Congregations
Bylaws
- Bylaws in the Companion to the Constitution
- Bylaws in the Legal Resource Manual
- Bylaws from the Presbytery of the Western Reserve(PDF)
Disaster Relief
Dissolution or Merger of Congregations
- Presbytery of Western North Carolina(PDF)
- Procedure for Merger of Churches(PDF) – Presbytery of Northern New England
- Policy for Providing Exceptional Care, Communication, and Guidance to Congregations discerning their relationship to the Presbyterian Church (USA)(PDF)
- Church Dissolution from the Presbytery of Kiskiminetas
- Covenant of Federation from Miami Presbytery(PDF)
- Guidelines for Presbytery's Trustees When a Local Congregation Closed from Great Rivers Presbytery(PDF)
- Merger from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Presbytery Resolution for Merger from East Iowa Presbytery(PDF)
- Process for Evaluating Yoked Churches Sharing Pastor from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
New Church Development
Resources
- Office of Research Services
- Pastoral Vacancy Guidelines and Resources from Philadelphia Presbytery
- The Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace
- Less Than Critical mass Consultation Process by Kiskiminetas Presbytery(PDF)
- Minister anniversary certificate (Word)
- Faithful Listening: A Discernment Process for Congregations(PDF)
- Suggestions for Doing a Small Church Self-Study(PDF)
Sessions
- Sessions seeking permission to sell, purchase, encumber or lease real property from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- What size should a session be created from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
Transformation
- Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development
- Position Description for Hispanic Pastors from Foothills Presbytery(PDF)
- Transformation Guidelines from Foothills Presbytery(PDF)
Women's Advocacy
- Inclusive Language