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Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District.
A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of Master Of Business Administration (Strategic Management & Consulting).
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/17343 Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. Ansah, Christian Owusu A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of Master Of Business Administration (Strategic Management & Consulting). It has always been a problem when it comes to managing of funds in organisations and the worst culprit are the non- profit organisations which includes the church. Religious organisations occupy a greater importance in society today and there is the need therefore to check how funds are managed. The main aim and purpose of the church is to win souls for Christ but there is the need to be able to manage the resources such as money at their disposal. The rural churches have peculiar problems with people who manage the accounts, procedures used and supervision. The main aim of this study was to assess the management of church funds/finances in rural churches in Ghana by assessing the people who manage the funds, identify procedures for managing and controlling the funds, find out the challenges of managing finance and finally looking at the effectiveness of financial management in rural churches in Ghana. Data was collected from 16 communities from 54 churches through questionnaires and oral interview targeting the account clerks/stewards on one side and the entire church members on the other end. Data was analysed descriptively using percentages. It was revealed that many people who are in charge of the accounts section do not have knowledge in accounting or finance. The study further found that most of the tools that are used to control or manage accounts are not being followed like budgeting and auditing. Most of the churches save their money in the bank which is a very good step in finance management. There are challenges which confront therural church and needs to be addressed. It is therefore recommended that money should still be deposited in the banks with adequate checks. Adequate sanctions (disciplinary measures) needs to be meted out to those who embezzle church funds. Refresher trainings are needed for account clerks as well as church policies needs to be made known to the entire congregants. KNUST 2025-06-18T16:36:26Z 2025-06-18T16:36:26Z 2017-08 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/17343 en application/pdf KNUST |
| spellingShingle | Ansah, Christian Owusu Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title | Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title_full | Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title_fullStr | Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title_short | Management of funds/finance in the rural churches a case study: churches around the Birim North District. |
| title_sort | management of funds finance in the rural churches a case study churches around the birim north district |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/17343 |
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