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The Treasurer’s Cache
A monthly update from your Church’s chief financial steward.
April 2026
In March, after approval from the Property & Finance Committee (P&F), the Church’s online payment processing was switched to Zeffy. This means the Church can now accept donor-initiated payments in a number of ways without the overhead of transaction fees. Zeffy does ask the donor for a “tip” to support their business, but it can be easily declined. If you choose to include a “tip”, it’ll help Zeffy to continue to offer their services free of charge to non-profits.
We’ll now be promoting “Scan to Pay” donations at Church events, “Tap to Pay” purchases at Pumpkin Fest, the Christmas Fair, and other fundraisers, online ordering of holiday flowers, and you can even set up secure one-time or recurring pledge payments from your bank account or credit card on our Online Giving page. With this no-fee option available, we’ll be looking to stop the “Pull” ACH transfers that Carolyn has facilitated for some to pay their pledges and, instead, encourage “Push” payments set up on our website.
Also in March, the Church was accepted into both Google’s and Zoom’s non-profit discount programs, helping us to keep administrative costs under control.
Pledges paid for March were quite close to budget, but loose offerings continue to fall short of expectations. Still, we were about 11% over budget for overall income in the first quarter of the year. Expenses for March were close to budget in most categories, though utility expenses continue to run high. Our quarterly payments to “Our Church’s Wider Mission” have been delayed to the month following the quarter end to allow a calculation based on actual income - the payment budgeted for March will be made in April. Overall, first quarter expenses were about 13% below budget.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns regarding our Church’s finances, please feel free to contact me.
John Intorcio, Treasurer
Treasurer@LaconiaUCC.org
Treasurer’s Report Repository
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