Meeting Stipend Available: Oct 2007: Any active UMMAS Minister or Spiritual Leader may receive a $100 stipend, one time per calendar year, towards attending either the February or May meetings. Anyone wishing to apply for this stipend needs to contact our Treasurer.
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Expenditure of Funds
UMMAS Grant and Scholarship Guidelines
Revised February 7, 2006
UMMAS Grant and Scholarship Guidelines
Revised February 7, 2006
The UMMAS Expenditure of Funds Grant and Scholarship Guidelines shall be reviewed, changed (where needed), and approved by a majority vote at the annual Winter UMMAS Board of Directors meeting. In the event a majority vote of approval can not be obtained, the then existing UMMAS Grant and Scholarship Guidelines shall prevail until such time they are replaced by a new set of UMMAS Grant and Scholarship Guidelines.
The UMMAS Expenditure of Funds Grant and Scholarship Guidelines for 2006:
Requirements for UMMAS membership is defined by the UMMAS Bylaws.
Active UMMAS membership is established after one year of UMMAS membership including attending at least one regular UMMAS business meeting and/or supporting UMMAS through gifts and tithes.
Active UMMAS membership is maintained by attending at least one regular UMMAS business meeting a year and/or supporting UMMAS during each active year through gifts and tithes, either personally or through their ministry.
All other non-operational expenditure of UMMAS funds shall be voted upon by the active UMMAS ministries.
The UMMAS Expenditure of Funds Grant and Scholarship Guidelines for 2006:
- A $500 scholarship per year shall be given by UMMAS to support an active UMMAS ministry endorsing the LUT candidate with a total support of $1,000 per LUT candidate. This scholarship activates with the written request from the LUT candidate and an endorsing letter from the minister/spiritual leader of the active UMMAS congregation.
- A grant of $500 per year shall be given by UMMAS to each FLP candidate from an active UMMAS ministry for each year in the Field Licensing Program with a total support of $2,000 per Field Licensing candidate.
- A grant of $2,000 shall be given by UMMAS to a ministry led by an active UMMAS-recognized leader that purchases or builds a new worship center. No two building grants may be awarded to the same ministry within seven years of each other.
- The UMMAS Board of Directors upon an affirmative vote shall empower a UMMAS retreat team to produce a trend-setting, fun, and educational UMMAS retreat for UMMAS ministers and congregants. The primary vision of said retreat is to create in excellence and service, and not for profit. A best effort attempt shall be made to limit the cost of said retreat over revenue to $10,000.
- The UMMAS Board of Directors upon an affirmative vote shall empower a UMMAS retreat team to produce Leadership (Board) Training. A best effort attempt shall be made to limit the cost of said retreat to $3,000. Any retreat cost estimate greater than $3,000 shall be approved by the active UMMAS ministries prior to obligating UMMAS.
- UMMAS shall sponsor a UMMAS fellowship dinner for the attending active UMMAS attendees at the winter and spring UMMAS meetings. Best judgment will be exercised to not exceed $1,500 per dinner.
Requirements for UMMAS membership is defined by the UMMAS Bylaws.
Active UMMAS membership is established after one year of UMMAS membership including attending at least one regular UMMAS business meeting and/or supporting UMMAS through gifts and tithes.
Active UMMAS membership is maintained by attending at least one regular UMMAS business meeting a year and/or supporting UMMAS during each active year through gifts and tithes, either personally or through their ministry.
- The UMMAS Board of Directors upon an affirmative vote shall empower UMMAS Executive Officers to confidentially fund the treatment for addiction or depression in a certified treatment center for an active UMMAS congregational leader not to exceed $3,000 per five years.
- After concentrated personal prayer work, an active UMMAS-recognized member who is in dire financial need and has exhausted other personal resources is to receive a grant from UMMAS for any requested amount up to $3,000 per ten years. No justification for said amount is required. If the same individual wants to request more funds, such request shall be submitted in writing forty-five days prior to the next regularly scheduled UMMAS meeting and sent to all active UMMAS members. It shall be a New Business agenda item and voted upon at the next regularly scheduled UMMAS meeting.
- A one-time Grant of $1,000 will be given to an active UMMAS congregational leader who has served UMMAS for at least ten yearswhen they move from the UMMAS region or retire from active ministry.
All other non-operational expenditure of UMMAS funds shall be voted upon by the active UMMAS ministries.