Record Keeping Reminder

It never ceases to amaze me how as church leaders we have a tendency to keep closets full of old church items but fail to maintain critical legal and business records. On several occasions, I found my self asking a church client if they have a certain record only to discover it has either been thrown out, lost or destroyed. May I suggest the following: if you have not done it already, open a file cabinet drawer to begin maintaining these important church documents:

Interview notes of prospective employees
Employee records
IRS records
Insurance records, including policies and declaration pages
Minutes of Board of Directors/Deacon Meetings
File of each weekly church bulletin.
Committee Meetings
Record of your member’s names and addresses
Annual Accounting or Financial Records
Articles of Incorporation/Constitution/Bylaws and all Amendments
Names and Addresses of all Directors and Officers

By Rev. John P. Joseph, Esq. CCA | Posted on April 10, 2018 Tags: Florida Church Attorney, Florida Church Attorneys, Florida Church Lawyer, Florida Church Lawyers

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