Hello - We are a larger church of about 5,500 members but I would be glad to share our process with you.
1. We have 9 people who open all the envelopes, remove the checks & count the cash. We count the entire offering from start to finish in 45 minutes.
2. We make batches of 75 checks in each batch. We endorse each check & run 2 tapes on each batch.
3. We also make batches of 50-75 cash envelopes to enter. We keep only envelopes that had cash in them to use later for scanning. We shred all other envelopes that had checks in them.
4. Then, 3 people scan in every check and cash envelope. This is done within 1 hr - 1 1/2 hrs.
5. After balancing one person makes a journal entry into our financial system and we are done for the day. The entire process from start to finish usually takes 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
If you need to know anything else, please let me know. This is just a very short summary for you.
Sherry Donaldson
Database Manager
Shoreline Christian Center