RECOMMENDATIONS to the 2021 Annual Conference Session J-2 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC TABLE OF CONTENTS

Petition #1 - Conference Advance Specials 3

Petition #2 - Minimum Compensation 3

Petition #3 - Moving Allowance 4

Petition #4 - Conference Treasurer 4

Petition #5 - Past Service Pension Rate 5

Petition #6 - Extension Ministry Added to Conference-Elected Entity 5

Petition #7 - Retirement Annuity Responsibility 6

Petition #8 - Disability Benefits 6

Petition #9 - Retirement Grants 7

Petition #10 - Toppenish UMC Closure 8

Petition #11 - Malott UMC Closure 8

Petition #12 - Clark Fork UMC Closure 8 RECOMMENDATIONS Petition #13 - Kendrick Community UMC Closure 9

Petition #14 - Milton UMC Closure 9

Petition #15 - Budget Recommendations 10

Petition #16 - Overbroad Waivers for Background Checks 24

Petition #17 - Alaska as a Mission District of the PNW 26

Petition # 18 - Creation of Cross-Conference Vitality Commission 29 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-3 LINE PETITION #1 1 CONFERENCE ADVANCE SPECIALS 2 3 RESOLVED, the following agencies and projects which are initiated, 4 developed and/or supported within the Pacific Northwest Conference be 5 designated as Conference Advance Specials and be given support through 6 the second-mile giving by churches of the PNW AC 2021-2022 7 Conference Advance Special Applications. 8 9 1. Atlantic Street Center #301 10 2. Tacoma Community Center #302 11 3. Alaska Conference Support #335 12 4. Central Justice for our Neighbors #339 13 5. PNW Conference Camping & Retreat Ministries: 14 • Camp Indianola #341

15 • Twinlow Camp #343 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 • Lazy F Camp #344 17 • Ocean Park #345 18 6. PNW Disaster Relief/Early Response #352 19 20 SPONSORED BY 21 Marilyn Reid 22 Conference Board of Global Ministries

LINE PETITION #2 1 MINIMUM COMPENSATION 2 3 RESOLVED, that the minimum compensation schedule for full-time 4 service set by the Annual Conference for the Calendar year 2022 will be 5 $44,010. 6 7 EXPLANATION: In keeping with the custom of the Commission and 8 the Annual Conference, the minimum compensation has been increased by 9 0.86%. This figure represents the average of the increase in the 2020 10 Area CPI (1.4%) and the increase in 2020 Pastor’s Plan Compensation 11 (0.32%) across the conference. This compensation does not include Ac- 12 countable Reimbursement Plan professional expenses, including travel. 13 14 SPONSORED BY 15 Commission on Equitable Compensation J-4 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #3 1 MOVING ALLOWANCE 2 3 RESOLVED, the recommended moving allowance schedule for 2022 is: 4 5 A. Intra-conference up to $1,600 (Rule XI, Sec. 2(a)). 6 B. Retiring minister up to $1,600 (Rule XI, Sec. 2(b)). 7 C. Surviving spouse up to $1,600 (Rule XI, Sec 2(b)). 8 D. Minister on Disability Leave, up to $1,600 (Rule XI, Sec. 2(b)). 9 E. Seminary students returning for local church appointment will be 10 reimbursed on the basis of receipts for moving expenses, 11 including meals and lodging en route, as approved by the District 12 Superintendent with the following dollar limits, based on the one- 13 way mileage from the seminary to the appointment (Rule XI, Sec. 2(c)): 14 • Over 2,500 miles – up to $4,400 15 • 1,501 to 2,500 miles – up to $4,000 16 • 1,001 to 1,500 miles – up to $3,600 17 • 801 to 1,000 miles – up to $2,900 18 • 501 to 800 miles – up to $2,200 19 • 500 miles or less – up to $1,700 20 F. Candidates for ministry or ministerial members (including para- 21 graph 337.1) transferring in shall be reimbursed up to the seminary 22 students’ limits (E) with the provision that the 23 Cabinet may authorize expenditures of up to 150% of the

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 seminary student limit (Rule XI, Sec. 2(c)).

LINE PETITION #4 1 CONFERENCE TREASURER 2 3 RESOLVED, that in accordance with 2016 Book of Discipline, ¶619, the 4 Conference Council on Finance and Administration nominates Brant 5 Henshaw as Conference Treasurer for the next quadrennium. 6 7 SPONSORED BY 8 Conference Council on Finance and Administration 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-5 LINE PETITION #5 1 PAST SERVICE PENSION RATE 2 3 RESOLVED, that effective January 1, 2022, the Ministerial Pension Rate 4 and the Local Pastors Pension Rate shall be $804 and that Supplement One 5 to the Clergy Retirement Security Program be so amended. 6 7 EXPLANATION: Supplement One to CRSP is the name of Addendum 8 A to MPP (ministerial pension plan) and CPP (comprehensive protection 9 plan) that was originally adopted by the 1981 session of this Annual Con- 10 ference (1981 Journal, page 178), and all other provisions of Supplement 11 One/Addendum A continue as previously adopted. This new pension rate 12 represents an increase of 2% over the 2020 rate. Plan rules don’t require any 13 increase in the past service rate. The conference board of pensions recogniz- 14 es the disparity of pension benefits between more recent retirees and those

15 that have been retired for many years. RECOMMENDATIONS 16 17 SPONSORED BY 18 Pacific Northwest Board of Pensions

LINE PETITION #6 1 EXTENSION MINISTRY ADDED TO 2 CONFERENCE-ELECTED ENTITY 3 4 RESOLVED, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference add the 5 Camping Board of Stewards to the list of extension ministries covered by 6 clergy benefits with Wespath Benefits and Investments effective July 1, 2021 7 8 EXPLANATION: Clergy appointments to extension ministries on the list 9 with Wespath will be provided the same benefits as clergy appointed to local 10 churches and conference staff. 11 12 SPONSORED BY 13 Pacific Northwest Board of Pensions J-6 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #7 1 RETIREMENT ANNUITY RESPONSIBILITY 2 3 RESOLVED, that the Pacific Northwest Conference accept the applicable 4 annuity responsibility for the following persons retiring at the 2021 session 5 of the Annual Conference as of 4/9/2021: 6 7 Appt. Effective 8 Name Disc. ¶ Age Years¹ Date 9 Joanne Carlson Brown 357.2(c)(d) 67 and 3 months 43.5 1/1/2021 10 Joanne Coleman Campbell 357.2(c) 67 and 8 months 25 7/1/2021 11 John Coleman Campbell 357.2(c) 66 and 0 months 38 7/1/2021 12 Karla Fredericksen 357.2(c) 66 and 4 months 36 7/1/2021 13 Terry Hall 357.2(c) 70 and 11 months 19 7/1/2021 14 Philip Harrington 357.2(c) 65 and 7 months 20 7/1/2021 15 Jin Ming Ma 357.2(c) 65 and 8 months 22 7/1/2021 16 Dennis Paschke 357.2(c) 62 and 0 months 12 7/1/2021 17 Julia Reinholz 357.2(c) 68 and 8 months 11 7/1/2021 18 Thomas Steffen 357.2(c)(d) 66 and 6 months 39 1/1/2021 19 Richard Vinther 357.2(c) 66 and 11 months 26 7/1/2021 20 21 1 Number of years under appointment not the full-time equivalent service or 22 service as a part-time local pastor. 23

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 SPONSORED BY 25 Pacific Northwest Board of Pensions

LINE PETITION #8 1 DISABILITY BENEFITS 2 3 RESOLVED, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference recommends 4 that the Wespath Benefits and Investments provide Comprehensive 5 Protection Plan Disability Benefits for the Conference year 2021-2022 only 6 if approved for CPP disability benefits by Wespath for Gloria Kymn, Paula 7 McCutcheon, Marc Kennedy and Robert Henre. 8 9 SPONSORED BY 10 Pacific Northwest Board of Pensions 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-7 LINE PETITION #9 1 RETIREMENT GRANTS 2 3 RESOLVED, that the following persons receive grants in lieu of pension 4 from the Pacific Northwest Conference: 5 PERSONS RECEIVING GRANTS IN 6 THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7 THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 8 2021 – 2022 Pension Grant Schedule 9 Applicable 10 Service in Year Pension Payment 11 Name (age by end of year) Conference Eligible Rate Grant $ Period 12 Wanda L. Butler (surviving spouse 13 of Ralph Butler 70%) (95) 25.0 1983 188 3,290.04 7/1/21-6/30/22 14 Marilyn Calkins (surviving spouse

15 of Robert Calkins 70%) (85) 12.0 1991 265.93 1,304.30 7/1/21-6/30/22 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 Ruth A. Dabritz (surviving spouse 17 of Robert E. Dabritz 70%) (96) 8.25 1988 236.41 563.28 7/1/21-6/30/22 18 Mariella Dibble (surviving spouse 19 of John Dibble 70%) (100) 8.75 1986 220.09 589.80 7/1/21-6/30/22 20 James E. Fox (81) 5.0 2004 487.00 608.76 7/1/21-6/30/22 21 Richard L. Gossett (76) 7.0 2009 578.58 1,417.56 7/1/21-6/30/22 22 Blaine G. Hammond (97) 15.0 1989 245.87 2,766.00 7/1/21-6/30/22 23 Marisol Harper (surviving spouse 24 of Craig Harper 70%) (87) 6.75 1993 287.63 458.76 7/1/21-6/30/22 25 Donald L. Jeter (87) 11.5 1998 349.95 2,314.08 7/1/21-6/30/22 26 Dewey Knowles (90) 6.5 1996 323.55 683.52 7/1/21-6/30/22 27 John C. Shirk (88) 5.0 1998 349.95 437.40 7/1/21-6/30/22 28 Virginia Sprague (surviving spouse 29 of Wayne Sprague 70%) (95) 11.0 1977 115.00 487.08 7/1/21-6/30/22 30 Caryl Strance (surviving spouse 31 of William Strance 70%)(87) 15.0 1996 349.95 2,547.96 7/1/21-6/30/22 32 $ 17,504.54 33 34 EXPLANATION: These grants (¶1506.11) are made to former clergy of this 35 Conference who are not covered under the vesting provision of the Discipline 36 (¶1506.15.a-c – 2008 Discipline) in lieu of pension. The grants are applicable to 37 clergy who have either taken Honorable Location or Withdrawn from the Con- 38 ference prior to 1973. Funds for the grants come from the Conference Board of 39 Pensions endowment earnings. 40 The Conference Board of Pensions “Policy for Grants to Former Members” governs 41 the amount of each grant. The grant is based on years of service in this Conference 42 and the applicable pension rate in effect the year the applicant attained age 65 before 43 July 1. The benefit is reduced for each year of service less than 20 by 5% per year. J-8 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #10 1 TOPPENISH UMC CLOSURE 2 RESOLVED, in keeping with ¶2549.2 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, by 3 vote of the congregation, with consent of the bishop, a majority of the super- 4 intendents, and the Seven Rivers Missional District Board of Church Loca- 5 tion and Building, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference declares 6 the Toppenish United Methodist Church closed effective June 30, 2021, and 7 further authorizes the Conference Board of Trustees to take possession of 8 the property, real and personal and take all necessary steps to see to its best 9 use, including the potential sale of the property. In keeping with ¶229 and by 10 recommendation of the district superintendent, membership will be trans- 11 ferred to a neighboring United Methodist Church as approved by the district 12 superintendent, unless individuals elect transfer to another church. LINE PETITION #11 1 MALOTT UMC CLOSURE 2 RESOLVED, in keeping with ¶2549.2 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, 3 by vote of the congregation, with consent of the bishop, a majority of the 4 superintendents, and the Seven Rivers Missional District Board of Church 5 Location and Building, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference 6 declares the Malott United Methodist Church closed effective June 30, 2021, 7 and further authorizes the Conference Board of Trustees to take possession 8 of the property, real and personal and take all necessary steps to see to its best 9 use, including the potential sale of the property. In keeping with ¶229 and by RECOMMENDATIONS 10 recommendation of the district superintendent, membership will be trans- 11 ferred to a neighboring United Methodist Church as approved by the district 12 superintendent, unless individuals elect transfer to another church. LINE PETITION #12 1 CLARK FORK UMC CLOSURE 2 RESOLVED, in keeping with ¶2549.2 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, with 3 consent of the bishop, a majority of the superintendents, and the Inland 4 Missional District Board of Church Location and Building, that the Pacific 5 Northwest Annual Conference declares the Clark Fork United Methodist 6 Church closed effective June 30, 2021, and further authorizes the Conference 7 Board of Trustees to take possession of the property, real and personal and 8 take all necessary steps to see to its best use, including the potential sale of 9 the property. In keeping with ¶229 and by recommendation of the district 10 superintendent, membership will be transferred to a neighboring United 11 Methodist Church as approved by the district superintendent, unless individ- 12 uals elect transfer to another church. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-9 LINE PETITION #13 1 KENDRICK COMMUNITY UMC CLOSURE 2 RESOLVED, in keeping with ¶2549.2 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, by 3 vote of the congregation, with consent of the bishop, a majority of the super- 4 intendents, and the Inland Missional District Board of Church Location and 5 Building, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference declares the Ken- 6 drick Community United Methodist Church closed effective June 30, 2021, 7 and further authorizes the Conference Board of Trustees to take possession 8 of the property, real and personal and take all necessary steps to see to its 9 best use, including the potential sale of the property. In keeping with ¶229 10 and by recommendation of the district superintendent, membership will be 11 transferred to a neighboring United Methodist Church as approved by the 12 District Superintendent, unless individuals elect transfer to another church. LINE PETITION #14 RECOMMENDATIONS 1 MILTON UMC CLOSURE 2 RESOLVED, in keeping with ¶2549.2 of the 2016 Book of Discipline, by 3 vote of the congregation, with consent of the bishop, a majority of the su- 4 perintendents, and the SeaTac Missional District Board of Church Loca- 5 tion and Building, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference declares 6 the Milton United Methodist Church closed effective June 30, 2021, and 7 further authorizes the Conference Board of Trustees to take possession of 8 the property, real and personal and take all necessary steps to see to its best 9 use, including the potential sale of the property. In keeping with ¶229 and by 10 recommendation of the district superintendent, membership will be trans- 11 ferred to a neighboring United Methodist Church as approved by the district 12 superintendent, unless individuals elect transfer to another church. J-10 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #15 1 Council on Finance and Administration 2 RECOMMENDATIONS 3 4 1. BUDGETS 5 The Council received requests for the 2022 budget as follows: 6 A. Pension and Benefit Fund 7 B. Ministerial Support and Administration 8 C. World Services and Conference Benevolences 9 D. Ministerial Education and Black College Fund 10 E. Africa University Fund 11 12 The Council on Finance and Administration and representatives from the 13 Conference Connectional Table met April 6, 2021 to review the budget 14 requests submitted by annual conference agencies and others. The following 15 pages are the budget recommendations for 2022. 16 17 The Connectional Table (CT) also met at the same meeting to review the 18 budget requests from the boards and agencies of the annual conference. 19 The CT decided on the budget recommendations for the World Service & 20 Conference Benevolence budget and recommended them to the Council on 21 Finance & Administration. The cooperative spirit between the Connectional 22 Table and the Council on Finance and Administration is noteworthy and 23 makes the ministry of our Annual Conference run smoothly.

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 For 2022, the Conference Budget summary of changes follows. 26 27 1. The annual decrease since 2020 is $642,626 reduction 28 2. This decrease is a 12.5% reduction 29 3. The Conference Board of Pensions continues to request no support 30 from the Conference budget 31 32 2020-2022 BUDGET SUMMARY 33 2020 Final 2021 % change 2022 % change 34 Budget Recommend from 2020 Recommend from 2021 35 Pension & Benefit 100,000 - -100.0% - 36 District Fund 190,000 170,000 -10.5% 140,000 -17.65% 37 GNW Vitality Team 360,000 345,000 -4.2% 350,000 1.45% 38 MS & A 1,768,593 1,717,058 -2.9% 1,720,206 0.18% 39 WS & CB 1,582,672 1,379,263 -12.9% 1,272,664 -7.73% 40 GC Shared Minisry 1,130,278 1,006,047 -10.99% 1,006,047 0.00% 41 5,131,543 4,617,368 -10.02% 4,488,917 -2.78% 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-11

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 A. PENSION AND BENEFIT FUND 2 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 3 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 4 1 Pension and Benefits - - - 5 Conference Board of Pensions 2022 6 budget includes health subsidy 7 for retired pastors, spouses and 8 surviving spouses, health subsidy for 9 pastors on medical leave, pension grants 10 to former pastors/surviving pastors not 11 vested in the pension plan, health support 12 to eligible full-time clergy and churches, 13 board of pension meeting expenses, 14 salary/benefits for the Conference

15 Benefits Officer, 1/4 time support for RECOMMENDATIONS 16 conference treasurer’s office staff (2) 17 and contract to provide financial 18 planning for clergy. 19 Total Pension & Benefit Fund - - - 20 21 B. MINISTERIAL SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION 22 23 2 Episcopal Fund 167,660 194,068 194,068 0.00% 24 A percentage of the total cash salaries 25 paid to the pastors and associate 26 pastors, as reported in the Conference 27 Journal 28 29 30 3 General Administration Fund 67,226 59,519 59,519 0.00% 31 Apportionment received from 32 the General Church 33 34 35 4 Interdenominational Cooperation Fund 14,982 2,092 2,092 0.00% 36 Apportionment received from 37 the General Church 38 39 40 5 Jurisdictional Administration Fund 27,244 30,000 30,000 0.00% 41 An apportionment for the cost of the 42 WJ Conference and programming. J-12 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 6 District Superintendents' Fund 655,035 620,000 570,000 -8.06% 4 5 Direct Compensation 6 Cash Salary 416,040 427,248 424,250 7 Each DS 71,208 71,208 71,820 8 Utilities Allowance 36,305 38,000 38,327 9 Each DS 6,333 6,333 6,387 10 Housing Allowance* 114,000 117,000 113,500 11 Each DS 19,000 19,500 19,500 12 Other Expenses: 13 Professional Expenses - ARP 24,438 50,000 25,000 14 CRSP DB/DC- Pension 43,081 43,000 47,000 15 CPP-Disability/Death Benefit 14,581 15,000 16,000 16 Health Flex Premium 51,120 45,000 50,000 17 Housing Maint., Allowance, and 3,661 23,000 15,000 18 Property Taxes 9,445 19 Out of Conference Travel - 20 Cabinet Secretary - 21 Continuing Education 6,199 3,000 5,000 22 Misc.(Moving, Worker's Comp., - 4,000 5,000 23 New DS Expenses) 1,000 1,000 Total Expenses 718,870 649,248 626,577

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 26 Using the salary increase formula based on the average of the 2020 local church pastor's 27 increase and the CPI. This would provide for a .86% increase after 2 years of frozen salary. 28 29 *Housing allowance total not in budget request as funding comes from rental income and 30 investment earnings DS parsonage sales. Allocated by region based on costs. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-13

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 7 Leader Development with Districts 99 50 50 0.00% 4 Provides funds for leader development 5 designed for a district. These funds are 6 administrated by the Cabinet. 7 8 9 8 Recruitment of Clergy 11,137 2,000 5,000 150.00% 10 Provides DS travel for recruitment, inter- 11 pretive materials for recruiting, candidates 12 to our conference prior to an appointment, 13 and recruitment within the conference. 14

15 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 9 Equitable Compensation 46,025 50,000 60,000 20.00% 17 Assures each minister appointed full time, 18 a minimum compensation as set by the 19 Annual conference. This includes CRSP 20 (Clergy Retirement Security Program) CPP 21 (Comprehensive Protection Plan) costs. 22 23 24 10 Mission Aid - Salary 165,257 120,000 110,000 -8.33% 25 Salary support for mission churches. 26 Includes the applicable CRSP (Pension) and 27 CPP (Disability/Death) cost. The funds are 28 targeted for strategic missional churches and 29 strategic redevelopment congregations. J-14 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 11 Area Expense 49,232 45,000 35,000 -22.22% 4 This fund is administered by the area 5 bishop to carry out the work of the church. 6 Includes both office and program expenses. 7 8 9 12 Moving Expense Assistance 27,904 40,000 40,000 0.00% 10 Provides moving expense assistance to 11 local churches for pastoral moves up to 12 $1,600 for each intra-conference move; 13 from $1,700 to $2,640, depending on 14 mileage, for seminary students returning 15 for an appointment to local churches or 16 ministerial members (including Para. 347.1) 17 transferring in according to the schedule 18 approved by the Conference, and up to 19 $1,600 for retiring pastors per Conference 20 Rule XI, Section 2. 21 22 23 13 Journal Expenses 710 1,000 50 -95.00% For printing and mailing copies of

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 the Conference Journal, Pre-Conference 26 Handbook and the expenses of the Statisti- 27 cian and Secretary. Journal and Handbook 28 preparation work is done by the Conference 29 office. Our goal each year is to use more 30 CD’s and the website to distribute the 31 materials. 32 33 34 14 Council on Finance and Administration 550 500 500 0.00% 35 For meeting expenses. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-15

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 15 Conference Treasurer's Office 417,483 400,000 380,000 -5.00% 4 5 Salary - Treasurer** $105,000 105,000 105,903 0.86% 6 Travel Expenses 2,149 5,000 3,000 -40.00% 7 Salaries - Staff*** 166,527 175,000 170,000 -2.86% 8 Staff Travel - 200 - 9 Social Security 22,056 30,000 30,000 0.00% 10 Pension & Benefits## 43,335 44,000 45,000 2.27% 11 Telephone & Fax 2,292 2,500 2,500 0.00% 12 800 Number 513 200 200 13 Postage 2,259 2,000 2,000 0.00% 14 Office Supplies 5,822 3,000 3,000 0.00%

15 Equipment - Reserves # 2,000 2,000 0.00% RECOMMENDATIONS 16 Equip. Repair & Maint. 4,610 5,500 4,000 -27.27% 17 Worker's Compensation 2,902 2,800 3,000 7.14% 18 Office Rent 7,800 6,000 6,000 0.00% 19 Insurance/Bonding - 1,000 1,000 0.00% 20 Information Technology 7,770 6,000 6,000 0.00% 21 Staff Continuing Education 134 500 500 0.00% 22 Auditing Fee 19,889 24,000 24,000 0.00% 23 Printing & Copying 392 2,500 500 -80.00% 24 Computer Replacement # 1,414 - - 25 Total Budget Expenses 394,864 417,200 408,603 -2.06% 26 27 To (from) reserves 22,619 (17,200) (28,603) 28 29 MS & A Budget Amount 417,483 400,000 380,000 30 31 32 33 **Compensation set by CFA — Increase of .86% allowed by formula. 34 *** Support Staff Salary increase 1.4% 35 #Computer Replacement is to provide for necessary equipment upgrades and replacement on 36 a continuing basis. Equipment reserve is intended to provide funds for major office equipment 37 replacement. Balance on 12/31/20 $27,737 38 ##Modified direct bill pension reserve 12/31/20 $10,950 J-16 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 15a District Service Center Office 171,900 170,000 140,000 -17.65% 4 5 Salaries - Staff*** 95,044 95,000 95,000 0.00% 6 Staff Travel 583 500 600 20.00% 7 Social Security 5,147 7,000 5,200 -25.71% 8 Pension & Benefits 22,365 26,000 22,400 -13.85% 9 Telephone & Fax 13,929 16,500 14,000 -15.15% 10 800 Number 0 350 - 11 Postage 83 500 100 -80.00% 12 Office Supplies 128 750 200 -73.33% 13 Equipment - Reserves # 0 - 14 Equip. Repair & Maint. 3,038 2,500 3,000 20.00% 15 Worker's Compensation 900 1,200 1,000 -16.67% 16 Office Rent 16,200 16,500 16,200 -1.82% 17 Insurance/Bonding 0 2,000 - 18 Information Technology 2,341 3,800 2,500 -34.21% 19 Staff Continuing Education 0 500 - 20 Printing & Copying 13 1,000 100 -90.00% 21 Computer Replacement # 0 1,500 - 22 Program Funds 13,124 32,000 14,000 -56.25% 23 Contingency/ Reserve - -

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 Total Budget Expenses 172,895 207,600 174,300 -16.04% 26 27 To (From) Reserves (37,600) (34,300) 28 29 MS & A Budget Amount 172,895 170,000 140,000 -17.65% 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-17

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 15b Greater NW Vitality Team 352,902 345,000 350,000 1.45% 4 5 Direct Compensation 6 Cash Salary 379,354 431,277 7 Other Expenses: 8 Benefits 133,083 127,985 9 Professional Expenses - ARP 74,306 62,100 10 Other Program Related Costs - 11 Total Expenses 586,743 621,362 12 13 14

15 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 Conference Allocation 2020 thru 2022 17 PNW 55% 352,902 343,303 18 OR-ID 40% 206,770 248,545 19 AK 5% 27,071 29,515 20 586,743 621,362 J-18 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 16 Conference Session 17,534 80,000 75,000 -6.25% 4 For expenses of the Annual Conference 5 Session. The AC registration fee has helped 6 keep this line item from a negative balance. 7 8 9 17 Annual Conference Session Travel 83 2,500 2,500 0.00% 10 To help defray travel expenses of lay & 11 ministerial members at Annual Confer- 12 ence, including Extension Ministry Clergy. 13 This fund will pay mileage at $.14 per 14 mile with an additional $.02 per mile per 15 additional voting member passenger for 16 actual miles traveled as reported. Only 17 requests that total $20 or more for the 18 2021 conference and into the future will 19 be processed. 20 21 22 18 Board of Ordained Ministry 69,678 24,000 21,600 -10.00% 23 For meetings, testing, and other adminis- trative expenses, as well as counseling and

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 career assessment. 26 27 28 19 United Methodist Foundation of the NW - - - 29 The Foundation suspended budget requests 30 for 2018-2022 operating budget. The 31 Foundation operates with funds that come 32 from gifts, endowment income, investing/ 33 handling fees and contracted services for 34 the Board of Congregational Development. 35 36 37 20 Conference Board of Trustees 40,570 12,000 12,000 0.00% 38 For meeting expenses, general and prop- 39 erty legal fees, and directors and officers 40 insurance for trustees and district super- 41 intendents and utilities at the conference 42 center. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-19

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 21 Cabinet Special Needs Fund 24,967 2,000 15,000 650.00% 4 Includes the traditional Cabinet Emergen- 5 cy Fund which provides funds for Cabinet 6 discretionary use. Also includes funding 7 for legal fees incurred for clergy-related 8 personnel matters and for processing 9 complaints. Administered by Cabinet. 10 11 12 22 Episcopal Residence 6,000 4,000 4,000 0.00% 13 Our Conference share of pro-viding 14 housing for our Bishop as required by the 15 2016 Book of Discipline. The Episcopal RECOMMENDATIONS 16 Fund will provide $6,000 in 2021. 17 18 19 20 23 Camp Support 107,663 100,000 90,000 -10.00% 21 To pay fire and liability insurance pre- 22 miums for the four Conference-related 23 camp sites. 24 25 26 24 Ministerial Support Fund - 255,970 299,506 17.01% 27 To provide for the deficit created by 28 churches unable or unwilling to fully pay 29 their apportionments. Plan for payment at 30 88.0% in 2022. 31 32 33 Total Ministerial Support 2,441,931 2,559,699 2,495,885 -2.49% 34 and Administration J-20 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 C. WORLD SERVICE & CONFERENCE BENEVOLENCES 2 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 3 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 4 WORLD SERVICE 5 6 1 World Service 566,151 483,312 483,312 0.00% 7 Apportionment received from General 8 Conference to support the mission and 9 ministry of the General Church. 10 11 12 CONFERENCE BENEVOLENCES 13 14 2 Board of Congregational Development/ - - - 15 Church Extension 16 To provide funds for loans and grants 17 for new churches, ethnic churches, 18 demographic studies and new church 19 start-up expenses. Includes the funding 20 for Certified Lay Minister training and 21 consultation through Rural Ministries 22 Resources (RMR). Also includes money 23 for training. Merged into New Congrega- tional Development In 2019.

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 26 27 3 New Congregational Development 204,372 200,000 200,000 0.00% 28 To provide funds for new church starts and 29 redevelopment situations. Funds may be 30 used for pastoral support, start-up expens- 31 es, and/or capital development. 32 33 34 4 Hispanic Ministry Development 4,558 27,000 27,000 0.00% 35 To provide funds for Ministry within the 36 Hispanic population of the Conference. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-21

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 5 Global Mission 27,311 36,200 32,600 -9.94% 4 To provide for mission education and 5 cultivation, funds for Health and Welfare, 6 Hunger Concerns, Immigration, Disaster 7 Preparedness, Mission u, VIM scholar- 8 ships and mission saturation events. The 9 budget reflects the incor-poration of PNW 10 mission advances into this item for Board 11 funding decisions. 12 13 14 6 Ethnic Ministries 8,639 64,000 57,600 -10.00%

15 To provide support for Parish Associates, RECOMMENDATIONS 16 ethnic fellowships, ethnic extension min- 17 istries of local churches, ethnic leadership 18 development and training, and multi-cul- 19 tural education. 20 21 22 7 Ministry in Higher Education 85,459 100,000 90,000 -10.00% 23 Support for our program of ministry to 24 college age students through local churches, 25 Wesley Foundations and other campus 26 ministries. Allocated and administered by 27 the Conference Board of Higher Education 28 and Campus Ministry. 29 30 31 8 University of Puget Sound - - - 32 To support the Pacific Northwest Confer- 33 ence Scholarship Fund at UPS. 34 35 36 9 Faith Action Network 20,000 17,000 15,300 -10.00% 37 United Methodist support for a major ecu- 38 menical agency within the Conference. The 39 FAN provides the arena for religious bodies 40 to join together providing a voice for social 41 and justice issues and provides a presence in 42 the processes of the state legislative bodies. J-22 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 2 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 3 10 Office of Connectional Ministries 520,033 660,000 594,000 -10.00% 4 For salaries, expenses and office 5 operations. Includes meeting expenses 6 for most of the conference boards and 7 commissions as well as support staff for 8 boards and agencies. Provides staff 9 for congregational development, 10 equipping of laity and clergy for leader- 11 ship, camping ministry, youth ministries, 12 communications and Media Center. 13 14 15 11 OCM Scholarships 19,000 17,000 17,000 0.00% 16 For scholarships for higher education. 17 18 19 12 Healing Care Fund - - - 20 To provide funding for limited financial 21 assistance to persons seeking healing from 22 alleged clergy sexual abuse. 23

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 13 Conference Benevolence Support Fund - 257,390 239,164 -7.08% 26 To provide for the deficit created by 27 churches unable or unwilling to fully pay 28 their apportionments. Anticipate payment 29 at 88.0% in 2022. 30 31 32 TOTAL - Conference Benevolences 889,372 1,424,596 1,272,664 -10.66% 33 34 TOTAL - World Service & 35 Conference Benevolences 1,455,523 2,144,964 1,993,032 -7.08% 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-23

LINE PETITION #15 CONT. 1 MINISTERIAL EDUCATION AND BLACK COLLEGE FUND 2 2020 2021 2022 CF&A % +/- over 3 Actual Budget & CT Recom’d 2021 4 1 Ministerial Education Fund 143,414 151,374 151,374 0.00% 5 An apportionment from the General 6 Church for supporting our seminaries, 7 seminary students, and continuing edu- 8 cation of our clergy - 25% of the amount 9 received is retained by this Annual 10 Conference for seminary student schol- 11 arships, continuing education programs 12 and scholarship assistance for clergy, and 13 diaconal ministers. 14

15 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 2 Black College Fund 76,276 69,655 69,955 0.43% 17 An apportionment from the Gener- 18 al Church to support our 11 United 19 Methodist Black Colleges. Funds will be 20 used for current operations and capital 21 improvements. 22 23 24 TOTAL - Ministerial Education 25 & Black College Fund 219,690 221,029 221,329 0.14% 26 27 28 AFRICA UNIVERSITY FUND 29 30 1 Africa University Fund 17,070 15,727 15,727 0.00% 31 An apportionment from the General 32 Church provides funding over the 33 quadrennium to continue the develop- 34 ment of the United Methodist related 35 university in Africa. 36 37 TOTAL - Africa Univerty Fund 17,070 15,727 15,727 0.00% 38 39 TOTAL - World Service & 40 Conference Benevolences 1,455,523 2,144,964 1,993,032 -7.08% J-24 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #16 1 OVERBROAD WAIVERS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS 2 3 RESOLVED, that the Pacific Northwest Annual Conference (PNWAC) 4 shall not require clergy, employees or volunteers in our annual conference to 5 sign blanket authorizations for private, for-profit corporations to do invasive 6 background checks. 7 8 Further Resolved, the conference shall use existing resources to do the back- 9 grounds checks that are needed, including Washington State Patrol checks, 10 FBI fingerprint checks or other criminal background checks. In the alterna- 11 tive, the conference may use a separate company to do background checks if 12 and only if the waivers that people are required to sign: 13 14 1. clearly prohibit the use of any information gathered for any purpose 15 other than the report to the PNWAC; 16 2. forbid disclosure of any information to any entity other than the 17 person signing the waiver, and the PNWAC; and 18 3. require all information developed about the subject to be destroyed as 19 soon as the report is provided to the PNWAC. 20 21 EXPLANATION: In recent years there has been an explosion of private 22 companies making money by taking advantage of the legitimate concerns 23 that many organizations have about safety and liability. While it may seem

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 attractive for an organization to simply pay these companies for their 25 “professional” services rather than doing it with in-house staff, this is an 26 unnecessary expense for the organization and a serious invasion of people's 27 privacy. 28 29 One of the biggest problems with this practice is that the permission/waiver 30 form that people are forced to sign is always a boilerplate form that gives 31 the company authority to investigate everything – criminal history, credit 32 history, work history, education, and even permission to question family, 33 friends and neighbors about your “character” and “reputation”. These for 34 profit companies then own your data, which they make more money by 35 selling to other entities. So even if all the conference cares about is whether 36 you've been convicted of abusing children or vulnerable adults, and hence 37 asks only for a criminal background check, you have authorized an invasive 38 investigation into your private life. If you have weak credit and the company 39 does more than one credit check, it can lower your credit score without you 40 even knowing. These companies are making money by selling your private 41 information. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-25 LINE 1 This has gotten to the point that small churches are forced to pressure 2 people who do not even work with vulnerable populations to sign away 3 their privacy rights in order to avoid hundreds of dollars of 'penalties' being 4 assessed to the church. 5 6 In addition, as more and more companies and organizations require people 7 to sign these forms – even just volunteers who are getting no compensation – our 8 Constitutionally protected right to privacy is being eroded. The right to privacy is a 9 'reasonable expectation” right. That means it is a community standard. What privacy 10 does the average, reasonable person expect? As these forms become increasingly 11 common, used for everything from applying for a job to Sunday School teaching, the 12 legal standard will increasingly become – there is no expectation of privacy. We give 13 it willy-nilly to anyone who asks. We give for profit corporations the right to snoop 14 into every facet of our private lives when all the church needs to know is whether I

15 am a danger to vulnerable populations. RECOMMENDATIONS 16 17 While we do need more detailed information about prospective employees and 18 clergy candidates, such as job history and education, we have known for decades how 19 to verify information resumes without these companies and their waivers. 20 21 SPONSORED BY 22 Debra Conklin J-26 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE PETITION #17 1 ALASKA UNITED METHODIST CONFERENCE: AN 2 INVITATION TO LIVE INTO A MISSION DISTRICT STATUS 3 4 RESOLVED, that the Pacific Northwest Conference live into the new 5 reality of having the Alaska United Methodist Conference (AUMC) within 6 its boundaries as a Mission District immediately and in advance of the nec- 7 essary actions of the General and Western Jurisdictional Conferences, and 8 9 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the PNW Conference support 10 the same values that the AUMC has put forth in the planning, process and 11 proposals of living into having Alaska as a Mission District of PNW. 12 13 EXPLANATION: The Alaska United Methodist Conference is a mis- 14 sionary conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC), one of three 15 such conferences within the jurisdictions which was created by the General 16 Conference under its authority in ¶587. 17 18 The history of the AUMC is laced with occurrences of mission work that 19 was carried out without respect and regard for indigenous peoples including 20 but not limited to participation in the Comity Agreement where various 21 denominations divided up the land that they would Christianize, the erasure 22 of Alaska Native language and culture through boarding schools, and the 23 intentional or unintentional support of secular colonization efforts.

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 25 The AUMC’s duly elected representatives of the United Methodists in 26 Alaska, in a Special Called Session held on February 22, 2020, approved 27 a petition to the 2020 General Conference to discontinue the AUMC’s 28 missionary conference status. 29 30 In the same Special Called Session of the AUMC, the Conference also ap- 31 proved a petition to the 2020 Western Jurisdictional Conference to fulfill its 32 responsibility to adjust conference boundaries within the Western Jurisdic- 33 tion (¶27.4) in order to provide affiliation and oversight for the ministries of 34 the AUMC. 35 36 The proposed future structural status of the AUMC will be as a Mission 37 District (¶415.4) of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Conference, and the 38 AUMC has a long history of partnership and working relationship with the 39 PNW including sharing a bishop and key staff, collaboration in programs 40 and ministries, and processing of ordained ministry candidates. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-27 LINE 1 The COVID-19 global pandemic has caused the postponement of the 2020 2 General and Western Jurisdictional Conferences, first until 2021 and now 3 until the fall of 2022, and the postponements have caused a delay in the 4 change of status that the AUMC is aspiring to. This delay has given the 5 AUMC and the PNW Conference the opportunity to transition to a Mis- 6 sion District over a longer period of time than previously anticipated. 7 8 The COVID-19 global pandemic and the resurgence of Systemic Racism 9 and White Supremacy have given the AUMC the necessary context to re- 10 imagine what the next expression of Methodism in Alaska would look like, 11 by reviewing its history and examining its current status. 12 13 The AUMC plans to live into the new reality of being a Mission District of 14 the PNW Conference immediately and in advance of the necessary actions

15 of the General and Western Jurisdictional Conferences RECOMMENDATIONS 16 17 The planning, process and proposals of the AUMC living into being a 18 Mission District will be informed and guided by the following statement of 19 values: 20 21 We acknowledge that the Methodist Church is complicit with and 22 rooted in the colonization of Alaska and recognize that we live in that 23 ongoing legacy. We lament the harm and trauma that our faith commu- 24 nity causes. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Movement, sum- 25 marized God's directives with three rules: do no harm, do good, and 26 attend to the ordinances of God. We also celebrate the grace, the love, 27 and the good that our church does that calls us to re-imagine mission 28 through intentional discipleship with one another. 29 30 We will live into the transition to a Mission District committed to: 31 1) The love of God, neighbor, and self-demonstrated by the deliber- 32 ate embracing and valuing of differences, the leveling of imbalances be- 33 tween people and systems, and the intentional dismantling of inequities 34 in whatever forms they present themselves. 35 2) Healing, grace-filled mission with communities and churches 36 that prioritizes local experiences and shares resources across time and 37 distance through equitable relationships. 38 3) Living into connectionalism by belonging to and trusting in one 39 another to nurture relationships that celebrate the gifts each of our 40 communities bring, allowing us to move forward in a decolonized way. J-28 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE 1 We, the Clergy members of the PNW Conference appointed to serve in 2 Alaska, support the plans of the AUMC to live into a Mission District 3 status and invite our home conference to do the same. 4 5 SPONSORED BY 6 PNW Clergy Members currently serving in the AUMC: Emily Carroll, 7 April Hall, Karen Dammann, Robert Jones, Karen Martin Tichenor, Carlo 8 Rapanut, Nico Reijns, Lisa Talbott, Dan Wilcox, and Murray Crookes RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-29 LINE PETITION #18 1 CREATION OF CROSS-CONFERENCE VITALITY COMMISSION 2 3 RESOLVED, the bishop will appoint a cross-conference working group 4 called the Vitality Commission, comprised of no more than twelve persons 5 (six laity and six clergy), with no less than seven members representing 6 historically marginalized people groups (particularly BIPOC and LGBTQ+ 7 communities), and to include at least two planters/innovators, to focus on 8 the following tasks for a period of one year: 9 10 1. Research the de facto roles and responsibilities of the Innovation 11 Vitality Team, bishop, Greater Northwest Area Cabinet, funding/ 12 governance bodies, and planters/innovators; 13 a. clarify roles and responsibilities and develop options for a work- 14 able support & accountability framework;

15 b. communicate quarterly progress and make recommendations RECOMMENDATIONS 16 to the bishop, cabinet, and conference-level governance bodies 17 (Alaska Vitality Team, -Idaho Congregational Devel- 18 opment Team, and Pacific Northwest Board of Congregational 19 Development) as appropriate. 20 3. Review the flow of existing vitality processes and communication 21 patterns to identify institutional roadblocks, holes, and redundancies; 22 a. develop innovative solutions that clarify workflow, streamline 23 communication, and release creativity; 24 b. communicate quarterly progress and make recommendations to 25 the bishop, cabinet, and conference-level governance bodies. 26 3. Based on the outcomes of task two (2) above, explore the institutional 27 and legal requirements for merging existing conference-level gover- 28 nance bodies into a single Greater Northwest Vitality Council; 29 a. communicate findings to the bishop, cabinet, and confer- 30 ence-level governance structures; 31 b. activate existing conference-level governance structures to culti- 32 vate broad-based support for an area-wide governance body; 33 c. as appropriate, direct a subgroup or separate working group to 34 draft the necessary legislation for the formation of the Greater 35 Northwest Vitality Council at each annual conference session in 36 2022. 37 38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Vitality Commission will make 39 a full report of its work and associated recommendations available at each 40 annual conference’s session in 2022. J-30 RECOMMENDATIONS 2021 PNWAC LINE 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the work of the Vitality Commis- 2 sion may be extended for one (1) additional year by action of the annual 3 conferences in 2022. 4 5 EXPLANATION: The report A Plain Account of the Strategy, Work, and 6 Processes of the Innovation Vitality Team (published in March 2021) calls 7 for the creation of a single area-wide governance structure, called the Great- 8 er Northwest Vitality Council, to “begin the next phase of more productive 9 planning, oversight, ownership, and strategic development.” Significant 10 research and preparation is required if this area-wide governance structure is 11 to come into being. 12 13 We affirm that an optimal approach to supporting innovation and vitality 14 – whether in a new church start or an existing congregation — must be flex- 15 ible, contextual, responsive, accessible, and include the following elements: 16 17 • Emphasize a decolonized and anti-racist approach to the work of 18 innovation & vitality 19 • Uplift the leadership of BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of 20 color) and other traditionally marginalized persons 21 • Have a clear point of entry for new projects and leaders 22 • Prioritize context and thorough site vetting 23 • Recruit, assess, and train leaders for vitality work

RECOMMENDATIONS 24 • Emphasize contextually appropriate “goalposts”: what are we working 25 toward? 26 • Support innovative leadership with ongoing coaching, funding, and 27 other resources 28 • Include a dynamic strategic planning and evaluation process 29 • Extend mutual accountability and ensure wise stewardship of re- 30 sources 31 • Embrace and celebrate failure as a worthy part of innovation 32 • Capture and share learnings across the episcopal area 33 34 An independent area-wide commission with a mandate to clarify, support, 35 and champion innovation and vitality practices across the Greater North- 36 west Episcopal Area is critically important if we are to uplift and address 37 these themes in a robust fashion. Cross-conference collaboration is the most 38 sensible approach to this work, given that the annual conferences in the 39 Greater Northwest Episcopal Area have the same bishop, share a joint cab- 40 inet, have one Innovation Vitality Team (IV Team), and are moving toward 41 increased financial collaboration. 2021 PNWAC RECOMMENDATIONS J-31 LINE 1 We recognize that God’s people have been called throughout history to the 2 ongoing work of innovation and vital ministry development, as our faithful 3 response to God’s continuous restorative movement in the world. 4 5 We assert that our collective response to the decline of the institutional 6 church must be a redoubled commitment to embedding the practices of 7 vitality (namely, inclusion, innovation, and multiplication) in the culture of 8 every church and faith community. 9 10 SUBMITTED — JUNE 2021 11 12 David Reinholz 13 Chair, Board of Congregational Development 14 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference

15 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 Keren Rodriguez 17 Chair, Congregational Development Team 18 Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference 19 20 Erin Baldwin Day 21 Chair, Vitality Team 22 Alaska Annual Conference