Report of the Ministerial Relations Committee
In the year ending September 30, 1993, resignations from pastorates were as follows:
Church Pastor Effective Date
Scranton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James R. Batchler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 30, 1993
Englishtown, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond G. Burnett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 2, 1993
Royersford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert W. Smock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30, 1993
Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philip E. Morrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 31, 1993
Somers Point, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger L. Reitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 31, 1993
Philadelphia, Emmanuel. . . . . . . . .W. Neil Harding, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 30, 1993
The following pastorates were established under our rules:
Church Pastor Effective Date
Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel F. Delozier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 6, 1992
Ocean County, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dean A. Stortz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 1, 1993
Holmes, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert S. Commerford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 24, 1993
Edison, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis M. Cahill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 21, 1993
(Senior Pastor)
Edison, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard B. Ravis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 21, 1993
(Associate Pastor)
Upper Pocono. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John C. Vandergriff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 15, 1993
Scranton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roger L. Reitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 31, 1993
Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl C. Cassel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 1, 1993
Allentown, Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas J. Beil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .October 1, 1993
The above actions were taken by the Committee prior to September 1, 1993.
We recommend the following be adopted by the 110th Annual Conference:
WHEREAS, we strongly believe it is the Scriptural responsibility of the church to adequately meet the needs of its pastors, (Matt.10:10; I Cor. 9:7-15; Gal. 6:6; Phil. 4:10-19; I Tim. 5:17-18), therefore be it
RESOLVED, that we encourage each church to increase its Pastor’s salary commensurate with the general economic condition in the nation and local community, with the Consumer Price Index as a suggested means of measurement; and further
RESOLVED, that it is the consensus of this Committee that the minimum salary adequate for a pastor serving a Bible Fellowship Church including benefits is $21,000 for the 1993-1994 year (a 3.5% increase).
Ministerial Relations Committee: Harvey J. Fritz, Jr., Chairman; Dana E. Weller, Secretary; Lee E. Boyles, Alva C. Cassel, L. James Roberts, Jr., Harold L. Snyder, Jr., David J. Watkins