direct grants of district funds may be made to the churches in need of expansion, property purchase or building programs. Benevolent Fund: This fund has been established to assist district pastors facing emergency It is administered by the Superintendent as requests are made known. Funding of Church Multiplication, Health and Development: Funds for the support of church multiplication, church health, and RCN Coordinators shall be provided from the District Operating Budget. Funding for Church Planting: The MidAmerica District places an amount in the budget each year for church planting subsidies which are used to assist new churches. Our primary method is to see existing churches bring on staff an assistant pastor who will eventually plant a daughter church. It is our desire to assist the existing church with some district funds to help support this special pastor while he develops the initial core group. Contribution Policy A written acknowledgement should be provided to substantiate a charitable contribution of $250 or more and will contain the following information: 1) Name of the person or organization 2) Amount of cash contribution 3) Description (but not of non-cash contribution 4) Statement that no goods or services were provided by the organization, if that is the case 5) Description and good estimate of the value of goods or services, if any, that organization provided in return for the contribution.
Missionary Tours: The budget provides many services for the smoother operation of the missionary tours not covered by the tour expenses, which cover only travel and per diem. Committees: The various district committees function throughout the year to provide special services for the churches which enable them to grow and develop. Missions, Youth, DEXCOM, LO&CC, as well as special subcommittee meetings are all essential and necessary expenses. Regional Church Networks: There are annual training events in the regions of the district. These are done through the Regional Church Networks and regional groupings. RCN Coordinators are funded to oversee each region and RCN clusters are given an annual amount for the cluster meetings. FINANCIAL BENEFITS Loans and Grants: DEXCOM approves Alliance Development Fund loan applications and requests for grants to churches. As funds are available, direct grants of district funds may be made to the churches in need of expansion, property purchase or building programs. Benevolent Fund: This fund has been established to assist district pastors facing emergency It is administered by the Superintendent as requests are made known. Funding of Church Multiplication, Health and Development: Funds for the support of church multiplication, church health, and RCN Coordinators shall be provided from the District Operating Budget. Funding for Church Planting: The MidAmerica District places an amount in the budget each year for church planting subsidies which are used to assist new churches. Our primary method is to see existing churches bring on staff an assistant pastor who will eventually plant a daughter church. It is our desire to assist the existing church with some district funds to help support this special pastor while he develops the initial core group. Contribution Policy A written acknowledgement should be provided to substantiate a charitable contribution of $250 or more and will contain the following information: 1) Name of the person or organization 2) Amount of cash contribution 3) Description (but not of non-cash contribution 4) Statement that no goods or services were provided by the organization, if that is the case 5) Description and good estimate of the value of goods or services, if any, that organization provided in return for the contribution.
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