Conference-Wide Bible in a Year Reading
The Northern Illinois Conference Committee on Discipleship and Spiritual Formation is launching a conference-wide initiative for 2026 inviting individuals and congregations to read the e…
Starting July 1, 2024, a new labor law from the U.S. Department of Labor raised the wage threshold for overtime exemption, which might affect your ministry. This and other considerations may affect whether you can categorize lay staff as exempt or nonexempt.
Join Caitlin Congdon as she shares information regarding the changes in the Fair Labor Act and how it affects the local churches.
Questions? Contact Elaine Moy, NIC treasurer and director of administrative services.
Training provided by the General Council on Finance and Administration for the Northern Illinois and Wisconsin Conferences.
More information regarding the Fair Labor Act updates:
Caitlin Congdon
Caitlin Congdon is the chief officer of human resources and professional development for the United Methodist General Council on Finance and Administration. In this role, she is responsible for managing the human resources functions that support GCFA and the United Methodist general agencies, such as compensation, benefits, policy development, employee relations, and professional development. Caitlin also works with our United Methodist constituents in recruiting, organizational assessments, and compensation management.
Caitlin holds a master's degree in industrial/ organizational psychology and has more than 13 years of experience in progressive human resources as well as training and development. During her tenure at GCFA, she has significantly grown the shared services human resources offerings.
When she is not at work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, three children, two dogs, and two pigs. She is a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church and currently attends McKendree United Methodist Church in downtown Nashville.
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