Present: Brandon Shoults, Wayne Hudson, Tyler McDonald, Dustin Back, Dale Carpenter, Sam Tuttle, Aaron Edwards, Jim Bennett (Trustee Chairman)
Opening Prayer: Dale Carpenter
Discussion Topic: Deacons Benevolent Fund
- Have a request from a family that has asked several times in the past and been helped.
- They submitted a detailed situation with their request.
- Request is for $1548.47 for being 2 months behind on mortgage
- Benevolent Fund has $1840.80
- Review of current policy
- Item Action Discussion:
- Could we just pay the interest to the bank, would that be good enough with the bank?
- Discussed previous support to the family
- Discussed lack of info specific to mortgage as to how much they owe and how much longer
- If they end up losing the house, is that good use of our funds that we don’t get back
- Talked about helping with condition of meeting with a financial counsel
- Have they tried to work with the bank yet?
- Maybe we pay for 1 month and let them know that is it
- Suggestion maybe they come talk to us so we can ask the tough questions
- Maybe we should first ask if one month will even help them
- Action Motion: by Tyler…second by Larry
Ask if we can pay one month $764.00 to cover their December payment. If that will help. Let them know this is the last time we will help. Offer to get them some contacts if they would like for financial advice.
DO OUTS:
- Brandon will get some contacts for financial advisers
- Wayne will talk to them about our decision
TABLED FOR FUTURE MEETING:
- Need to review and modify current Benevolent Fund policy
- Talk about the need for a committee of 3 for a set amount of funds
- For anything about that set amount, all Deacons need to talk about it
- We will take this up in February
UPDATE: 1-20-19
- Wayne contacted the family. They accepted the help
- Said they would think about rather or not they wanted contact info for a financial adviser.
- Gwen sent a check out to the bank to pay for their December’s mortgage.