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Pastoral Relations

Pastoral relations policies govern search, selection, calls, and appointments between ministers and United Church of Canada communities of faith.

For more info, visit: United Church of Canada – Pastoral Relations

2026 Minimum Salaries & Reimbursements for Ministry Personnel

The 2026 Minimum Salaries & Reimbursements for Ministry Personnel (Pastoral Relations system), which reflects the Annual Economic Adjustments, is now live on these pages:

Pastoral Relations Liaisons in the East Central Ontario Regional Council (ECORC)

We have several liaisons appointed through out the region who assist congregations, but we can always use more. Please contact Steve Coles or Rev. Susan Garrod-Shuster if you are interested in assisting the region with this work.

While the Pastoral Relations Liaison is the direct replacement of the Presbytery Rep. on JNAC and Search committees, the process has changed. The Pastoral Relations Liaison is a resource for the Governing Bodies of Communities of Faith, as they live into the new processes that have replaced the JNAC and Search process. Liaisons will be deployed where the discussion in Pastoral Charges turns to changing terms of calls and appointments before Regional Council approval can be granted.

The Pastoral Relations Profiles, on the new ChurchHub, an internet-based platform, is the new system for assessment and search. Some of these profiles are to become an annual process of self-assessment in all of our churches. Other Profiles will be drawn from the regular work of the Community of Faith. Finally, some Profiles will be produced in times of search. Pastoral Relations Liaisons will help in drawing all of these Profiles together and posting them on the ChurchHub.

Pastoral Relations Liaisons should be requested through:

Reverend Susan Garrod-Schuster
Interim Pastoral Relations Minister
Phone: 1-365-400-1210
Email: sgarrod-schuster@united-church.ca

Or Steve Coles, Speaker of the Council of Elders at coles.coles@sympatico.ca