Whereas, such ministers are required by Church Law to make contributions on the basis of 4.4% of the Denominational Average Compensation (which was $30,017 for 1994), even though their base salary may be considerably less than that (e.g., half that amount for a minister serving half-time); and
Whereas, there are ministers serving full-time who are paying a lesser amount for CPP participation than that required of those ministers serving less than full-time under appointment because the base for contributions of these full-time ministers is less than the DAC; and
Whereas, there is thus a situation of grave injustice created when the less than full-time minister is required to pay more for the same coverage than is being paid by many full-time ministers;
Therefore, be it resolved, that the 1996 General Conference remove this injustice by eliminating the DAC as the base for figuring the contributions to be made for CPP coverage by less than full-time ministers, and replace it with either 60% of the DAC or the usual salary base of the minister, whichever is greater.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20270-FA-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference