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This unofficial website is designed to help United Methodist Churches keep better records in five major areas: Membership, Giving, Finance, Personnel, and Trustees.
While some areas like membership and trustees may not translate to other denominations or churches, other areas like giving, finance, and personnel may translate very well to other denominations and churches. We hope you find the information helpful. We are open to suggestions and ideas for making the site more useful.
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