By Erik Alsgaard Baltimore-Washington Conference churches once again rose to the occasion with robust stewardship efforts as the Conference Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) recently reported stronger than expected giving in 2020. This, of course, despite the pandemic’s effects...
By Erik Alsgaard By a vote of 763 to 17, members to the 2020 Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Session approved a $17.7 million spending and income budget for 2021. Of that $17.7 million, just over $13 million will come from local churches in Mission Shares (formerly called...
NARRATIVE SUMMARY OF THE 2021 PROPOSED CONFERENCE BUDGET BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS Benevolence Factor – Proposed 2021: 17.550% The benevolence factor is the percentage churches are apportioned based on their operating expenditures less exclusions. The percentage for 2021...
By Erik Alsgaard There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives. Churches throughout the United States have had to adapt to new ways of doing ministry including, of course, churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference. One of the key areas of...
By Erik Alsgaard Financial leaders in the Baltimore-Washington Conference have put the finishing touches on a recast 2021 budget that will be presented during the 2020 online Annual Conference Session Sept. 12. The original budget was finalized Feb. 29, mere days before the COVID-19 pandemic...
As the coronavirus pandemic hits its third month in the United States, churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference continue to be affected. Even though many churches report increased attendance – or viewers – at online worship services, and there is anecdotal evidence...
by Erik Alsgaard Churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference continued to be challenged in their giving to mission shares in March, according to information shared at a Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) meeting April 15. Meeting on Zoom, CFA members, led by chairperson...
by Erik Alsgaard Churches throughout the Baltimore-Washington Conference will continue to operate under restrictions that mitigate the spread of COVID-19 through May 15, Bishop LaTrelle Easterling announced in a State of the Church webinar today. The bishop said that she is following...
