Church Treasurers and Clergy:

As you begin the process of preparing for your Charge Conference, please review the information below regarding the 2026 Connectional Commitment and Direct Billing costs for clergy benefits.

Connectional Commitments

The formula is 10% of line 52 on table 3 of your 2024 statistical report. 

Direct Bill Benefits

Benefits Paid from Church Budget (This is an expense of the church)

Retirement is based on the clergy’s 2026 Total Plan Compensation (Cash Salary + Housing/Parsonage amount). New for 2026: Parsonage equivalent is 35% of salary + utilities)

Clergy Serving Fulltime = 3% of total plan compensation:

        ChurchDeath/Dis (3%), ChurchRetirement (0%)*

Clergy serving less than full time = ChurchRetirement-UMPIP (0%)*

*The Conference Board of Pension voted to fund the cost of the retirement plan for both full-time and part-time clergy from Pension investment earnings and Pension reserves for 2026.

Health Plan: The monthly premium for clergy enrolled in the conference health plan is $1,385.00.

Payroll Deductions for Clergy/Lay Staff

Depending on each clergy’s elections during the annual election period in November, there may be an additional premium cost (participant’s share). These premiums will be included on the monthly bill to the church and should be handled as a pre‐tax payroll deduction from the clergy and remitted to the conference with other direct bill costs.

Online Charge Conference Forms & Local Church Leadership Reporting:

This year’s charge conference forms will be submitted online. https://umcdata.net/ChurchReporting

The username is your church’s 6-digit GCFA number. The password is the same as the password used for Ministry Financial (online payments) and MC Stats (year-end stat report.) If you are not the treasurer, please check with them to see what the current password is as there is only one username and password per church.

Once you have successfully logged in, you will select the Church Reports Icon, select the Charge Conf. Checklist, and the charge conference forms will load on the right.

Please follow these instructions, and if you have any questions, contact your district administrative assistant or 클레어 윌슨.