Treasurer’s Guide

The information on this page should help congregational treasurers handle the various payments they need to make to their associations, the conference and the Pensions Boards of the UCC. There is information on:

• OCWM
• Health and Dental Insurance
• Annual meeting registration
• Association dues
• Ministers’ pensions
• Life and Disability Group Life

OCWM (Our Church’s Wider Mission)

• Goals are set by the Conference office in the fall for the following year.
• Blank remittance forms arrive from the Conference office in January.
• Return a completed remittance form with payment – special offerings listed on the bottom.
• Prefer payment monthly.
• Will accept quarterly, semiannual and annual payments.Other offerings (listed below) not specifically named on the remittance form:
  Offerings from installations and ordinations
  Disaster relief (floods, earthquakes, fires, etc.)
  Blankets, Heifer funds, Church World ServiceThese are examples. If you have a questions, call the Conference Office.

  Pay to:
  Wisconsin Conference UCC
  Mail to:
  Wisconsin Conference UCC
  P.O. Box 435
  De Forest WI 53532-0435

  Questions: 608-846-7880

  
  Insurance (Health and Dental) Plan
  * Pension Boards (Plan A) Invoices will arrive quarterly. (January, March, June and September)
  * Please return a copy of the invoice with check
  * All churches owe the per capita even when the church has no minister or the minister is covered by another plan. Per capita is the benevolence portion of our insurance program which allows all churches and retired pastors to be covered with health insurance. (See Frequently Asked Questions)
  * Health and Dental – Amounts are set by the Conference office, approved by the Insurance committee and Board of Directors.
  * Please only include insurance on your check.Pay to:
  Wisconsin Conference UCC
  Mail to:
  Wisconsin Conference UCC
  P.O. Box 435
  De Forest WI 53532-0435

  Questions: 608-846-7880

Important Information about Health and Dental Insurance

*  In order to be guaranteed insurance, a pastor must apply within 90 days of becoming employed in a UCC church and remain in the plan.
* Those who do not apply or remaining the plan must complete a statement of health.
These people are not guaranteed insurance.
* Lay employees who work 20 hours a week or more may apply for health and dental coverage. These employees have 90 days from their start date to be guaranteed insurance. It makes no difference if the church did not offer insurance at the time of their employment.

Annual Meeting Registration
* Registration materials are received approximately 2 months before event.
* Checks should accompany completed registration and include nothing except annual meeting registration.
* Please remit to be received by the due date on the registration.

Pay to:
Wisconsin Conference UCC
Mail to:
Wisconsin Conference UCC
P.O. Box 435
De Forest WI 53532-0435

Questions: 608-846-7880

Southeast Association

All monies will be processed through the Wisconsin Conference UCC

Payable to : Southeast Association UCC
Mail to : Wisconsin Conference UCC
P.O. Box 435
De Forest WI  53532-0435

Association Dues : These are payments made annually at the first of the year or quarterly throughout the year.
* Your Association will send you a notice in January with the amount to pay in the current year.

Northeast Association 

All monies will be processed through the Wisconsin Conference UCC

Payable to: Northeast Association UCC 
Mail to:Wisconsin Conference UCC
P.O. Box 435
De Forest WI 53532-0435

Association Dues : These are payments made annually at the first of the year or quarterly throughout the year.
*Your Association will send you a notice in September with the amount to pay in the next year.
Southwest Association 

All monies will be processed through the Wisconsin Conference UCC

*Payable to:       
Southwest Association UCC
***Mail to:
Wisconsin Conference UCC
P.O. Box 435
De Forest WI 53532-0435

Association Dues : In November or December, your Association sends a letter addressed to the pastor. You must fill in the membership figure and multiply by the per capita amount to figure your dues for the following year.
* You should return a copy of this form with your payment to the Association Office. You may pay in one installment, quarterly, or monthly.

Northwest Association 

All monies will be processed through the Wisconsin Conference UCC

***Payable to:
Northwest Association UCC
***Mail to:
Wisconsin Conference UCC
P.O. Box 435
De Forest WI 53532-0435

Association Dues : In December, your Association sends you a letter with the amount you owe for the upcoming year. This amount is figured per member using the current yearbook numbers.
* You may pay either the entire amount in January or make payments throughout the year. The Association will send reminder notices in the fall for outstanding balances which are due by the end of December.

Minister’s Pension
* Invoiced quarterly as required employer dues

Pay to:
Pension Boards United Church of Christ
Mail to:
Pension Boards United Church of Christ
475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115 (800-642-6543)
Questions: 608-846-7880

Life and Disability Group Life
* Invoiced quarterly with the Minister’s Pension
* If you receive an invoice from the Pensions Boards which includes health and dental, please pay only the required employer dues, group life and life/disability to the Pension Boards.
* Send a copy of the invoice to the Conference for payment of health and dental insurance.

Pay to:
Pension Boards United Church of Christ
Mail to:
Pension Boards United Church of Christ
475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115 (800-642-6543)
Questions: 608-846-7880