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.