Clergy
The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia provides support and services for clergy in Southern Virginia. This page is dedicated to resources for our clergy.
Clergy Compensation Manual & Guidelines
Each year, the Compensation Commission recommends a cost-of-living adjustment for clergy and lay employees and re-issues the Clergy Compensation Manual & Guidelines. The compensation table reflects comparable pension-based total compensation amounts based on the size of the congregation, using pledge & plate revenues and average Sunday attendance from the Parochial Reports.
These are merely guidelines to be used by the vestry and clergy to determine compensation for the clergy.
2010 Clergy Compensation Manual & Guidelines.
Insurance for clergy and lay employees
The diocese provides insurance plans for all diocesan employees and for clergy and lay employees of those congregations that have elected to participate in the diocesan plans.
Information regarding life insurance, long and short-term disability insurance, medicare supplements, long-term care insurance, The diocese provides insurance plans for all diocesan employees and for clergy and lay employees of those congregations that have elected to participate in the diocesan plans.
Medical Insurance.
The Church Medical Trust has announced the rates for the different plans offered by the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia. For information on rates and a summary of the plans, follow the links below. Individuals who are currently enrolled will receive information directly from the Medical Trust.
The Church Medical Trust also will be announcing open enrollment for those individuals who are not yet enrolled in the medical or dental plans. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact Nancy James, diocesan comptroller, at 757-213-3386 or njames@diosova.org, who will enroll you.
Three different dental plans are being offered and you must select one of them if you would like to be covered.
In order for you to enroll, you must be employed by the diocese or a parish or mission of this diocese as an exempt employee or an hourly employee working more than 20 hours per week.
Information regarding the health care (medical) plans offered by the diocese via the Church Medical Trust are provided in the following links:
2010 Renewal Narrative – Southern Virginia
2010 Sentara (Optima) Alternate 1 HMO Plan Design
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Dental Rates.xls
Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia Medical Rates.xls
Network Access Directions.pdf
Plan Comparison 2010 SouthernVirginia.xls
2010 Insurance Rates
2010 Medical Insurance Rates
2010 Rate Comparisions
The Church Pension Fund is making LTC insurance available to employees and volunteers of the Episcopal Church, click on the following link for more information:
Long-term Care Insurance Information
Other Clergy Resources
Clergy Continuing Education Guidelines
Clergy Continuing Education Grant Application
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