Local Church

ALL CHURCHES (including New Church Starts and Merged Congregations) WILL BE ASKED TO TITHE THEIR INCOME TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

AT A MINIMUM, A TITHE WOULD BE COMPRISED OF THESE ITEMS:

1. Income from identified and unidentified contributors.
2. Pledged or unpledged income.
3. Undesignated interest and dividend income.
4. Income received from building use fees.
5. Income received from fundraisers and programs in support of the operating budget.

Income from capital campaigns, pass-through giving and tuition-based ministries is not included in the tithing calculation.

ALL CHURCHES (including New Church Starts and Merged Congregations) WILL BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE a percentage of the church income identified in items 1-5 to fund the 10 District Ministries on an equitable basis. This percentage will be determined by the Districts and adopted by the District Conference.

District Percentages:

• Central 1.5%
• East 1.15%
• North Central 1%
• North 1%
• Northeast 1%
• Northwest 1%
• South 1.5%
• Southeast 1%
• Southwest 1.2%
• West 1.5%

TITHE FORM→ (OPEN IN A NEW TAB)

Where to send your tithe and other giving:
INUMC
Dept 6089
Carol Stream, IL 60122

YEAR END REPORTING SUBMISSION DATES ARE FROM JANUARY 1 TO FEBRUARY 15.

After February 15th all numbers will be sent to the General Council on Finance and Administration for use in calculating Conference Apportionments. (Non-reporting churches will be reported to the Bishop, District Superintendents, Conference Journal, and Annual Conference.)

Login Information: Your password resets each year. Your church id number is your username and your initial password is password. After your first login you will be prompted to create a new password.

GETTING STARTED TUTORIAL

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(Each slide has a video with sound, sound may not be compatible with mobile devices.)

Once someone has logged into the system the initial password no longer works. Please check with the treasurer or pastor before contacting Robin Brown for a password reset.

You are encouraged to print a blank form to use as a worksheet before logging into the site to enter data since the site will time out after about 30-45 minutes.

• Table 1 →
• Table 2 →
• Table 3 →

Currently Ezra is not compatible with Internet Explorer 10 and users are recommended to use a different browser. To work around the issue; when you see a link that says “Download PDF”, don’t just click on it – instead, right click on the link and select “Save As …”.

Do not enter anything other than 0-9, the system will not accept $, periods, or commas.

All forms available in pdf format only. Adobe reader is free to download here.

• GCFA’s Ezra System for year-end reporting/check day
• Church User Guide
• Notes on Church Membership
• Counting Worship Attendance (this resource borrowed from the Missouri conference)

For line item questions please contact Robin Brown.

Updated September 13, 2023

2023 Denominational Average Compensation = $76,221

Minimum salary for Full-Time Elders and Full-Time Deacons appointed to serve a local church is set at 60% of the DAC (Denominational Average Compensation) as calculated annually by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. (2023 =$45,732.60)

Minimum salary for Full-Time Associate and Probationary Members appointed to serve a local church is set at 58% of the DAC (Denominational Average Compensation) as calculated annually by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. (2023 = $44,208.18)

Minimum salary for Full-Time Local Pastors appointed to serve a local church is set at 55% of the DAC (Denominational Average Compensation) as calculated annually by the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits. (2023 = $41,921.55)

The estimated Cost of Living Increase according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2023 is 8.5%.

Merit/Performance Recommendation:

• Poor/No increase
• Fair/.50-1.50%
• Good/1.51-3.00%
• Excellent/3.01-4.50%

Please Note: These are recommendations to assist you. The Book of Discipline clearly states that the primary responsibility for determination and payment of pastoral salaries remains with individual pastoral charges.

Click here to download the minimum compensation chart.