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Foundation offers new fund
The Florida United Methodist Foundation recently
announced a new service that helps people make the most of their
donations to United Methodist and other charities, while taking
favorable advantage of tax laws.
The new Donor Advised Fund is a simple and
economical way to consolidate charitable giving. When this fund is
created, the donor transfers cash or other assets to the Foundation
and receives an immediate tax deduction for the value of the donation.
The fund can be set up in the donor’s name or in honor or memory of
someone else. An initial contribution of $5,000 is required.
The donor may make additional tax-deductible
contributions of $1,000 or more and does not pay capital gains tax if
the fund appreciates.
The donor advises the Foundation annually how to
distribute money from the fund. A minimum of 40 percent of the
distributions must go to United Methodist churches, colleges and/or
agencies. The remainder may go to any qualifying charitable
organization. Grants from the fund may be made in the donor’s name
or anonymously.
For more information on Donor Advised Funds,
contact the Florida United Methodist Foundation at 1-800-282-8011,
extension 106.
Florida churches advance the flame
United Methodist students attending Florida
Southern College (FSC) received $151,000 in scholarships from 79
United Methodist churches as part of the college’s “Advancing the
Flame” scholarship program. FSC matched approximately $114,000 of
the scholarships.
Advancing the Flame, now in its fifth year,
encourages United Methodist churches to provide scholarship money to
students attending FSC. The college then matches up to $1,000 per
student given by one or more United Methodist churches.
Individual scholarship donations ranged from
$150 to $4,000 this year, and 12 of the donations came from churches
outside the Florida Conference. Additionally, eight Florida Conference
churches contributed $11,250 in scholarships for two FSC freshmen who
are graduates of the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home in
Enterprise.
For more information on Advancing the Flame or
FSC, visit http://www.flsouthern.edu
or call Kitty Carpenter, director of church relations, at
863-680-6211.
Bishop announces November appointments
LAKELAND — Florida Bishop Timothy W. Whitaker
announced new appointments effective Nov. 1.
The Rev. Dr. Nathan L. Boles was appointed associate pastor of St.
Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tallahassee. Boles was previously
pastor of First Baptist Church, Monticello.
The Rev. Lewis D. Arnold was appointed associate pastor of St. Luke’s
United Methodist Church, Orlando. Arnold previously served as pastor
of Ocoee United Methodist Church. His appointment follows the merger
of Ocoee with West Oaks United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Larry E. Cook, retired member of the conference, was
appointed interim pastor of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Tampa,
succeeding Richard A. Paul who has voluntarily withdrawn from the
ministry of the United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Frank Cahill was appointed supply pastor of Trilby United
Methodist Church, succeeding the Rev. Carol Roberts Williams who is
currently not appointed.
The Rev. Terence Rose was appointed pastor of Opa Locka United
Methodist Church, Miami, succeeding George Hatmaker who is moving out
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