Stewards are persons recommended each year by the Pastor-in-Charge and confirmed by the Quarterly Conference. Stewards are required to receive all monies and give an account. The Stewards also oversee monies spent by the church. Stewards confer yearly with the Stewardesses and Pastor to make a recommendation for the Pastor's salary, travel expenses, housing allowance and educational paid leave. Stewards also seek out the sick, needy and disorderly and give a report to the Pastor for further assistance. Other duties include attending official meetings, communion assistance and providing financial reports to quarterly and church conference.
Trustees are nominated by the Pastor-In-Charge and confirmed by the Quarterly Conference. There shall be nine, seven, five or three Trustees on the local church Board of Trustees. The Trustees, as a Board, shall hold all property, real personal and mixed owned by the charge; and other such property as may be committed to their keeping. The Trustees shall be responsible to the Quarterly Conference which shall have the power to dismiss them or to remove them as individuals or as a Board when dismissal or removal will serve the best interest to the C.M.E. Church. The Trustees duties are many. You may review the Book of Discipline for detailed duties.
Stewardesses are nominated by the Pastor-in-Charge and confirmed by the Quarterly Conference. The duties of the Stewardesses are: To serve the table of the Lord; To serve the table of the poor; To serve the table of the ministry; To assist in collecting the General Funds; To assist in collecting the salaries of the Presiding Elder and the Pastor; To make, in conjunction with the Board of Stewards, and estimate of appropriations for the Pastor-In Charge; To do other work as may be assigned to them by the Pastor or Board of Stewards.
