? for Pastors and Ministers
 

When as a pastor/minister you officate at a wedding or funeral is it a custom to pay an honorium or fee?

OR do you have a set fee for these services?

And IF the person no longer goes to your church and say they wanted you to do a family members funeral would you charge the same thing as a member IF you do indeed charge.

Also, assuming there is a fee or honorium what would be the average fee that would be approriate?

Since my nephews have their mothers funeral today I got to thinking about this and would like to be prepared in the event I would need to know.

I believe a man is worthy of his hire, so please don't look as this as trying to find fault, because that is NOT what this is about.

I would like to do what is considered right. :)

Thanks for responding.

Also, might be interesting to see if the different areas of the states or the same or different.

Sister, I cannot imagine a man of God "charging" a saint of God for conducting a wedding or funeral. This is what I do, it's who I am. That being said, many people are kind and considerate and choose to bless their pastor with a monetary gift for performing such a service.

I have only done three weddings but I did not have a set fee, none of these were church folks ,but they all kind in giving me an offering.
Folks ask me what do I charge? I just tell them I don't charge anything.

Some questions.

Was the funeral at the church where the minister pastor's?

Did the minister have to drive a 100 miles for the service?

Does the minister work on a public job and would have to take off for the service?

Sometimes the funeral home puts the "minister's fee" on the funeral bill and passes it on to the family.

I always charged a set fee of $1000.00 dollars.

I notice you said "charged" as in past tense. I would gather that is why you don't perform them any longer........:sos

But does he pass it on to the minister?

Do you take that in installments?

I have never charged for either however if a pastor did hold down a secular job and had to take off it would be nice to make up for the loss. I just have never charged. I have preached many funerals of folks not in the church but I do NOT do wedding for folks not in the church period.

I agree.

What do you think would be a fair amount?