Equitable Compensation

The conference commission on equitable compensation recommends standards for clergy support, administers funds to supplement base compensation in certain pastoral situations and provides counseling and education on clergy compensation for district superintendents and committees on pastor-parish relations. The term "equitable compensation" refers to a fair compensation rather than equal compensation.

Goals

To help congregations receiving equitable compensation support develop plans to ensure pastors receive minimum salaries from their church
To evaluate all churches receiving funds by doing site visits with pastors and pastor-parish relations committees
To listen to the needs of all clergy, particularly ethnic pastors
To seek new ways of funding needs
To fairly distribute the funds approved to the requests made

Download the equitable compensation form here. For more information contact Dorothy Ellis by phone at 601.354.0515 or by email at dellis@mississippi-umc.org.