Online filing for the 2025 Parochial Report for all Episcopal Church congregations opened on Jan. 5, 2026 and will close on Mar. 1, 2026. Parishes will no longer have access to the online form after Mar. 1.
Filing Your 2025 Report
An email was sent to congregations from The Episcopal Church regarding the Parochial Report on Dec. 17, 2025 to all email addresses included in your last report. It includes your login name. Login info for the filing site remain unchanged year-to-year.
Below are important points to keep in mind.
Filing Dates and Deadlines
- Filing begins: Monday, January 5, 2026
- Canonical deadline: March 1, 2026. The site will close at 11:59 PM on March 1. After this time, congregations will lose access to the site.
Key Instructions
- Online Filing Only: All reports must be submitted online. While PDF forms are available for offline preparation, the data must be entered manually on the filing site.
- Integrated Instructions: The parochial report form will include inline help text for each section. This eliminates the need for separate instruction manuals, streamlining the reporting process.
Login Information
- DFMS Filing Site: https://reports.dfms.org/login
- Login credentials: remain unchanged year to year. Congregations needing assistance with their login credentials can contact us for support. Call 207-772-1953 ext. 132.
Additional resources such as video walkthroughs and a PDF worksheet to help guide the process can be found on the Forms and Instructions page on the General Convention website.
Data from the Parochial Report—the oldest, most continuous gathering of data by The Episcopal Church—touches every congregation throughout nine provinces. Together with other data, including that of the recorder of ordinations and the registrar of General Convention, it provides insight into the state of the church. By tradition and canon, the Parochial Report requirements are developed by the House of Deputies’ Committee on the State of the Church, using a form approved by the church’s Executive Council. View results from past Parochial Reports and find narrative analysis of the data on this page. Visit the “Study Your Neighborhood” page to explore trends for individual congregations and dioceses over the most recent years.
Using the Online Register App
The General Convention Office has collaborated with WorshipTimes to develop an online version of the service register book that automatically connects to the Parochial Report filing site. The online Register App is available here, as well as a video preview. You can enter your service information online following a worship service, and at the end of the year all the of the tracking and math of your worship services will already be in the Parochial Report database. You will also have the ability to access ongoing analysis and reports throughout the year. Questions about its use? Please reach out to the General Convention Office at [email protected]. They are available to help with this and answer other report questions, Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..