LOCAL CHURCH RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE
Approved by our Administrative Board, summer 2000
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 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 2 NO
Bank Deposit Slips 3 NO
Bank statements 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 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Inventories of Property and Equipment Until superseded Active Transfer to Archives for Review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 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
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