Treasurer's Guide for Payments

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 Service
  
  These 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 or e-mail Vicki Graff
  
  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 or e-mail Vicki Graff 

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 or e-mail Vicki Graff

Southeast Association
PO Box 230 Sussex, WI 53089 (414-771-8569) 

***Important change*** effective September 2010
All monies will be processed through the Wisconsin Conference UCC

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

Letter from The Rev. Dr. Karen Elizabeth King regarding this change

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.