C047 HB Committee #16 Report #17
House of Bishops Committee 16 - Churchwide Leadership presents its Report #17 on Resolution C047 (Establishing Compensation for Deacons) and moves:
Concur
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
The resolution, if adopted as amended, will read:
That the 80th General Convention require each faith community with a deacon in active service, or if a deacon is serving more than one community, the communities together, pay said deacon a minimum of $25 a month as remuneration, and also make the required contribution to the Church Pension Fund for the benefit of the deacon.
The resolution has been amended as follows:
That the 80th General Convention require each parish faith community with a deacon in active service, or parishes if a deacon is serving more than one community, the communities together, pay said deacon a minimum of $25 a month as remuneration, and that each such parish also make the required contribution to the Church Pension Fund for the benefit of the deacon.