Oakton

United Methodist Church

Board of Trustees

The Trustees supervise and maintain all church property so that the ministries of the church can be effective. They will work closely with the church council to respond to God's call.

Their basic responsibilities are:

  1. To oversee, maintain, and supervise all church property;

  2. To report annually to the charge conference on the state of the church's property, equipment, investments, and resources;

  3. To receive and administer all gifts made to the congregation;

  4. To make certain that all trust funds of the church are invested properly;

  5. To insure that articles of incorporation of the church are kept up-to-date;

  6. To be responsible, in conjunction with the pastor, for all use of the church building and grounds;

  7. To maintain adequate insurance coverage on all church property and to develop appropriate risk-management policies;

  8. To submit to the committee on finance annual budget request for insurance, property maintenance and improvements, and new property purchases;

  9. To be accountable to the charge conference and to the church council.