Faithful Stewardship of Every Gift — Church Bookkeeping in Greenville, SC
Bramwell & Hale do the books for churches and ministries — and only ministries. Real fund accounting, contribution statements, and clergy payroll, so your leadership can steward every gift with confidence and stay focused on the mission.
Bookkeepers Who Understand Ministry
Bramwell & Hale was founded in 2010 to serve one calling: the church. We watched faithful ministries strain under bookkeeping meant for businesses — designated funds commingled, clergy payroll mishandled, boards without clear numbers, and givers waiting on statements.
Sixteen years and 130+ churches and ministries later, we're the specialists Greenville's faith community trusts. We handle real fund accounting so every designated gift is tracked to its purpose, keep clergy payroll and housing allowances compliant, deliver contribution statements on time, and give your board reports they can trust — so you can steward faithfully and stay on the mission.
- ✓Churches & ministries only
- ✓True fund accounting for designated giving
- ✓Clergy payroll & housing allowance
- ✓Contribution statements & board reporting
The Full Ministry Back Office
The specialist services generalist bookkeepers can't offer — because ministries are all we serve.
Church Bookkeeping
Clean monthly books built around how a ministry actually receives and spends — offerings, funds, and programs.
Learn More →Fund & Designated Giving
True fund accounting so building, missions, and benevolence gifts are tracked to their purpose.
Learn More →Contribution Statements
Accurate, IRS-compliant year-end giving statements delivered to your congregation on time.
Learn More →Payroll & Clergy Housing
Staff and clergy payroll with housing allowance handled correctly and kept fully compliant.
Learn More →Budget & Board Reporting
Clear budgets and board-ready financials that keep your leadership informed and accountable.
Learn More →Ministry Financial Setup
New or growing ministry? We set up your books, funds, and controls the right way from the start.
Learn More →How Can We Serve Your Ministry?
🙏 Fund Accounting 📄 On-Time Giving Statements ✝️ Clergy Payroll
Ministry Finances Are Sacred Trust
Church accounting has its own rules — and a higher standard of stewardship. Here's what we get right.
Every Gift to Its Purpose
True fund accounting keeps building, missions, and benevolence gifts separate and used exactly as your givers intended.
Clergy Compliance
Housing allowances, dual-status taxation, and love offerings handled correctly, keeping your pastors and church compliant.
Givers Cared For
Accurate, on-time contribution statements that honor your congregation and keep giving records clean.
Boards That Trust the Numbers
Clear, understandable financials before every meeting, so your leadership can steward with confidence.
Faithful, Affordable Partners
Fair pricing that respects a ministry budget and a team that treats every gift as the sacred trust it is.
Every Designated Gift, Honored
When someone gives to your building fund or a mission trip, they're trusting you to use it exactly that way. Commingle those funds — even by accident — and you risk both compliance and, worse, your congregation's trust. Our fund accounting keeps every designated dollar tracked to its purpose, with clear reporting you can show any giver or board member. So the trust your ministry is built on stays unshakable.
- ✓Designated funds never commingled
- ✓Clear reporting for givers and boards
- ✓Compliance and congregational trust protected
Trusted by Greenville's Ministries
Our designated funds — building, missions, benevolence — were all tangled together, and our board couldn't trust the numbers. Bramwell & Hale set up real fund accounting, and now every dollar given for a purpose is tracked to that purpose. Our congregation's trust in us grew overnight.
Clergy housing allowance and payroll are a minefield, and I was terrified of getting them wrong. Bramwell & Hale handle it all correctly and keep us compliant. One less thing keeping our leadership up at night.
Year-end contribution statements used to be a two-week ordeal. Now they go out accurately and on time, our givers are happy, and our board finally gets clear monthly reports. A genuine blessing to our ministry.
They treat our little ministry with the same care as a big church, at a price we can actually afford. Honest, faithful, and they truly understand that every gift is entrusted to us. We couldn't recommend them more.
Steward Every Gift With Confidence
Book a consultation and see how much peace of mind faithful, ministry-savvy bookkeeping can bring your leadership.
Free Your Team for What Matters
Your staff and volunteers didn't join the ministry to reconcile bank statements. When we carry the books, your team gets those hours back — for people, for programs, for the work you were called to do. We handle the numbers faithfully and quietly in the background, so your leadership can pour into the mission instead of the spreadsheet.
- ✓Hours returned to your team
- ✓Focus on people and programs
- ✓Numbers handled faithfully, quietly
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you specialize in churches and ministries?
Exclusively. Churches, ministries, and faith-based nonprofits are all we serve. That means we understand fund accounting, designated giving, clergy payroll and housing allowances, contribution statements, and the higher standard of stewardship a ministry is held to.
What is fund accounting and do we need it?
Fund accounting tracks money by its designated purpose rather than one general pool — essential for churches with building funds, mission gifts, and benevolence. It's how you prove to givers and your board that every designated gift was used exactly as intended. If you receive any designated giving, you need it.
Can you handle clergy payroll and housing allowance?
Yes — it's one of the trickiest areas in church finance and one we handle every day. We set up clergy compensation, housing allowances, and dual-status taxation correctly, keeping your pastors and your church fully compliant.
Will you prepare our contribution statements?
Absolutely. We produce accurate, IRS-compliant year-end giving statements and get them to your congregation on time, so your givers are cared for and your records stay clean.
How much does it cost?
One fair, flat monthly fee based on your ministry's size and needs — quoted up front with no hourly surprises. We price with ministry budgets in mind. Your consultation is free.
Do you work with small ministries too?
Gladly — from small church plants and parachurch ministries to established congregations. Every ministry, of every size, gets the same faithful care.
Book Your Free Consultation
Tell us about your ministry and we'll be in touch within one business day.