Start Up Needs for a Church Plant

Note- This is the actual start up punch list for Calvary Chapel North Bay, Mill Valley, CA. that was launched in January of 2007. We release this so that you can have an idea of what other church planters are doing in regards to launching a new work.

Office Needs

Desktop Computer – Not to go online (New Dell for $500 or less)

fitted with some sort of Accounting Program (Quicken, Quickbooks, Money, etc)
Should be Installed on it already
also fitted with Membership Plus (to track tithes) ($86 from E-bay)

large jump drive for all backups – Fax Machine/Copier
Filing Cabinet
Copy Machine? (we can use the fax/copier for awhile)
Book Cases
Desks
Telephones
Worship Service Needs
Sound System
I’m thinking that total it will be about $2500
(It’s a lot, but it really will last us for a long
time and we’ll be able to keep adding onto it)
- 2 Main Speakers ($700)
- Power Amp (1 to start) (450)
- Mixing Board
- 1 Monitor Wedge (230)
- 2 Microphones with Cables (200)
  We could start with just one
- 3 Speaker cables (60)
- 2 Speaker Stands, 2 Microphone Stands (125)
- CD Recording Machine
  (maybe one with dual bays or the Tascam CC-222) ($640)
- Rack Cases
- A few Direct Boxes
- All the proper cables
(overall something not too big, but something that can be built upon as the work grows)
For the Song Lyrics
- LCD projector – for song lyrics ($1000)
- Laptop with PowerPoint
Other Church Supplies
- 2 Offering Baskets ($75)
- 2 Communion Trays (2 in one) ($60)
- 2 Boxes of Bibles (NKJV)
- 1 Box of Communion Cups
- Juice Dispenser
- Offering Envelopes
- Cd and cassette holders

Kids Ministry supplies Depending on place (chairs, etc) Media Ministry- CD Burner CD Printer ($120) CD’s (Chris Bradlee, Ipush Tech) Banking – (2 signatures on all checks) Main Checking Benevolence Fund Media Ministry Savings 10% Monthy once we start to Benevolence for Missions/ Local giving Website www.ccnorthbay.org $15 per year for the domain itself Hosted by? *to be set up way before we get started Start-up (in order) Post Office Box ($60 a year) FEIN (free by phone or email) Articles of Inc ($25 -50 filing fee) Bank Account set-up IRS 501c3 – ($750 filing fee) CA Sales Tax Exemption Printing Materials Service Cards Business Cards Total around $250 Pens (we can use Pens- R’ Us) ($130 for 500) Signs – Depending on where we meet