Deacon Compensation

Compensation for Non-stipendiary Clergy​
General Convention #81 (2024) approves Resolution A135, encouraging each diocese to consider paying all active, non-stipendiary clergy, of any order under the age of 72, a minimum of $25 per month.

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Diocesan Deacon Compensation Resolutions
These dioceses have ​passed a convention resolution which includes remuneration for deacons, allowing for participation in the Church Pension Fund. (Send us your diocese's resolution.)​  AED does not take a position on deacon compensation. These materials are for reference only.

• Arizona
• Atlanta
• Connecticut
• ​El Camino Real
• Georgia
• Indianapolis
• ​Iowa
• ​Lexington
• Long Island
• ​Massachusetts​​
• ​Missouri

• ​​Montana (Housing Allowance)
• ​New Jersey
• New York
• Northwest Texas
• Olympia
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Vermont; updated
• Virginia
• Washington
• Western Massachusetts
• ​Wisconsin

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Deacon Compensation: What We've Learned

• A Primer About Minimal Diaconal Compensation Resolutions, updated 1/6/22. By Deacon Lori Mills-Curran, M.Div., J.D., previous Executive Director, AED​

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