Location & Contact

Presbytery of Northern Waters
5203 E. Second Street
Superior, WI 54880

Office: 715-394-6265
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Directions

From either direction:
Turn North (toward Lake Superior) at Breakwater restaurant;
Go one block to East 1st Street;
Turn right for two blocks;
Turn right again, go one block to Presbytery Office.

Presbytery Office Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9:00 - 1:00
Wednesday: 9:00 - 1:00
Thursday: 9:00 - 1:00
Friday: Closed

​The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the 2019 standard mileage rates. Beginning January 1, 2019, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
  • 58 cents per mile for ministry or business miles driven, up from 54.5 cents for 2018
  • 20 cents per mile driven for medical, up from 18 cents for 2018 
  • 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations, unchanged from 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act eliminated employee business expenses as an itemized deduction, effective for 2018 through 2025. Therefore, ministers may no longer take a deduction on their federal returns for unreimbursed employment-related use of their autos, light trucks or vans. 
When the church reimburses employees for ministry or business-related car expenses using the standard mileage allowance method for each ministry or business mile, the reimbursement is tax-free if the minister substantiates the time, place, mileage and purpose of the employment-connected ministry or business travel. 
The accountable reimbursement policy should include the following, but not limited to: office supplies, religious material, subscriptions and paperbacks, meals, entertainment, seminars, dues and memberships, library, educational expenses, camps, legal and professional services, gifts, auto, travel, etc. Any expenses incurred on behalf of the ministry to the church will qualify as tax-free reimbursement.