{"id":16613,"date":"2015-09-16T10:23:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T14:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nccumc.org\/treasurer\/?post_type=nccumc_faq&#038;p=16613"},"modified":"2022-06-10T09:22:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T13:22:55","slug":"healthinsuranceallowance","status":"publish","type":"nccumc_faq","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/treasurer\/faq\/healthinsuranceallowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Our church provides an allowance for our pastor or lay staff to buy their own health insurance.  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