For churches and other ministry non-profits, the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to become a debilitating financial crisis. How has banning onsite services, closing businesses, and other aspects of the pandemic affected tithing and other financial giving from congregations and donors? Has giving in your church been affected?

Sometimes it doesn't pay to reinvent the wheel, and this is one of those times! This special blog post includes, in its entirety, an important and time-sensitive message for church leaders, from the Rev. Saeed Richardson, Program & Operations Officer at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference.

Regardless of what type of charter, leadership model or priorities a particular church has, they should put together a financial plan at the beginning of the year to support regular yearly functions, as well as any specific vision or goals held by the organization. Here are some questions to think about when creating a church budget: