Presbytery of Ohio Valley

Documents and Forms to Download

If you have difficulty downloading any of the documents, contact the Stated Clerk or the Presbytery office to have them sent to you by email or (worst case scenario) by post.

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Presbytery

Congregation Leadership

Clerks

Ministers

Commissioned Lay Pastors

Presbytery

POV By-Laws and Manual of Operations (2/2007 Edition)

The Stated Clerk is in the process of collected various policies and adding them to the BMO. Please check back regularly for updates.

Presbytery's Sexual Misconduct Policy

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Congregations

Annual Congregation Mission & Ministry Evaluation

based on the Book of Order

PC(USA) Standards for Ethical Conduct

Creating Safe Churches: PC(USA) Resource on Sexual Misconduct (includes national policy, definitions, statements, reporting procedures, and a restorative and healing process)

Presbytery's Sexual Misconduct Policy

Officer Training Test & Cases for Group Study

Formula of Agreement Orderly Exchange of Ministers Policy & Procedures for the Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, Reformed Church in America, and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

GAC Mission Policy Guide - The Mission Policy Guide contains brief descriptions of major actions of the general assemblies from 1973 through the current year. It is intended to assist persons doing research, on current topics before the church or on past actions of the General Assembly, by directing them to the appropriate General Assembly Minutes which will provide them with the full and official action of the assemblies.

Mission Policy Guide

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Clerks of Session

Handbook for Clerks of Session

Annual Check List of Clerk Responsibilities and Duties

Robyn's Clerk of Session Annual Checklist

(Good guide to help 'ya get organized)

Sample Articles of Incorporation & By-Laws for Presbyterian Congregations

(Good for the session to review annually)

Indiana Tips on Creating Non-for-Profits

PC(U.S.A.) Parliamentary Procedures

Robert's Rules Basics

Robert's Rules Cue Cards

FORMS

Church Information Form

2006 Session Minutes and Record Worksheet

Indiana Secretary of State (Incorporation Forms)

Indiana Business Entity Report 48725
Report filed annually by non-profit entities (i.e. Churches)

Form to Request Licensure of an Elder to Celebrate Holy Communion for a particular congregation in the Absence of a Minister of Word & Sacrament

Information on Archives

All judicatories of the Presbyterian Church are required to deposit their records and minutes regularly at an approved temporary site or at the national archives in Philadelphia. For more information, contact:

The Presbyterian Historical Society

425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia PA 19147-1516
Telephone (215) 627-1852
Fax (215) 627-0509
http://www.history.pcusa.org

Hanover College Library's Archives (Approved by POV for temporary deposit)

Agnes Brown Duggan Library, Hanover College,

PO Box 287, Hanover IN 47243

812-866-7165

Doug Denne
Archivist and Curator of Rare Books
812-866-7182

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Ministers of Word & Sacrament

POV Order for Ordinations and Installations for MWS

FORMS

Personal Data Update Report

Annual Ministry Report

Annual Compensation Report

Continuing Education Report

Form to Request Licensure of an Elder to Celebrate Holy Communion for a particular congregation in the Absence of a Minister of Word & Sacrament

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Commissioned Lay Pastors

If you have questions about the Lay Academy or being a Commissioned Lay Pastor in the Presbytery of Ohio Valley, contact Mary McClellan, CLPC Co-Moderator, at 812.336.5742 or through this websites Contact Us page.