Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
presiding bishop, E. B. Kephart, wrote to his wife about the ordination. “Is this millennium dawning?” he asked. “God grant it.” Niswonger was the first woman to serve as ministerial delegate to the UBC General Conference held in Frederick, Md., in 1901. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Conference Commission on Archives and History secure Historical Site markers for any of the sites that do not have them. Legislative Item 102: Equitable Compensation Subject : Commission on Equitable Compensation Minimum Salaries Submitted by : Commission on Equitable Compensation Estimated Financial Impact: Equitable Compensation Fund COUNCIL ON FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENT: The Commission on Equitable Compensation is charged with recommending con- ference standards for pastor support; administering funds to be used in base com- pensation supplementation; and providing counsel and advisory material on pastoral support. Funding for the work of the Commission on Equitable Compensation comes from the Equitable Compensation Fund in the Conference budget. WHEREAS, in our discussion of the Conference minimum salary, we have sought to balance the financial realities experienced by pastors and their families as well as the impact on local churches, and; WHEREAS, we have reviewed the consumer price index, denominational average compensation, and conference average compensation, and; WHEREAS, we recommend that minimum compensation for 2026 should be in- creased by 2.5%. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the minimum compensation for full-time pastors shall be increased by 2.5% for 2026. This would set minimum salaries at $53,403 for full-time clergy in full connection, associate members, provisional elders and provisional deacons. Minimum salaries for full-time local pastors will be $49,004. Legislative Item 103: 2026 Conference Advance Special Giving Subject: Conference Advance Special Giving Submitted by: The IGRC Office of Connectional Ministries Estimated Financial Impact: None WHEREAS, the Illinois Great Rivers Conference believes in celebrating and encourag- ing direct support of world-changing missions and ministries within our region, and
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