General Information for Treasurers

  • 2009 Treasurer's Newsletter - Updates to the Treasurer's 2010 Handbook
  • Preauthorized Debit for Churches
  • 2010 Treasurers Handbook. The Treasurers’ Handbook is prepared by the Director of Operations to help local church treasurers efficiently and accurately fulfill their responsibilities. The handbook also contains guidelines to help Search Committees and Boards of Deacons establish fair compensation packages for their pastor.
  • Canadian Council of Christian Charities. Treasurers may find it helpful to access resources available on the website for the Canadian Council of Christian Charities. If your church is not a member you will be able to learn more about the benefits of becoming an affiliated member.
  • Confidential Information Sheet. This form must be sent in to the Benefits Coordinator as soon as there is a change in salary. Great West Life requires the Total Salary figure to calculate the Long Term Disability premium. Once the form is received and calculated by Great West Life the adjustment in premium will be billed back to the church. If a member has to go on Long Term Disability, they will receive 67% of the last reported salary.
  • New Employee: When a new employee meets the eligibility requirements for the Pension and Insurance Plan, contact Sun Life Financial at 1-800-387-7262 to enroll them in the Pension Plan and then have the employee fill out the Insurance Plan Enrollment Forms within 30 days and return to the Pension and Insurance Board.
  • Monthly remittance form used for contributions to “United in Mission”, the Denominational fund of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches, and for contributions to the following:
    • Canadian Baptist Ministries
    • The Sharing Way
    • Atlantic Baptist Missions
    • Acadia Divinity College
    • Atlantic Baptist University
    • Union of French Baptist Churches
    • Halifax Hospital Chaplaincy
    • Saint John-Kings Hospital Chaplaincy
    • December Communion Offering Fund
  • Canadian Baptist Benefits