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LOCAL CHURCH RECORDS RETENTION
SCHEDULE
Approved by our Administrative Board, summer 2000
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| RECORD
SERIES TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
Total |
Current |
Archives |
| Accident and Injuries Records |
Workers Compensation Claims
Records |
Settled+6. |
Active |
NO |
| Accounts Payable Records |
Claims and Disbursements
Records, Expenses, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Paid Invoices, Finance, Purchasing |
7 |
2 |
NO |
| Accounts Receivable Records |
Membership contributions,
offering records |
7 |
2 |
NO |
| Administrative Reports |
Charge Conference reports,
Administrative Board reports, Council on Ministries report, or administrative
council reports |
Permanent |
2 |
YES |
| Annual Fiscal Reports |
Closing of the Books Records,
Financial Reports, Balance Reconciliation Records, State Accounts Reports |
Permanent |
4 |
YES |
| Architectural Drawings,
Blueprints, and Maps |
|
Permanent. |
|
YES |
| Audit Records |
|
Permanent |
4 |
YES |
| Bank Deposit Books |
|
7 |
2 |
NO |
| Bank Deposit Slips |
|
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Bank statements |
|
7 |
3 |
NO |
| Benefits Policies and Procedures
Records |
|
Permanent |
Active |
YES |
| Bequest and Estate papers |
wills, gift agreements,
bequests |
Permanent |
|
As Necessary |
| Budget Records |
Annual Budget |
Permanent. |
4 |
YES |
| Bulletins |
Sunday worship bulletins,
special local church occasion bulletins |
Permanent |
2 |
YES |
| Bylaws |
|
Permanent |
Active |
YES |
| Cancelled Checks |
Cashed Checks |
7 |
1 |
NO |
| Certificates of Deposit,
Canceled |
|
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Committee Records |
Local church committee
records |
Permanent |
4 |
YES |
| Contracts |
repairs, maintenance, lease
agreements, loans |
4 - service contracts
6 -Repairs, Lease, Loans
Permanent - new construction |
4 |
NO - expect for those going
to Archives |
| Correspondence - subject |
Correspondence on special
or topic interest |
permanent |
Active |
YES |
| Correspondence - transitory |
Routine correspondence |
1 |
1 |
NO |
| Deduction Authorization
Records |
Deductions Input List |
Active + 4 |
Active |
NO |
| Deeds |
Deeds, Conveyances, Covenants,
easements |
Permanent |
|
As Necessary |
| Directories |
|
Permanent |
Current |
YES |
| Employment Eligibility
Verification Forms |
|
Active +1 (3 yrs Min.) |
Active |
NO |
| Employment Policies and
Procedures Records |
Employment Policies |
Permanent. |
Active |
YES |
| Grievance Records |
|
Active +3. |
Active |
NO |
| Insurance Policies |
|
Permanent |
Active |
YES |
| Insurance Election Records,
Employees |
|
employment +6 |
Active |
NO |
| Inventories of Property
and Equipment |
|
Until superseded |
Active |
Transfer to Archives for
Review |
| Invoices |
|
7 (except for major construction) |
3 |
NO (transfer major construction
series to Archives) |
| Membership records |
Membership register, baptisms,
marriages, transfers |
Permanent |
|
YES |
| Newsletters |
Church newsletters, UMW,
UMM, UMYF and other church group's newsletters |
Permanent |
2 |
YES |
| Pay Authorization Records |
|
5 |
2 |
NO |
| Personnel Records |
Personnel Files |
Active+7 |
Active |
NO |
| Property Files |
deeds, title papers, repair
history, permits, lease agreement |
Permanent |
|
As Necessary |
| Purchase Orders |
|
7 |
3 |
NO |
| Real Estate Surveys |
surveys, plot plans and
related correspondence |
Permanent |
|
As Necessary |
| Rejected Applications |
Rejected and Incomplete
Employment Applications |
2 |
1 |
NO |
| Search Records- accepted |
|
Active+7 |
Active |
NO |
| Search Records - all others |
|
5 |
1 |
NO |
| Shipping and Freight Records |
|
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Staff Meeting Records |
|
Permanent. |
4 |
YES |
| Tax-Exempt Certificates |
Certificates and Form 990 |
Permanent |
|
As Necessary |
| Tax Returns |
|
7 |
5 |
NO |
| Tax Withholding Authorization
Records |
|
Active + 5 |
Active |
NO |
| Time Sheets |
|
3 |
3 |
NO |
| Travel Records |
|
5 |
1 |
NO |