Sacred Places Fall 2016 | Page 9

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. 9