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Compensation and Employment Guidelines

Go to the UCC Pension Board Rates for 2010

Booklets are available here to assist local churches in considering compensation packages and/or related matters for those we employ to help us carry out the ministries of the Church. The only booklet that has annually updated compensation figures is the Clergy Compensation Booklet.

These booklets are available in PDF format only. If you cannot access these files, click here for help. 

PDF Clergy Compensation

New! Clergy Compensation Worksheet!
This document and the accompanying worksheet (referred to as files) provide churches and pastors a guide to determining compensation. This document describes compensation and especially notes the distinctive aspects of pastoral compensation. It also provides instructions to complete the worksheets. The worksheets will provide a compensation amount based upon the data search committees or finance committees enter.

2010 Clergy Compensation Guidelines (Voted on at the 210th Annual Meeting, Oct. 17, 2009)

Clergy Compensation & Sample Contract Booklet (Published 2000) size: 239 kb
2009 Clergy Compensation Guidelines   (Voted on at the 209th Annual Meeting, Nov. 1, 2008)

Read the Parish Paper-November 2005 "How much staff is enough?"

PDF Educational Ministries

Educational Ministries Employment Booklet

Music Ministries*(see below)

For more information click here: www.agohq.org/profession/guidelines.html.
(American Guild of Organists website)

PDF Office Personnel*(see below)

Office Personnel Employment Booklet size: 488 kb


PDF Sextons and Custodians* (see below)

Employment Guidelines for Sextons and Custodians size: 154 kb

*The Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicates that there has been a 30% CPI (Cost of Living Adjustment) from 1999-2010. This is an average increase of 3% per year.

 

 

 

 

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