ELKHART, Ind. — The Mennonite Church (USA), facing bleak budget numbers along with many mainline Protestant churches, will reduce its staff by 10 percent and trim expenses by $150,000 to meet an expected decrease in income in 2004.
The church is projecting a drop of $30,000 in income from local church conferences next year.
In addition, the church’s executive board is planning on the discontinuation of $250,000 in start-up funds from church agencies after a 2001 merger.
The 118,000-member church was created in 2001 by the merger of the Mennonite Church and General Conference Mennonite Church.
Employees who will lose their jobs will receive two- or three-month severance packages, depending on their experience.
The job cuts will be effective Feb. 1, 2004. Miscellaneous expenses will also be pared back.
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