Stewardship & Giving Support for Your Community of Faith
Vicki Nelson (she/her)
Community of Faith Stewardship Support
Pacific Mountain Region
Northern Spirit Region
Chinook Winds Region
Living Skies Region
Prairie to Pine Region
The United Church of Canada/L’Église Unie du Canada
To book a conversation with Vicki, please use this link and select: Book Vicki Nelson for a 30 minute Stewardship conversation
Phone : 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2045
Email: VNelson@united-church.ca
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The United Church of Canada acknowledges that its buildings and ministries, from coast to coast to coast, are on traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples.
Our vital, innovative, and healing ministries are supported by generous Mission & Service donations.
The United Church of Canada website has engaging and information resources to support community of faith stewardship, and explore the mission and service ministry of the United Church
Regional Support To Communities of Faith
Treasurers and Trustees
Treasures and Trustees are lay leaders in the church. Resources and support for these positions are overseen by the Lay Leadership Support Committee.
- Information and support for Trustees and Treasures is found on the Support for Lay Leadership page.
Regional Funding Sources
The Mission Support Grants, and Imagine and ProVision funds are facilitated by the Pacific Mountain Regional Council.
- Your community of faith may have its own funds and grants available as well. Check with your church board or ministry personnel.
Additional Links
- Looking for PMRC Finance policy and information? Go to PMRC Finance.
- Looking for PMRC Reimbursement forms and policies? Go to Reimbursements.
Local Administration Support from the National Office
Information from the national church on managing the administrative needs of communities of faith is available. You can find many documents on The United Church of Canada’s website in a section called Local Administration. This section covers topics such as Capital Assistance Programs, Insurance, Budgets, Assessments, Statistics, Congregational Finance Tools, Handbooks, Guides and more.
Financial Handbook for Congregations 2017
- This handbook includes resources and information for church leaders and treasurers on a variety of current financial and legal issues. Note: Chapter 4: Paying Staff has been revised separately for 2019--see the Pastoral Charge Payroll page for the revised chapter. In July 2017 section 4.22.1 was revised to include acquiring spiritual direction in CELR. In Jan. 2018 the first bullet in section 6.7.1 was revised to say a minimum of two years.
National Funding Sources
The United Church of Canada is committed to growing and supporting the life of United Church communities and ministries, and its people.
Download the Financial Resources Handbook UCC for the summaries of the various funding resources and programs of The United Church of Canada. This handbook summarizes the various financial programs of The United Church of Canada.
Through generous giving and faithful stewardship, these funds and grants have been made available and are sustained to support learning, healing, growth, new initiatives, first third ministry, and much, much more. Explore the national church website to learn about the national Vision Fund and The United Church Foundation.