Financial Administration Resources
Note: When you provide a check as payment to the Diocese, you authorize us either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.
Statement of Mission
Below you will find the 2021 SOM Timeline, Application and Spreadsheet Template. Please read the timeline carefully. Also note that an SOM application comes from the Commission under which the ministry falls and must include a summary spreadsheet (see template provided).
- 2023 Statement of Mission Application - Ministries
- 2023 Statement of Mission Application - Commissions
- 2023 Statement of Mission Summary Spreadsheet Template
Employee Benefits, Property, and Casualty Insurance
Clergy Compensation Guidelines
2020 Guidelines
Employee Benefits
Church Pension Group
Active Clergy Retirement and Insurance
Retired Clergy Retirement and Insurance
Active Lay Retirement and Insurance
Retired Lay Retirement and Insurance
Retirement and Insurance Administration
Property & Casualty Insurance
For Clergy
For Administrators
Business Manual
The Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs serves as the financial policies and guidelines for the Diocese. The manual can be downloaded here.
Online Giving
Finance Resource Guide
Published by the Episcopal Church Foundation, the Finance Resource Guide (FRG) serves as a handbook for congregations and vestries, providing in-depth financial management practices and principles and promoting year ‘round, theologically driven stewardship. More information on the FRG can be found here.
Parochial Reports
All Parochial Reports are due March 1. You can find the form here.
Designated Loose Offerings
- Bishop's Discretionary Fund - Bishop's Visitation
- Bishop Gravatt Camp and Conference Center - 2nd Sunday in February
- Episcopal Relief & Development – 1st Sunday in Lent
- Make check payable to:
Episcopal Relief & Development
PO Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116-7058
Be sure to note on the check and envelope if there is a specific fund that these are to be posted to. For information regarding ERD, their website is: www.er-d.org and to find a listing of their current donations choices, you can visit: www.er-d.org/donate-select.php
- Make check payable to:
- Good Friday Offering for Jerusalem - Good Friday
- Make check payable to:
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
mail to: Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society,
Good Friday Offering
PO Box 12095, Newark, NJ 07101
(note: "Good Friday Offering" in the memo)
- Make check payable to:
- Finlay House & Still Hopes - 2nd Sunday in May
- UTO offerings may be sent to:
- United Thank Offering
Mail to: Jennifer Evans
ECW
98 Maxton Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(note: spring or fall in-gathering)
- United Thank Offering
