CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

This chapter is focused on the introduction to online database model for church record management, it presents the introduction, background of the study, statement of the problem, aim and objectives of the study, significance of the study, scope of the study, organization of the research and definition of terms.

1.1 Background of the Study

Today, most of the records of congregations begin as digital files. The financial records church  membership register can be stored in a database. Minutes, reports, newsletters, sermons, and other documents are created using word processing software. Correspondence is usually by e-mail. Much of the information you use and distribute to parishioners is created in formats to be read by a Web browser. Even the photographs of your congregation’s activities are now in digital formats. These guidelines will address the ways in which you can assure future generations that these records will still be available for their use long after hardware, software, and file formats have changed. Consistency is important in the care of records. Any records retention policy has validity, once accepted as the policy of the organization, only as it is uniformly practiced. It should be neither selectively implemented nor disregarded at the whim of the custodians of the records. Information that is retained in hard copy or in electronic files is the property of the congregation. For the effective management of the church, each type of record has a specific life cycle and needs appropriate management.

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