A significant portion of direct spending pays employee salaries. On
average, each congregation employed 5 full-time employees and 6 part-time
employees, or a total of 11.76 employees. All congregations employed at least
1 full-time or 1 part-time employee; 5.6% employed 1 person; 35.6%
employed 2 to 5 people; 27.9% employed 6 to 10 people; and 30.8%
employed 11 or more people. Employees included clergy, administrators,
teachers, sextons/maintenance personnel, music directors, and program
staff.
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