Conference profile
Largest UMC conference; posts a full audited statement.
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% of apportionment budget paid
Two-factor formula (membership + financial, 2-yr average). Among the highest-paying conferences in the denomination.
2024 · NGUMC apportionment release
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net proceeds from closed-church sales → new church development
Since Sept 1 2020, ALL net proceeds from closed-church sales are deposited into the Barnes Fund and used for future church development. Backed by a ~$28M church-development endowment.
policy since 2020 · NGUMC 2022 audited statement, Note 8
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promotes one-board model for local churches
Maintains a dedicated SAS resource (ngumc.org/SAS); a flagship promoter of the one-board model.
current · NGUMC SAS page
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total net assets; $108.7M board-designated incl. $28M church-development endowment
Large designated investment pool earmarked by purpose (church development, retirement, health, strategic initiatives).
2022 · NGUMC 2022 audited statement
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not yet compiled from GCFA
GCFA statistical tables — not yet ingested
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churches that sought to disaffiliate amid litigation; exact retained base not compiled here
A large, contested exit wave that ran through the courts rather than a clean ¶2553 process.
2023 · UMNews / NGUMC coverage