Independent Contractor Agreement
1. Independent
Contractor Agreement. This agreement
is for contract pastoral services between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
Burns Flat, Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as church) and (hereafter
referred to as contractor). This is not an employment contract and
thereby does not require standard employee benefits. The church may conduct recurring background
checks on the contractor at the church’s expense.
2. Scope and
services contracted. Contractor will
provide general pastoral services to include preaching, teaching, counseling,
planning, moderating the session, and other such duties as typically are
included in pastoring a congregation. The
contractor is permitted and expected to participate in the connectional duties
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and local church bodies of other
denominations to the extent possible.
Such duties include participating in Presbyterial meetings, serving on
various boards and agencies within the denomination, working in and with the
Ministerial Alliance, and other such connectional meetings and duties as may
from time to time be appropriate.
The contractor will provide Sunday services and be present for Wednesday gatherings/services/classes. The church is responsible for filling the
pulpit or assuming other duties for Sundays and Wednesdays other than those
contracted. The contractor will be available for planning, meeting, counseling,
teaching, community outreach, and other activities normally associated with a
pastor for hours each
year.
The contractor will perform pastoral duties in a manner and
by the means as contractor determines best with the concurrence of the church.
3. Consideration
and payment. The church will pay the
contractor a fee of $ each month for the services listed above. Ministry expenses belong solely to the
contractor unless he is sent out of the local area or incurs expense beyond the
customary and usual range. In those
cases, the directing party is responsible for expense. That may or may not be the church. The church will provide consideration for
pulpit supplies on Sundays for which the contractor is not scheduled.
Absent termination, the church will remit the monthly payment
no later than the 4th Sunday of each month.
4. Effective dates
of performance. This contract is
effective and is for a period of months unless otherwise terminated.
5. Changes and
termination. Either party may
terminate this contract at any time for cause.
Liquidated damages for such termination are limited to the full month of
contract performance in which the termination date was effective plus one
month’s contractor fee.
Either party may terminate this contract with a 30-day
written notice. Such notice must be
delivered by service to: Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Box 8, Burns Flat, Oklahoma 73624 or in person to the
church’s designated representative or in person to the contractor.
Any changes to this contract must be in writing and signed
by both parties to be effective.
6. Complete
Agreement. This is a basic contract
between the church and the independent contractor. It is written and intended to be executed as
a complete agreement. No single part
constitutes a contract within itself.
For the church: For
the contractor:
