27 July 2009

Seminar seeks professionalism in church’s treasury

A professional enrichment seminar for the treasury staff and leaders of the Adventist church in Myanmar was held at Sane-Le-Tin country resort, Kyaik Hto Township, 68 miles from the capital City of Yangon, Myanmar last July 27-29.

A total of 33 participants from all over Myanmar benefited from the team of presenters who discussed important aspects of treasury work. These presentations dealt with policies and procedures, techniques and accounting practices, and updated information on accounting and other matters.

The team of presenters, who came from the treasury department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the southern Asia-Pacific region (SSD), consisted of Mr Keith Heinrich, treasurer; Pastor Moldy Mambu, associate treasurer; Gay Tanamal, financial controller; Pinky Jago-on, chief accountant; Denny Rumambi, SunPlus coordinator; and Fredrik Tabelisma, General Conference Auditing Services associate director.

The seminar was believed to have inspired and encouraged the participants to accelerate their performance, enabling them to become good stewards of God’s church properties and assets.

“It was indeed an opportunity given us as treasury personnel of the church in Myanmar (MYUM) to upgrade our skills with the latest techniques of financial activity of which we hope to implement to become better guardians of God’s properties,” said Perry Sein, MYUM associate treasurer. [Myo Chan]