Church Manual - General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

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CHURCH MANUAL
Deacons Must Be Ordained ..................................................... 56
Deacons Not Authorized to Preside ......................................... 56
Duties of Deacons .................................................................... 57
Assistance at Services and Meetings ................................... 57
Visitation of Members ......................................................... 57
Preparation for Baptismal Services .................................... 57
Assistance at the Communion Service ................................ 57
Care of the Sick and the Poor ............................................. 57
Care and Maintenance of Church Property ....................... 57
Deaconess ...................................................................................... 58
Duties of Deaconesses ............................................................. 58
Assistance at Baptisms ........................................................ 58
Arrangements for the Communion Service ......................... 58
Care of the Sick and the Poor ............................................. 58
Board of Deaconesses .............................................................. 59
Church Clerk ................................................................................. 59
An Important Office ................................................................. 59
No Names Added or Removed Without Vote of the Church ..... 59
Transferring Members ............................................................. 59
Corresponding With Members ................................................. 59
Delegates’ Credentials for Conference/Mission/Field Session 59
Reports to Be Furnished Promptly ........................................... 60
Church Records ....................................................................... 60
Church Treasurer ........................................................................... 60
A Sacred Work ......................................................................... 60
Church Treasurer the Custodian of All Church Funds ............ 60
Conference/Mission/Field Funds ............................................. 61
Sabbath School Funds .............................................................. 61
Adventist Youth Society Funds ................................................. 61
Local Church Funds ................................................................ 61
Funds of Auxiliary Organizations ............................................. 62
Safeguarding the Purpose of Funds ......................................... 62
Money for Personal Literature Orders .................................... 62
Proper Method for Payment of Money by Members ................ 63
Receipts to Church Members ................................................... 63
Proper Method of Remitting Funds to the Conference/
Mission/Field ...................................................................... 63
Preservation of Financial Documents ..................................... 63
Books Should Be Audited ......................................................... 63
Relations With Members Confidential ..................................... 64
Interest Coordinator ....................................................................... 64
A Church Officer Removed From Church Membership ............... 64
Induction Service ........................................................................... 65