iVoice is sent to clergy and lay leadership in the Wyoming Annual Conference and its local congregations. You have received this mailing because of the position you hold in the annual conference or in your local church, or because you have requested it. Please feel free to use this information in your bulletins, local church newsletters, or as announcements during worship services.
In this issue:
- 2009 Statistical Reporting
- Licensing School To Be at Sky Lake
- President Signs Tax Deduction Bill for Haiti Relief
- News from United Methodist News Service
Statistical Reporting for 2009
Local churches will be using the General Council on Finance and Administration's Statistical Input System to enter the information for Tables I, II and III when filing their 2009 Statistical Reports
All reports are to be submitted by March 2, 2010. It is very important that all churches complete the reports by then, due to the upcoming conference boundary changes on July 1, 2010.
Please make a special effort to complete all information this year. It is likely that the Susquehanna and Upper New York Conferences will use different portions of the reports to determine Ministry Shares than we have previously. Failure to provide complete, accurate information may impact your churches financial strength rating.
To download instructions on how to access the site, click on Business and Finance on the conference website. Look for Instructions for Filing 2009 Statistical Reports in the left hand column. Or copy and paste the following link in your web browser: http://www.wyomingconference.org/pages/detail/1094
Licensing School To Be at Sky Lake
Wyoming Conference Licensing School will be April 18-April 23, 2010 (Sunday evening to Friday late afternoon) and May 2-May 7, 2010 (Sunday evening to Friday afternoon). The week in between will be used for some experiential learning with experiences pastors in the area around where the Local Pastor candidates live. The school will be held at Sky Lake (our camp and retreat center in Windsor, NY). This school is open to persons from other area conferences!
There are brochures at the District Offices and on the conference website at www.wyomingconference.org. Click on Forms and then 2010 Licensing School Registration Brochure to download a brochure/registration form. Registrations are due March 29, 2010.
President Signs Tax Deduction Bill for Haiti Relief
Taxpayers will be able to deduct donations for Haiti earthquake relief on their 2009 returns instead of waiting until 2010, under a bill signed into law last Friday by President Obama.
The bill allows taxpayers to claim charitable contributions to relief efforts until March 1, 2010, as deductions on their 2009 tax returns.
If you have information that should be included in an iVoice, please send it to Don Perry at dperry@wyomingconference.org or Nancy Conklin at nconklin@wyomingconference.org. Please do not send information on fundraisers such as breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, yard sales, etc.
News from United Methodist News Service
Among the stories you will find here:
Haiti Hospital home to abandoned children
Two children left without parents by the quake have been adopted. “We pray for the others.”
Pastor calls on Wall Street to help Haiti
Financial leaders asked to tithe 10 percent of bonuses.
United Methodist doctor helps set up Haiti clinic
LATEST FROM TEAM IN HAITI: “We are showing people we care,” said Dr. Troy Silvernale, a family physician who was born in Haiti.
