Member Relations

The Dos of Dues

At CHHSM, we work hard to provide your ministry with the benefits of membership, including:

• Business Services products including CHHSM Store, CHHSM Health, CHHSM Planned Giving Partnership;
• Leadership Development services, including Walking the Talk and Vocation of the Trustee;
• Member Relations services that foster a strong, supportive network of colleagues committed to the healing and service ministry of Jesus Christ;
• Inclusion under the umbrella of UCC non-profit tax exempt ministries and is listed in the UCC Yearbook which is distributed to more than 2,500 people.

You can help us do our best work for you by ensuring that your ministry pays its membership dues on time each year. Dues represent about 80% of CHHSM's annual revenue, and we use that revenue to support the programs and services we provide to you.

Here's how the dues process works:

1. In mid- to late November of the year preceding the dues year, we send an e-mail is sent to the CEO, CFO and/or an appropriate staff member as determined by the CEO, requesting an update of your ministry's statistics.
2. Using the process outlined in the e-mail, your ministry updates your information online by mid-December.
3. Using the "Total Operating Expenses" that you supply from your most recently completed and audited fiscal year, CHHSM calculates your dues
4. By mid-January of the dues year, you will receive an invoice from CHHSM indicating your dues for the year.
5. CHHSM's Code of Regulations indicates your dues are payable upon receipt of the invoice. To maintain good standing, including voting rights at the Annual Meeting, we must receive your dues prior to the meeting.
6. Very shortly after receipt of payment of your current year dues, we will send you a CHHSM Certificate of Membership. We hope you'll frame it and display it prominently!

Do you have questions or want help with the dues process? Please email Ted Meurer, Financial Manager at meurert@chhsm.org or call him at 866-822-8224 ext. 2257.