Río Texas Conference

% of apportionment ask received

CF&A formula (¶613–614). Collections fell from 92.8% in 2016 as churches disaffiliated.

2024 · Río Texas audited finance

closed-church property on the balance sheet (32.9% of assets); proceeds policy directs sales to mission

Policy (¶2549.3) sends net sale proceeds — after up to 20% to a capped ($400K) Property Administration Fund — to the District Strategy Team where the church sat, plus the Office of Congregational Vitality & Development; urban properties follow an Urban Ministry Strategic Plan, and former Rio Grande Conference properties are restricted to Latino/Hispanic ministry. Reinvestment is decentralized to districts, not one conference fund.

⚠ Policy says 'promptly market,' yet $13.2M still sits as unsold held property — the open question is execution, not policy.

policy 2016, rev. 2020 · Río Texas Policy Manual (2022), Proceeds from Sale of Discontinued & Abandoned Properties

conference's own governing structure (vision-aligned / simplified)

Coordinates mission through a Uniting Table (fulfilling the BoD conference-council-on-ministries role) and four Vision Teams aligned to the conference's Vision pillars — Uniting Peoples, Vitalizing Congregations, Developing Leaders, Transforming Communities. CF&A operates as the 'Finance Table.' A simplified, vision-aligned conference structure rather than a sprawl of boards.

Standing Rules 2025 · Río Texas Standing Rules & Structure 2025

total net assets; explicit reserve floor of 20% of conference funds

Holds $29.5M net assets and — unusually — sets an explicit floor: the Unrestricted Fund Balance must stay at ≥20% of total Conference Funds. The Finance Table (CF&A) may draw the Contingency Fund/Reserves for emergencies, and unspent apportioned allocations roll into the undesignated balance.

2024 / policy ongoing · Río Texas 2024 audited statement + Policy Manual (Operating Policies §3)