Pulpit Supply
Taking Care of Congregations
Whether providing a well-deserved vacation for your pastor, or dealing with an empty pulpit for the foreseeable future, there are ministers and lay worship leaders willing to step in and care for congregations.
PULPIT SUPPLY RATES - 2025
The minimum financial payment for pulpit supplies is as follows:
$150 for one Sunday service with
$50 added for each additional service on Sunday morning;
$75 additional same-weekend services on Saturday evening or Sunday evening.
$150 for Special services, including Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, midweek services, etc.
$50 additional special service (i.e. Christmas Eve)
$75 for additional special services at a non-regular Sunday or non-Sunday worship time (Sunrise & 11:00, etc.).
PLUS the 2025 IRS allowance of 70 cents per mile for each round trip to the congregation(s) to supply.
The Synod Can Help
Congregation leaders may reach out directly to individual worship leaders to arrange supply for their congregation using our directory of available pastors, deacons, and lay worship leaders curated by the synod. This directory is password protected because it contains the contact information of individuals. To request access, email Pastor Peter Asplin at peter.asplin@swpasynod.org.
Please do not share the contact information of these individuals outside of your congregation. Any congregation within our synod may request their own access to this page.