Business Forms

• Form 8822-B - Change of Address Business

• Instructions for Form SS-4 EIN#

• Form SS-4 EIN #

Equitable Compensation Applications:

• 2026 Equitable Compensation Application

• 2026 Equitable Compensation Application - Spanish

  Applications for 2026 deadline is October 15.

GCFA:

• Local Church Information from GCFA

• 2025 IRS Mileage Rate
  GCFA Local Church

• 501-C3 Group Ruling Request Form (GCFA)

Tax Forms & Vouchers

• Texas Sales Tax Exemption Form

• Texas Hotel Occupancy

• Tax Exemption Form

• Rio Texas Personal Expense Voucher

2025 Local Church Reports (End of Year Reports)

UMCData.net will open for data entry January 1, 2026.

• 2025 Local Church Report Instructions Coming Soon

• 2025 Local Church Report Tables Coming Soon

• Link to UMCData.net for Local Church Report Entry

• GCFA Online Attendance Guidance

UMCData.net will close at midnight January 26, 2026.

Resources:

• 5-Star Churches

• Leasing Church Property to a Third Party

• Audit Guide

Policies:

• Rio Texas Policy Manual

• Rio Texas Policy Manual en Español

• Rio Texas Accounting Policy Guide

• Rio Texas Transition Policy 2025

Communication Resources:

• UMCommunications Techshop

• Cross and Flame Use

• Moving Policy

• List of Approved Movers

• List of Approved Movers

Clergy Compensation

• 2026 Compensation Form (Single Church Charge)

• 2026 Compensation Form - Two Point Charge

• 2026 Compensation Form Instructions‍

• 2026 HealthFlex Rates

• ‍2026 HealthFlex Comparison of Plans‍

• 2026 HealthFlex Comparaciones de Planes ‍

• 2026 Family Grant Application

• 2026 HealthFlex How Do I Choose

2026 Church/Pastor Compensation Report:

• 2026 Minimum Compensation & Years of Service Chart

• 2026 Equitable Compensation Form (English)‍ ‍

• 2026 Equitable Compensation Form (Espanol)
  ‍Deadline for 2026 Equitable Compensation applications is October 15, 2025.

• Annual Report of the Deacon

• Appointment to an Extension Ministry

• Continuing Education Report

• Declaration of Candidacy for Ordained Ministry

• Fund Balance Report (complete and return in January)

Additional HealthFlex Resources:

• HealthFlex Participant Login: www.benefitsaccess.org

• HealthFlex Well Being Programs: Wellness Benefits

• Dimensions of Wellness: Wellbeing Overview 

• Accessing HealthFlex Benefits: How to Access Your Benefits

• Wespath Clergy & Congregational Resources - Church & Clergy Resources

• Wespath Upcoming Webinars: Wespath Upcoming Webinars

Lay Servant Ministries Reports:

• Certified Lay Servant Report

• Lay Speaker Report

• Certified Lay Minister Report

• Local Information Sheet

• Minutes of Charge Conference

• Report of the Finance Committee

• Report of the Pastor

• Report of the Trustees

• Trusted con Confianza Rio Texas Safety Policy Report Form