To enable church trustees to benefit from experiences of others; to share knowledge of what they learned in their church and to seek help for issues which they are unable to resolve alone.
What Went Right and What Went Wrong
Make informed decisions for maintenance and repair on the parsonage, church, and property with the belief there is value from learning what others have tried.
Check out the advice from other church trustees in What We Learned.
Our Self Inspection Checklist is a helpful guide for inspecting the church building, grounds, and parsonage.
Contractor Referrals
- Audio Visual Musical Instruments
- Boiler and Furnace
- Building, Fence, and Awning
- Electrical
- Furniture, Office, Kitchen, and Janitorial
- Heating and Cooling
- Insurance
- Landscaping, Lawn, Yard Maintenance, and Parking Lot
- Lawyers
- Painters and Mold Testing
- Plumbing
- Roofers
- Security, Movers, and Transportation
Additional Resources for Trustees
Additional Church Trustee Resources can be found on Michigan Conference of The United Methodist Church website.
Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Annual Report Filing Information
By October 1 of each year, churches need to complete and file the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Filing Information Form 269. It can be found on the Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs website. Look for Form 269: Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Filing Instructions) with the State of Michigan.
Summary
ANNUAL REPORT: When to File, Fees, and Penalties
Due: On or before October 1 of each year beginning the year after incorporation. Required by Section 911 of
the Act, MCL 450.2911.
Fee: $20.00. Enclose check or money order payable to the “State of Michigan” when submitting report by mail or pay with credit card when filing online.
Forms: A preprinted annual report, CSCL/CD-2000 is mailed to the corporation’s resident agent at the registered office approximately three months prior to the due date. If the Corporation has opted to receive electronic notices, the email notice is sent to the resident agent email address on record. Online filing is available about 90 days before the report’s due date. Contact the Bureau if an additional preprinted annual report is needed. Retain a copy of the completed report for your records.
Filing: The report can be filed online at http://www.michigan.gov/corpfileonline or mail the annual report with the $20.00 fee to P.O. Box 30767 Lansing MI 48909. Annual reports may also be delivered in person to our office located at 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, MI.
Penalty: If a corporation fails to submit their annual report or pay the related fee within two years of the due date of the report, the corporation automatically dissolves by operation of law. To renew the corporation’s existence, the corporation must complete and submit the reports for the last 5 years, or lesser number of years in which reports were not filed and paying the annual fee for all the years for which they were not paid, plus a penalty of $5.00 for each delinquent report.
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