Tools to be More Effective as a Pastor with Your Church Budget and Finance Committee • August 2022 (Online Workshop) “Sometimes I feel intimidated by my Finance Team, because I’m not gifted at finances or making a budget.” “Sometimes I feel like me and my Finance Team see things completely differently. I don’t know how to […]
Game Changing Leadership: Creating a Narrative Budget: The Story Behind the Numbers
Creating a Narrative Budget: The Story Behind the Numbers • June 2022 (Online Workshop) “It’s not the numbers, but the stories that inspire us to give generously.” For some people, seeing an Excel spreadsheet makes their heart beat with excitement. For them, a line-item budget may be all they need to be inspired to give generously […]
Game Changing Leadership: Creating a Culture of Generosity Post-Pandemic
Creating a Culture of Generosity Post-Pandemic • May 2022 (Online Workshop) 53% of U.S. adults currently rate their personal financial situation as excellent or good. At the same time, we are facing the highest inflation rate we have seen in four decades. As we look ahead and continue in our post-pandemic reality, we need to consider the […]
Easter and Holy Week Resources 2022
We are blessed to serve and partner with pastors and churches throughout the AWF Conference. As a small thank you, please feel free to download and use these resources in your church for Easter and Holy Week. These Easter and Holy Week resources can be used to promote your worship experience whether online, at your church […]
Event: Planting and Planning for the Next Generation
The cabinet of the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference announced 13 training workshops to strengthen the clergy and lay leadership of our local churches. These one-hour workshops will be held via zoom throughout the months of February and March for anyone who is interested. Planting and Planning for the Next Generation This workshop will highlight ways the […]
Generosity Matters | Winter 2022 Newsletter
Bequest Revitalizes Maplesville UMC Much has been done over the years to preserve Maplesville UMC, but it was not until a bequeath from third-generation descendants of the Foshee Family that the church was able to repair some of the building’s structural issues and purchase an adjacent lot to enlarge the walking garden area…Continue Reading Ministries to Churches & […]
Bequest Revitalizes Maplesville UMC
Maplesville UMC is a beautiful small town church initially constructed in the 1870s on the main road that runs through Maplesville, Alabama. The city of Maplesville was frequently used as a campground by farmers on their way to sell their goods to stores in Selma, Alabama. Maplesville UMC was the first church built in town […]
Ministries to Churches & Individuals
Regardless of any changes that may occur, we want to reassure you that our Foundation, a 501c3 organization, is positioned to continue providing services to both Methodist and historically Methodist churches, institutions, and individuals as we have done since 1979. There will not be any significant changes in our services, and your investments will remain […]
Accepting Ministerial and Lay Scholarship Applications
Did you know ministerial scholarships* are available through the Foundation? The Foundation is proud to administer scholarships established by United Methodist donors for the benefit of United Methodist students. Be sure to let students in your congregation know about this opportunity and have them fill out our application before the June 30, 2022 deadline to […]
Year-End Giving Resources 2021
Everyone has something to give, but it can be hard to know what to give and what options are available. As we come to the end of 2021, year-end giving is a great generosity opportunity to grow your church’s overall culture of generosity. Feel free to use these year-end giving resources to promote generosity and […]
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