1997 Report of Ministerial Relations Committee

Report of the

Ministerial Relations Committee

              In the year ending December 31, 1996, resignations from pastorates were as follows:

       Church                           Pastor                             Effective Date

       York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William E. Lehr, Jr.. . . May 8, 1996

       Pleasant Valley, NY. . . David R. Way. . . . . . . . July 31, 1996

       Wallingford. . . . . . . . . .Jerry L. Moyer. . . . . . . .December 31, 1996

       The following pastorates were established under our rules:

       Bethlehem. . . . . . . . . . . Brian H. Cooper. . . . . . January 1, 1996

       Sunbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles E. Cole. . . . . . .June 1, 1996

       Walnutport. . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan P. Tait. . . . . . .June 1, 1996

       Beacon, NY (Mission). .David R. Way. . . . . . . . August 1, 1996

       Pleasant Valley, NY. . . David N. Heineman. . . .November 1, 1996

       Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark L. Morrison. . . . . November 24, 1996

       On December 31, 1996, all of our churches were with pastors. Join us in prayer that God will bless our churches with powerful and effective ministries from our pastors and that harmonious relations might exist between each congregation and its pastor.

       The committee makes the following recommendation to the 114th Annual Conference:

Resolved, that the recommended minimum salary for a pastor serving a Bible Fellowship Church, including benefits, be $22,725 for 1997 (a 3.0% increase).

Ministerial Relations Committee: David J. Watkins, Chairman; Randall A. Grossman, Secretary; Lee E. Boyles, Keith E. Plows, Calvin T. Reed, L. James Roberts, Jr., Harold Snyder, Jr.

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