Benefits/Compensation

To attract and retain good people, it is important to provide fair compensation and benefits packages.  Our benefits package allows us to hire and retain good employees in a way that our salary system alone cannot.  

Part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week earn all benefits at a rate proportional to their work time.

The churchwide organization pays the premiums for the  
Board of Pensions (pension, disability, medical/dental/chiropractic/mental health, survivor benefits, and discounted vision care).  In addition, the churchwide organization provides a number of other benefits to its employees. These are:

  • Employee Assistance Program (confidential counseling)
  • Travel accident insurance
  • Vacation (two weeks for new employees; three weeks after two years; four weeks after five years)
  • Sick leave and family illness (accrues at a rate of one day per month)
  • Personal days (three per year)
  • Holidays (ten assigned days)
  • Maternity/paternity and adoptive leave
  • Workers’ Compensation coverage
  • Family leave (unpaid leave)
  • Compassionate leave (three paid days per loss)
  • Housing allowance for clergy (in accordance with IRS regulations)
  • Relocation (where applicable)
  • Electronic depositing of paychecks
  • Jury and election time off
  • Flexible spending accounts 

There are optional benefits as well: