News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – June 27, 2024
Fed Raises Minimum Salary Requirements For Exempt Status From Frank Sommerville, Church Law & Tax. Read this article on Church Law & Tax. The Department of Labor (DOL) is raising the minimum salary requirement under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from $684 per week to $844 per week [...]
Music Opportunity for Small Churches
At the February 2024 Presbytery Meeting, the Presbytery approved a recommendation from the Leadership Team to use the balance of the Small Church Grant from the Synod of the Trinity to fund the purchase of hymn accompaniment for 10 hymns for each of up to 75 small churches in [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – June 13, 2024
By Maureen Wright Stewardship has repeatedly come up in the course of my work recently. Not just the traditional fall stewardship campaigns of my childhood where children, youth, and adults promised or pledged to give an amount of money to the church. Many of you remember the numbered, weekly [...]
News from the Presbytery’s Treasurer – June 13, 2024
Board of Pensions 2025 plan update "The 2025 Benefits Plan of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), including dues, is now available. With the new flexibility and choice being offered, we hope to see more ministers being enrolled for benefits — and gaining access to assistance and education programs that nurture ministries, helping [...]
A Word from our Transitional General Presbyter – May 23, 2024
By Maureen Wright As many of you know, I spent most of the two weeks between April 29 and May 10 traveling. I attended the Synod of the Trinity’s EP Forum and the Board of Pensions’ Season of Rebuilding event, both in Philadelphia. I also attended the Association of [...]