Finance Committee:
- Providing for counting, receiving, recording & banking of all gifts, offerings and income received by United Churches of Langley and issuing receipts for income tax purposes to all identifiable contributors.
- Preparing & submit a budget to Board and the annual general meeting for approval.
- Maintaining adequate insurance in cooperation with the Board of Trustees on all property owned or held by the church.
- Providing a comprehensive statement of receipts and disbursements at the conclusion of each fiscal year for publication in the Annual Report
- Administering designated Funds as delegated by the Board through written policy.
- Responsible for all bequests to United Churches of Langley.
- Review financial information from the Finance Administrator (staff)
Ministry and Personnel Committee (M&P):
- Being available for consultation and support for matters involving the pastoral charge staff;
- Overseeing the relationship of the pastoral charge staff to each other and to people in the congregation;
- Reviewing the working conditions, responsibilities, and compensation of all pastoral charge staff regularly;
- Making any recommendations needed as a result of these reviews to the Board;
- Revising position descriptions of pastoral charge staff as needed;
- Conducting annual performance reviews of the pastoral charge staff;
- Ensuring pastoral charge staff make use of opportunities for continuing education that they have been given; and
- Maintaining close contact with the Pacific Mountain Region pastoral representative for United Churches of Langley.
- Supporting staff are accountable to the Ministry and Personnel Committee.
Stewardship Committee:
- Responsibility for the overall Stewardship of United Churches of Langley, including time, talents and money.
- Educating the congregation on the mission of the United Church, both locally and in the wider church;
- Educating the congregation on the funds needed for this mission and how they will be used;
- Ensuring commitment and participation from the congregation or pastoral charge in this mission;
- Reviewing regularly the balance of funds given for local purposes and funds given for the Mission and Service Fund or other wider church purposes, reporting at least three times a year to the Board and preparing a report to be included in the United Churches of Langley Annual Report.
- Make recommendations to the Board regarding an annual plan for encouraging the stewardship of time, talent and money among the congregation