Here are just a few of the tasks [the deacons] can handle for the church: 1. Collect, account for and distribute the offerings. 2. Maintain the physical properties of the church – buildings, grounds, vehicles, etc. 3. Care for the widows, orphans and other needy members of the body. 4. Pay the church bills. 5. Supervise the benevolence program of the church. 6. Determine the salaries and benefit programs for the church staff. 7. Purchase and supervise the church’s insurance policies. 8. Create and maintain church budgets. 9. Provide care for those members who have physical and financial needs. 10. Supervise building programs. 11. Usher and otherwise assist at the services. 12. Assist the elders in the distribution of the Lord’s Supper. 13. Provide transportation for those members who are not mobile.