XXVIII

RESIDENCE OF PASTORS IN RELATION TO THEIR CHURCHES

Country Village Town City Total
Churches with:
Pastor resident in parish 8 8[15] 10 8 34
Pastor resident in community but not in parish 4 0 0 0 4
Pastor resident in other community in same county 12 2 0 0 14
Pastor resident in another county 3 0 1 0 4
No regular pastor 4 4 2 0 10
Supply pastor 3 0 0 1 4
Total 34 14 13 9 70

About half of the churches have their ministers resident among the members.

XXIX

SALARIES OF MINISTERS ACCORDING TO PROPORTION OF TIME DEVOTED TO THE MINISTRY

Ministers Giving
Full Time to
Ministry
Ministers
with other
Occupation
With One
Church
With More Than
One Church
Pastors receiving:[16]
Over $2,000 6 3
$1,501-$2,000 4 3 2
$1,201-$1,500 5 3 0
$1,001-$1,200 2 2 0
$ 751-$1,000 0 3 1
$ 501-$ 750 1 0 0
$ 101-$ 500 0 0 2
$ 100 or less 0 0 1
No salary 0 0 2
Total 18 14 8

With the high cost of living, it is difficult to sustain adequate family life on many of these salaries. It is not strange that eight of the ministers must earn part of their support at other occupations.