Petition Text: 20270-FA-NonDis-O

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Whereas, less than full-time ministers "who are full members, associate members or probationary members" may participate in the Comprehensive Protection Plan (CPP) of the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits of The United Methodist Church; and

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.

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Petition Text: 20270-FA-NonDis-O
1996 United Methodist General Conference