Metropolitan Community Churches

Board of Administration

 

Motion by E mail

Thursday 31 March 2005

 

Participating

 

Judy Dale (Chair)

Marsha Warren (Treasurer)

Stephen Harte (Secretary)

Rev Jeff Miner

John Vespa

 

The following motion was intimated by the Chair to all Board members on 31 March 2005.

 

Housing Allowance

 

Whereas, Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code permits a minister of the gospel to exclude from gross income (in computing federal income taxes) a church-designated allowance paid to him or her as part of his or her compensation to the extend used for actual expenses in owning or renting a home; and

Whereas, the following list of personnel are compensated by the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches exclusively for services as ministers of the gospel and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches; and

Whereas, the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches does not provide parsonages to the following ministers; therefore it is hereby

Resolved, that the total compensation paid in 2005 to the following ministers shall include housing allowances as indicated pursuant to section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code; and it is further

Resolved that the designation of the following housing allowance shall apply to the calendar year 2005 from 1 April 2005 and all future years unless otherwise provided.

Jim Birkitt        $13,700

 

 

The Board members voted by e mail on 31 March 2005:

 

In favour:         Judy Dale, Marsha Warren, John Vespa, Rev Jeff Miner

 

Abstaining:      Stephen Harte