Visitation assignments are made on a rotating basis. Some members of the committee also send cards and notes to people with special needs. The congregation's gathering of food for needy families and individuals is done through the auspices of the DeSoto Community Outreach Center. Food is formally gathered at the two Thanksgiving worship services and on the fifth Sundays of months. Workers take the food to the DeSoto Outreach Center.
Teams usually go out for lunch afterwards.
The committee meets as needed to determine the confidential distributions of monies from the Student Scholarship Fund of the congregation to member school families who have applied for tuition assistance. The Finance Committee of the Board of Elders is a subcommittee of the Board of Elders, composed entirely of elders selected at the start of each year. The committee meets in the summer of each year to plan a proposed budget for the Board of Elders.