Address:
Evangelism Missions Incorporated
P.O. Drawer 550
Thorsby, Alabama 35171-0550

Telephone:
(205) 646-0808

Fax:
(205) 646-0809

E-Mail:
contact@emi-missions.org

Web:
www.emi-missions.org

Office Hours:
The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Central Standard Time. Business with the office should be transacted during the regular work hours. There need be no hesitancy in calling at any hour on urgent or emergency matters. However, if you call any staff member at home, do not expect facts or figures regarding your support.

Remember: When calling the Home Office or the Staff keep in mind the time zone difference.

The office will be closed on the following days:

Good Friday (Friday before Easter)

Memorial Day ( Last Monday in May)

July 4th.

Labor Day ( first Monday in September)

Thanksgiving Day and Day After ( Thursday & Friday)

Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day ( December 24th.—January 1st.)

As you become part of the work of EMI, the Home Office becomes your office. The purpose of this office is to centralize the business administration for all missionaries and applicants. Be assured that you are welcome. The members of the Home Staff will be among the most faithful prayer partners you have. Do not miss the opportunity to get acquainted with those who consider it their privilege, as well as their duty, to serve your interests.

EMI is a ministry and receives its direction through the Board of Directors and the staff, all of whom are members of the EMI family.

Missionaries and applicants should feel free to contact the Home Office for help concerning services in their behalf such as making purchases and other matters.

Correspondence:
Official correspondence dealing with the work of EMI is general, and all correspondence dealing with applications, are handled at the Home Office. Letters addressed to individuals in the Office must be marked “Personal” or they will be opened by another staff member. Many times the matter can be taken care of by another staff member before it could be forwarded or held for later action.

Credits:
We record each contribution, the name of the contributor, city, and state. Frequently personal letters are enclosed with the offering. These are forwarded to you. Sometimes they contain requests for information. It is very important that you read them carefully, otherwise you may miss some of the questions that are directed to your attention. You will understand that everything that comes to us for your account, whether it is a personal item, or an item of support, will appear on your Contribution sheet. It is important that you check the figures carefully and notify us of any discrepancies. Of course, if there has been a mistake, we will correct it. We should receive such corrections within 30 days.

Disbursements:
You must understand that your support as a missionary must not only provide your personal living expenses, but must also take care of all of the financial responsibility of your ministry. It also includes your gifts to churches, to other missionaries, to our home office, etc. as well as the purchase of supplies, the payment of freight, transportation charges, etc.

You understand, then, that on the Transaction Sheet, all “-” signs are charges to you, whereas gifts appear as “+” signs. Again, we try to give you full information concerning each transaction in order that you will understand exactly why it was made and what it covered.

If you instruct us to make a monthly disbursement from your account to your church or elsewhere in terms of percentage of your receipts, this term is always calculated on the basis of the current month’s receipts.

Policies of Disbursement of Funds:

Within a few working days after the end of the month, the accountant will provide you with a list of contributors, amounts contributed, prior balance, and total funds available.

The accountant will disburse funds in accordance with Missionaries’ instructions.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE VERICATION OF DISBURSEMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE HOME OFFICE.

You must notify the accountant of the amounts and locations of fund disbursements at least one week prior to the end of the month so they may closeout the books on time. Failure to do so will result in all funds being put into one account. This can cause serious problems of disbursement down the road as transfers then have to be made.