Congregational Treasurer’s Manual – 2022 edition

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod compiled a Congregational Treasurer’s Manual to provide information on the various duties of a congregational treasurer.

The congregational manual is written for every treasurer — no matter what the level of expertise — and is organized into two volumes, containing six major sections:

Employment Issues

Federal and State Tax Matters

Establishing and Administering the Organization

Supporting Organizations

Accounting and Finance

Insurance

Highlights of the manual include:

Payroll and bookkeeping chapters that address tax, accounting, and finance issues for the organization and its employees.

Examples and filled-in forms of a sample congregation’s bookkeeping system, including payroll form and related federal tax reports.

Recommended practices by the tax and legal counsel of the Synod for all LCMS congregations and schools. (Please note: These may not be the only methods of reporting taxes and payroll.)

View Congregational Treasurer’s Manual