Church caretaker

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Church keeper (also church keeper and church provost ) is a term used in Christian churches for a person who often provides extensive support to those responsible for managing the assets of a parish or church foundation . Earlier names were saints nurses, God caretaker or church carers and, particularly in Southern Germany and Austria, church pastor . In the Roman Catholic area , the term rendant is also common regionally .

In the Catholic Church in some dioceses the church caretaker is a member of the church administration ; he supports the church administration board (pastor or parish administrator). In the Bavarian dioceses, he is usually elected from among the church administration. In the Evangelical Lutheran Churches , the church curator can be a member of the church council, but does not have to be, but supports him as a responsible body.

tasks

Measures decided by the church administration are carried out by the board or by the church caretaker. The church caretaker is responsible in particular for budget, cash and accounting, which is usually organized according to the principles of cameralistics . This includes, in particular, the preparation of a budget and the annual financial statements . In consultation with the board of directors, personnel matters as well as the preservation and administration of church art treasures and real estate are also part of his duties.

Regulation in the Evangelical Church in Württemberg

The following regulation exists in the Evangelical Church in Württemberg : The church carer is initially elected by the parish council for a period of 3 years. An electoral term of 8 years then applies to re-elections. The church caretaker is officially a member of the parish council with full voting rights - on the other hand, according to the parish regulations, he is subordinate to the parish council and is bound by its resolutions. The main tasks of the caretaker are the cash, budget and accounting of a church community (budget, processing of income and expenses, bookings) as well as important tasks in the construction and personnel area. It is an employment relationship with the respective parish usually as a part-time employee, in larger parishes as a full-time employee. The remuneration is based on the church employment regulations. The abundance of tasks and the limited remuneration options often lead to partial areas being taken on on a voluntary basis. In individual cases and in full-time positions there are also civil servant positions. The part-time church carers are supported by specialists from the church administrative offices in the respective church district.

Regulation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria , at the beginning of its respective (6-year) term of office , the church council appoints a parish member who belongs to the church council or can be elected as a church caretaker for the budget, cash and accounting of his community. (Reasons for exclusion are in particular a full-time or part-time employment relationship with the parish or relatives with the chairman of the church council.) The church carer ensures that the budget is adhered to, all income is collected in good time and in full and the expenses due are within the scope of the approved Funds are made. The church caretaker performs his or her service on a voluntary basis; an appropriate allowance for expenses can be granted. The church caretaker is subject to the instructions of the church council; its chairman has direct supervision. Members of another parish can also be appointed as church caretaker or the tasks of the administrative office or the parish office can be assigned.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Enno Bünz : "Let the church in the village [...]". Forms of communication in the late medieval lower church system. In: Werner Rösener (Ed.): Communication in rural society from the Middle Ages to modern times. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000 (= publications of the Max Planck Institute for History. Volume 156), ISBN 3-525-35472-X , pp. 77–168, here: p. 161.
  2. ^ Franz Grass: Parish and congregation in the mirror of the wisdom of Tyrol. Innsbruck: Tyrolia 1950, pp. 122-131.
  3. ↑ https://www.erzbistum-muenchen.de/cms-media/media-21510820.pdf Article 14
  4. ^ Parish regulations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, III. The church council , 4. The church carer , § 53 Office of the church carer and § 54 Position and liability of the church carer (validity period from January 1, 2011).