Letter from Roland Minshall Conference Statistician
Information on Attendance reporting during Covid-19
Line 7: For 2020 only use the weeks that you had full in-person service.
Line 7a: In 2020, many churches initiated online services using various platforms. See instructions from the platform to determine views that were hits or watches based upon viewing time (the length of time considered a watch may vary by conference).
Click here for Information from Discipleship Ministries on counting On-Line worshippers (please follow their guidance as the Iowa Conference has not developed specific guidelines)
Handling of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans
Line 34: If the church received a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of the CARES Act that has not been forgiven, include the loan balance here.
Line 83c: Enter the amount received from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as part of the CARES Act here (whether it's been forgiven or not).
Resources
www.iaumc.org/stats | Conference Statistics Page |
www.iaumc.org/2020stats | Conference 2020 Statistics collection page |
www.gcfa.org/data-services-statistics | General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) Statistics Resources page |
www.umdata.org | GCFA statistical analysis page |
ezra.gcfa.org | GCFA on-line statistical data entry system |
Please note that lines 35-59 on Table II are not present on these forms as that information is automatically brought in from our Remittance Entry system. This includes all Apportionment payments as well as Advance Specials and other giving amounts such as the Special Sundays.