FREQUENTLY REQUESTED FORMS/INFORMATION
- Payment Request Form (fillable pdf file) – Updated 10/15
- Cash Remittance Report (xls file) – Updated 3/19/18
- Cash Remittance Report (fillable pdf file) – Updated 3/18
Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements
- Metro D.C. Synod Financial Report: January 31, 2017 (pdf file)
- Metro D.C. Synod Financial Report: January 31, 2016 (pdf file)
- Metro D.C. Synod Financial Report: January 31, 2015 (pdf file)
This video, “Where Does Your Offering Go?,” continues to be requested by congregations as they discuss Mission Support after the video’s debut at the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. NOTE: A statistic in the video is slightly different for our synod. The Metro D.C. Synod is one of six pilot synods that receive no funds back from the ELCA for things like new church starts and so are resourcing the work of the larger church at 35%.
Resources discussed during a conversation between financial representatives from synod congregations in a conference call on January 16, 2010 coordinated by the synod’s Resource Development Committee are available below. All are pdf files, and all were developed by the ELCA unless otherwise noted.
| OVERVIEW | Resource Material Overview – from the synod’s Resource Development Committee |
| GENERAL INFORMATION | ELCA-Endorsed Property and Liability Insurance Program Legal Issues for Congregations Records Management for Congregations |
| FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Software for Congregations Internal Control Best Practices – Guidelines for Congregations Contingency Planning for Congregations Congregational Treasurers’ and Bookkeepers’ Financial and Accounting Guide Congregation Data Security Education Congregation Identity Theft Education Program Congregational Audit Guide (larger file) Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations – from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Social Security and Other Information for Members of the Clergy and Religious Workers – from the IRS (2008) |