Consisting of four sessions taken over two years in two locations, the Academy for Church Finance seeks to enhance the understanding and skills of laity for financial leadership in the local church so that laity and clergy work in partnership to grow healthy congregations. Up to 20 clergy-lay teams from each of our three member conferences (Eastern PA, Peninsula-Delaware and Baltimore-Washington) may register for each location. Learn more…
Zone 1
- Location: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE
- Session One—A Theology of Stewardship and Personal Finance. Date: October 14, 2017
- Session Two –Organizing for Effective Stewardship and Creating a Culture of Giving. Date: March 24, 2018
- Session Three— Best Practices for Church Finances and Using Vision and Mission Budgets. Date: October 13, 2018
- Session Four— What We Can Learn from Community Fund Raisers and Planned Giving. Date: March 30, 2019
Zone 2
- Location: Baltimore-Washington Conference Mission Center, 11711 East Market Place, Fulton, MD
- Session One—A Theology of Stewardship and Personal Finance. Date: October 7, 2017
- Session Two –Organizing for Effective Stewardship and Creating a Culture of Giving. Date: March 17, 2018
- Session Three— Best Practices for Church Finances and Using Vision and Mission Budgets. Date: October 6, 2018
- Session Four— What We Can Learn from Community Fund Raisers and Planned Giving. Date: March 23, 2019
- Website Info (Wilmington Locations): midatlanticfoundation.
org/event/church-finance- academy-track-ii - Brochure: midatlanticfoundation.org/wp-
content/uploads/2017/07/MAUMF- 10366-ACF-Bro-web-1.pdf - Read the article: “Academy for Church Finance to train church teams”