Business & Finance
Support the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
If you plan to make 2017 year-end gifts to your congregation and/or to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, now is the perfect time. DEADLINES For tax purposes, the deadline for 2017 year-end gifts is Sunday, December 31. Online – Online transactions completed up to midnight on December 31 will be counted in the 2017 tax year. By Mail – Gifts for 2017 must be postmarked by December 31. If you wish to make a check out to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort…
Support the mission and ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
If you plan to make year-end contributions to your congregation and/or to the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, now is the perfect time. Deadlines For tax purposes, the deadline for 2015 gifts is Thursday, December 31. In-person – If you plan to deliver your gift in person, either to the diocesan office or to your church office, you may want to confirm what hours a staff member, clergy person or volunteer will be there to receive your gift. The diocesan office will…
Attend May 16 Special Meeting of Convention
Updated on Thursday, May 14 – online registration is now closed. The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High. Jr., has called a Special Meeting of Convention for 10am Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3401 Bellaire Drive So., Ft. Worth, TX 76109 to elect the next provisional bishop. The Standing Committee of the diocese has nominated the Rt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas. Under the proposed arrangement, Mayer will continue as bishop of…
Register for Leadership Inspiration & Training Day
Sign up today to attend the 2015 Leadership Inspiration and Training Day on Saturday, March 21, where you’ll enjoy training sessions on money, communications & technology, and growth. What’s different about this day is that you bring the topics you need help with – the real-life challenges you wrestle with in your ministry – and we’ll work on them together. Complete all the fields below and click “Register” once. If your information is complete, and you didn’t miss any fields, a message in…
Funding for the Future update
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Funding for the Future – What happens next?
Now that the planning study for the Funding for the Future campaign has concluded, here’s a brief look at where we are in the process, including what has been done so far and what happens next. View a slide show for an overview. Here is a timeline of the process so far, and looking slightly ahead to a decision point: September – Bishop High holds a preliminary meeting to ask people to serve on a campaign committee. October – The committee reviews consulting…
Parish assessments supported diocesan vision in 2014
The assessments that congregations pay to the diocese are the basis for the diocesan budget. At the January 31, 2015, meeting of the Executive Council, Diocesan Treasurer Bob Hicks reported many of the ways the diocesan vision was supported by diocesan dollars in 2014: Paid the full Asking of The Episcopal Church and Province VII Assessment for the 6th year in a row. Continued our growth towards a charitable tithe with donations to: Episcopal Relief and Development Sewanee, Seminary of…
Assessment Task Force reports to Executive Council
Mr. John Banks, All Saints’, Fort Worth, chair of the Diocesan Assessment Task Force, reported on the work of the task force at the January, 2015, meeting of the Executive Council. Read a report of that meeting here. The task force was established by Resolution FC1, Establishment of an Assessment Task Force at the 2014 Diocesan Convention.It met for the first time on Saturday, January 17, 2015, to organize itself and begin work. Members of the task force are Chair, Mr. Banks Mr.…
Campaign Committee reports to Executive Council
Floyd McKneely, chair of the Funding for the Future Campaign Committee, reported on the work on the committee at the Executive Council’s first meeting of 2015. Read about that meeting here. McKneely said that the campaign team conducted interviews and a focus group in each of the five deaneries. The interviews with individuals covered basically the same information as the online survey.The focus group survey was exactly the same as the online survey.The focus groups’ answers are collected separately so…
Funding for the Future Campaign Goals
The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, with its commitment to be a place where “all are welcome,” has a unique call to make a difference in these 24 counties of north central Texas in the 21st century. In the six years that have passed since some of our diocesan leadership left The Episcopal Church while claiming Episcopal Church property, the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has stabilized, grown and gained momentum in mission and ministry. We are, in this new…
Capital Campaign Survey Link open through Feb. 15
At diocesan Convention in November, the Convention voted to explore a diocesan-wide capital campaign. A Capital Campaign Committee has been formed, chaired by Floyd McKneely, and a study process is underway to determine the purposes and goals of this campaign. Goals identified at the outset of the study include these: funding for clergy salaries for church plants and church “re-plants” funding for a full-time bishop funding for campus ministry funding for other mission and ministry endeavors – things that we can…
Journal of the 30th annual convention – November 2-3, 2012
Journal of the 30th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, November 2-3, 2012, at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
EDFW Table of Assessments – 2013
EDFW Table of Assessments – 2013
Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs – 2012
Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs – 2012 Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs, with revisions for The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth The first link above is the latest edition of the document, published by The Episcopal Church in 2012. The second link above is the 2009 version of the document, with changes made (in 2010) to address the particular situation of The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
Annual Canonical & IRS Deadlines – 2013
Annual Canonical and IRS Deadlines – 2013
Tax Guide for Episcopal Ministers – 2013
2013 Tax Guide for Episcopal Ministers – for 2012 Returns from The Church Pension Group This document is a product of The Episcopal Church, not the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. We are providing it here as a convenience, and will attempt to ensure it is kept up to date. However, the official source for this and other documents from The Episcopal Church is their own website, episcopalchurch.org.
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