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To a degree, petitioner was allowed to set his own schedule.
Generally, petitioner was not required to be in the church during
specific hours. Petitioner, however, was required to follow the
guidelines set forth in the Discipline as to the doctrine
petitioner preached and as to the many duties petitioner
performed. Although petitioner was allowed to select specific
topics for weekly sermons, petitioner was required to preach the
theology of the United Methodist Church.
The majority of petitioner's duties were performed in the
church or in an office provided to him, although some duties were
performed in a house that was provided by the church to
petitioners as a parsonage.
During the first 5 months of 1990, as senior pastor in
Hurst, Texas, petitioner received $25,000 in cash compensation
from the church in Hurst, and petitioners received the parsonage
in which petitioner and his family resided. Petitioner
designated $2,167 of the $25,000 in cash compensation as relating
to utility and other household expenses of the parsonage.
From June 1990 through 1991, petitioner was appointed and
served as district superintendent for the Waco District of the
Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church (the
Conference).
As district superintendent in Waco, petitioner supervised
56 local Methodist churches and more than 40 pastors, made
periodic reports to the supervising Methodist bishop, attended
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