PRESBYTERIANCHURCH (USA)
Call for A Designated Pastor
The ______PresbyterianChurch (USA)
(Name of Church)
PIN ______Address ______
(Street,City,State)
belonging to the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest (PIN #296) and being well satisfied with your qualification for ministry and confident that we have been led to you by the Holy Spirit as one whose service will be profitable to the Spiritual benefits of our church and fruitful for the Kingdom of our Lord, earnestly and solemnly calls you,
______to undertake the office of Designated Pastor of this
congregation beginning ______, promising you in the discharge of your duty all proper support, encouragement and allegiance in the Lord.
This call is for ___2 ___3 ___4 years with 6 month reviews by all 3 parties.
That you may be free to devote full-time (part-time) to the ministry of the Word among us, we promise and obligate ourselves to pay you annually $______in ______regular monthly payments.
Effective Salary1. Cash Salary (including employee contributions to 403(b)(9) plans; tax / $______
Sheltered annuity plans; unvouchered book, car and study allowances;
Vacation pay and overtime)
2. Housing Allowance, utilities, and furnishings allowances / $______
3. Employing organization contributions to 403(b)(9) plans / $______
Tax-sheltered annuity plans and equity allowances
4. Bonus (will be included for the current year only
5. SECA reimbursement in excess of 50%
6. Other allowances including copayment, medical
Do not include expenses reimbursed through vouchers / $______
$______
$______
7. Value of Manse (Must be at least 30% of lines 1-6) / $______
Total Effective Salary (Total lines 1-7) / $______
Items Not Included in Effective Salary
1. Optional death benefits2. SECA received (not to exceed 7.65% of total above) / $______
$______
3. Vouchered business expenses
- Professional
- Continuing Education
- Mileage at IRS rate
Other Travel Expenses / $______
Other Expenses / $______
4. Time – Continuing Education (2 weeks/ yr minimum) / ______
5. Time – Vacation (2.5 days/mo minimum) / ______
We will pay regularly in advance to the board responsible for pensions the set rate of #5 above or participation in the pension plan of the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the time of your being and continuing in the pastoral relationship set forth in this call to this church. We further promise and obligate ourselves to review with you annually the adequacy of this compensation. In addition to moving expenses, we promise to provide:
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Having moderated the congregational meeting on ______which extended a call to ______for ministerial services, I do certify that the call has been made in all respects according to the rules laid down in the form of Government of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and that the persons who signed the foregoing call were authorized to do so by vote of the ______Presbyterian church (U.S.A.).
(Signed) ______
(Moderator of the Meeting
CERTIFICATION OF THE CALL
A. BY THE CHURCH'S PRESBYTERY
1. ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
This call has been reviewed by the Committee on Ministry. The Committee recommends that the Presbytery approve (not approve) this call.
Date of Action ______
Chairperson
2. ACTION BY THE PRESBYTERY
This call was approved by the Presbytery of the Inland Northwest.
Date of Action ______
Stated Clerk
B. BY THE TEACHING ELDER'S/CANDIDATE'S PRESBYTERY
1. ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
This call has been reviewed by the Committee on Ministry. The Committee recommends that the Presbytery find it expedient (not expedient) to release ______to accept this call.
Date of Action ______
Chairperson
2. ACTION BY THE PRESBYTERY
The Presbytery of ______hereby finds it expedient (not expedient) to release ______to accept this call and therefore has placed (not placed) this call in the teaching elder's/candidate's hands.
Date of Action ______
Stated Clerk
C. ACCEPTANCE OF THE CALL
This is to certify that I have received and accepted the call.
Date of acceptance ______
Signature