Labor Condition Application

I-200-25156-059231

Elder in Full Connection (Minister) at West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church

CertifiedH-1B
West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church filed this Labor Condition Application for Elder in Full Connection (Minister) in Kettering, OH. The case was certified by the Department of Labor. The offered wage is $50,086/yr against a prevailing wage of $50,086/yr. The occupation is Clergy.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Offered Wage

$50,086

per year

Filed offer: $50,086.00 per Year.

Prevailing Wage (annualized)

$50,086

Level II · per year

Filed prevailing wage: $50,086.00 per Year.

BLS Market Median

$59,160

Ohio · BLS 2025 · filed SOC 21-2011

Offered vs Prevailing

at prevailing

at or above prevailing

Offered vs BLS Median

-15%

below market

The offered wage is $9,074 below the BLS market median.

The employer self-reports a “prevailing wage” of $50,086/yr, but the BLS 2025 Ohio median for the filed occupation (21-2011) is $59,160/yr. The self-reported prevailing wage is $9,074 below the BLS median.

FILING PARTY

Employer

EmployerWest Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church
DBAWest Ohio Conference
FEIN31-4420544
NAICS813110
HQ AddressWorthington, OH 43085

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitleElder in Full Connection (Minister)
SOC Code21-2011
SOC TitleClergy
Workers1
Full-TimeYes

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

Address3440 Shroyer Rd
CityKettering
StateOH
ZIP45429
County39113

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

AttorneyCatherine Kang
Law FirmPorter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Employer ContactLinda Middelberg
TitleExecutive Assistant to the Bishop

SOURCE DATES

Timeline

Case Submitted2025-06-05
Decision Date2025-06-12
Employment Start2025-10-01
Employment End2028-09-30
Fiscal Year2025

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Questions about the data & methods

About this LCA record

What is case I-200-25156-059231?

I-200-25156-059231 is an H-1B labor condition application record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church, with case status "Certified".

What job is I-200-25156-059231 for?

The record lists the position as Elder in Full Connection (Minister), located in Kettering, OH, requesting 1 worker.

What wage does I-200-25156-059231 pay?

The wage on the record is $50,086 per year, as filed by West Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church. Compare it with the occupation's BLS median on this page.

What is an LCA?

A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-conditions form an employer files with the U.S. Department of Labor before an H-1B petition. It states the job, the offered wage, and the worksite, and carries four attestations: pay at least the required wage, working conditions that do not adversely affect U.S. peers, no strike or lockout at the worksite, and notice to U.S. workers. H-1B-dependent and willful-violator employers carry an extra non-displacement duty, with exemptions; it does not attach to every filing.

What does the case status mean?

Certified means the Department of Labor approved the application after a completeness review of the form; it is not a finding that every filed value is accurate. Denied means DOL rejected it. Withdrawn means the application was pulled. The status on this page is the one recorded in the DOL disclosure file.

Is an approved LCA the same as an approved visa?

No. The LCA is only the wage-certification step. The actual visa decision is made separately by USCIS on the H-1B petition. An approved LCA does not guarantee a visa.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: I-200-25156-059231; File: LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2025_Q3.csv
    Source details

    Case: I-200-25156-059231

    File: LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2025_Q3.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-11 23:28:29.714571+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Required wage and wage sources. 20 CFR 655.731(a)The required wage is the higher of the actual wage and prevailing wage. An independent market median is a comparison, not this legal test.Checked 2026-10-08.
  3. [3] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Labor Condition Application contents. 20 CFR 655.730(c): application fields; 655.730(d)(1)–(4): wage, working-condition, strike/lockout and notice attestationsChecked 2026-10-17.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits