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A named specialism, not a sideline

Churches keep a different kind of book.

Designated funds, a board that needs to understand what it is approving, clergy payroll, and records that outlast whoever is currently holding the treasurer's job. Michael Hayes has kept books for churches for decades, and it shows in the logo before it shows anywhere else: the mark is a cross fused with a rising bar chart.

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Decades of church work, not a new offering

This is not a checkbox on a services list.

A church's books get read by a board, sometimes by a denomination, and always by the congregation's trust in whoever is holding the keys. Michael has sat on that side of the table for a long time, and the practice is built around understanding what a church specifically needs to see, not applying a small-business template to a congregation.

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The margin notes

The questions a church board actually asks.

None of these have a one-size answer. They are the starting points for a real conversation about your church's specific situation.

Designated funds

Money given for a purpose

A gift to the building fund, a missions offering, a benevolence check. Each one has to stay visible as what it was given for, not blend into the general operating balance where nobody can tell it apart.

Board reporting

What the board should see each month

A report a volunteer finance committee can actually read: what came in, what went out, and what is designated versus general. Worth confirming together exactly what your board wants in front of them.

Clergy payroll

Clergy compensation has its own questions

Pastor pay does not work like a standard employee's paycheck. It is worth walking through together rather than guessing, so it gets set up correctly the first time.

Continuity

A book that survives a change of treasurer

Many churches run on a volunteer treasurer who rotates every few years. Records built so the next person can pick them up, not records only the last treasurer understood.

Church accounting

Straight answers for boards and treasurers.

Churches are a named part of the practice, not a side project. The logo has a cross built into it for that reason, and Michael Hayes has kept books and prepared filings for congregations for decades.

It's exactly the situation good records are built for. The goal is a set of books the next volunteer can pick up and understand, not one only the last treasurer could read.

They're tracked and reported as what they are, so the board can see at a glance what came in for a specific purpose and what is available for general use, instead of everything sitting in one blended balance.

Clergy compensation has its own set of questions, and it's worth walking through the specifics of your church's situation together rather than assuming a standard payroll setup fits.

No. The office is in Greenville, but the practice runs on a client portal and works with congregations remotely across the country as well as in person locally.

Churches served locally and nationwide

Bring your board the records they can actually trust.

Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 2120 E Fire Tower Rd, Ste 107 #1074, Greenville, NC 27858. Quotes are free, and there is no obligation to start.

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