{"id":26421,"date":"2026-01-15T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26421"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:55:50","slug":"pat-marsh-retires-from-finance-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pat-marsh-retires-from-finance-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Marsh to retire from the Church of the Brethren Finance office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pat Marsh will retire as manager of Accounting and as assistant treasurer for the Church of the Brethren effective May 29. She began her employment with the denomination in January 1995, and has worked for the church for 31 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her most recent role, which she began in April 2020, she primarily has been responsible for managing the general ledger, preparing the financial statements, assisting with the organizational budget, and serving as lead staff for the audit. She started her employment with the church in 1995 as an accountant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marsh\u2019s extensive accounting knowledge and her devotion to the accuracy of the Church of the Brethren finances have been an asset for the Finance office. Over the course of three decades, she has made significant contributions to the denomination\u2019s financial recording and reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-volunteer-service-unit-340\/\">Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 340 completes orientation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/la-unidad-340-del-bvs\/\">La Unidad 340 del Servicio Voluntario de los Hermanos completa la orientaci\u00f3n.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/inite-sevis-volonte-fre-yo-340\/\">Inite S\u00e8vis Volont\u00e8 Fr\u00e8 yo 340 fini oryantasyon an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-manual-in-creole-french\/\">New Pastor\u2019s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/nuevo-manual-para-pastores\/\">Nuevo manual para pastores en criollo haitiano y franc\u00e9s para ser utilizado en Hait\u00ed y \u00c1frica.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Marsh will retire as manager of Accounting and as assistant treasurer for the Church of the Brethren effective May 29. 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