Information for Congregations
Instructions, Forms, Applications, Grants, Payroll Forms, Policies, Templates
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RESOURCES
REPORTING FORMS
Annual Congregational Report to the Bishop (form to be posted in 2022; due within 30 days after your Annual Meeting)
Certificate of Delegates for 2021 (due July 15, 2021)
For All Clergy: Clergy Annual Report for 2020 (due March 18, 2021)
Lay Licensing Applications (new licensing period not yet open; licenses set to expire in 2019 extended until further notice)
For Clergy Only: Regional Confirmation Form (next date TBD)
INSTRUCTIONS
How to be a Digital Usher (video)
How to add your event to the diocesan web calendar using this form. (instruction video here)
EMPLOYMENT & PAYROLL FORMS
New Employee Enrollment/Employee Change Form: PDF version or Word document version
SUPPORT APPLICATIONS
2021 Budget Application for Diocesan Programs (2022 application was due July 16, 2021)
2021 Strategic Mission Support Application ("Aid to Congregations"; 2022 application not yet released)
GRANTS
Domestic Poverty and International Outreach Grants (2021 application not yet available)
MORE FORMS/TEMPLATES
Travel Reimbursement Form (2021 rate is $0.56 per mile; when the 2022 IRS rate is available, find it here)
Parish Administrators Collaborative (PAC) (visit page for building use, annual report, parish admin LOA, and assorted template samples)
POLICIES
Diocesan Safe Church Policy (Safe Church Online Training is undergoing changes. Stay tuned for more info!)
