Important Dates to Know
March 1 – January Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
March 1 – February Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
April 1 – February Financial Reports will be due for US Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
April 1 – March Financial Reports will be due for Non-Resident Missionaries. This includes FNPO Reports for those with Foreign Non-Profit Organizations.
April 15 – The last day to file your 2024 taxes without an extension.
April 14-18, 2025 – Family Fellowship Week at Caraway Conference Center in Sophia, NC.
For easy access to all of these dates, click here to download our WWNTBM Dates and Deadlines Calendar into your calendar app.
Benefits of Financial Reports for US Citizens
The Monthly Financial Report (MFR) is the tool that US Citizen Missionaries can use to become accountable to WWNTBM for their reimbursable expenses rather than having all funds listed as personal earnings. Over the course of 2024, 74% of those eligible chose to submit MFRs. By doing so, they were able to reduce their 1099 Personal Earnings by a combined average of 25.06%. If you are not currently utilizing MFRs and would like information about how to begin, please contact our office.
Please keep in mind that January reports are due on March 1, February reports are due April 1, and so forth. It is very important that your reports are submitted on time with all receipts. Thank you for helping our staff in this area.
Reminders about Receipts
Receipts must be submitted for all ministry expenses on your reports that are equal to USD $75 or more. According to the IRS, “A canceled check, together with a bill from the payee, ordinarily establishes the cost. However, a canceled check by itself doesn’t prove a business expense without other evidence.” Based on this, we do not accept cancelled checks in lieu of receipts. Credit card statements are also not preferred. Although they show date and cost, they typically do not show what was purchased or the business purpose of the expense.
Please be sure that all receipts submitted with your report include the entire receipt or invoice for the item(s). The purpose of a receipt is the outside verification of the expense. Therefore, you should never receipt yourself. Receipts should be obtained at the time the expense occurs.
New Mileage Rate
Beginning on January 1st, the IRS mileage rate has increased to $0.700 per mile for business/ministry miles. This change will be reflected in the new Excel template for 2025, which will be available on February 15.
Family Fellowship Week
Family Week is fast approaching! We are excited to see the plans coming together, and we hope you are planning to attend. The week will begin with dinner on Monday evening, April 14, and will end with the Thursday night service. There will be free time in the afternoons so you and your family can enjoy the facilities or take in local attractions. Attendees are asked to stay for the entire week. Check-out will be Friday morning after breakfast.
If your plans for Family Fellowship Week have changed, click here to let the office know about your changes ASAP.
Click here to see more information and details about the week. We look forward to seeing you there!
New Missionary
We are pleased to welcome Jedidiah and Ashleigh Bickmore to the World Wide family. The Bickmores are members of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Abingdon, VA, with Pastor Kevin Rogerson. The Bickmores plan to serve the Lord in Shuman, Bulgaria. They have four children: Jedidiah, Zoey, Octavia, and Sofia.
Prayer Requests and Special Days
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