Report of the
Ministerial Relations Committee
In the year ending September 30, 1994, resignations from pastorates were as follows:
Church Pastor Effective Date
Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James E. Neher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 26, 1994
Finesville, NJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . David H. Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 31, 1994
The following pastorates were established under our rules:
Allentown (CC). . . . . . . . . . . . .Ronald R. Vining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 7, 1993
(Youth Pastor)
Sunbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 19, 1993
(Ministries Assistant)
Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .J. Mark McCreary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 5, 1993
(Associate Pastor)
Bethlehem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jimmy Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 20, 1994
(Assistant Pastor)
York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Lehr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 13, 1994
(Associate Pastor)
Red Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ronald K. Denlinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 21, 1994
Red Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D. Thomas Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 21, 1994
(Assistant Pastor)
Royersford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan P. Tait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 29, 1994
(Assistant Pastor)
Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jonathan W. Arnold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 16, 1994
(Assistant Pastor)
Royersford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacob J. Susek, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 10, 1994
The following churches are without pastors: Finesville, NJ; Howell, NJ; Philadelphia - Emmanuel; Walnutport.
We recommend the following to be adopted by the 111th Annual Conference:
WHEREAS, we strongly believe it is the Scriptural responsibility of the church to 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),
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 a suggested means of measurement; and further
RESOLVED, that it is the consensus of this Committee that the minimum salary for a pastor serving a Bible Fellowship Church including benefits be $21, 630.00 for the 1994-1995 year (a 3.0% increase).
RESOLVED, that the material, "Annual Review Form and Statistical Review" (see report) be considered as FIRST READING.
RESOLVED, that the information entitled, "Duties" on page 140 in the "Faith & Order" be replaced with material entitled, "Duties" (see report) as submitted by the Ministerial Relations Committee, and that it be considered as FIRST READING.
Ministerial Relations Committee: Harvey J. Fritz, Jr., Chairman; Alva C. Cassel, Secretary; Lee E. Boyles, Keith E. Plows, L. James Roberts, Harold L. Snyder, Jr., David J. Watkins