The PDFs marked with an asterisk should be completed on a computer and then printed out. Some of the forms below are optional, so please refer to the instructions sent to each church for details. If you have questions about the forms, please contact your District office. We suggest downloading the forms to your computer, and then opening them with Adobe Acrobat Reader (see “Can’t find your downloads?” and “Mac user?” below for additional tips).

2019 SPRC/Charge Conference Forms Checklist (PDF)

Staff Parish Relations Committee and Clergy Forms

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• Pastor’s Appointment Preference Form (PDF*)
• SPRC Appointment Preference Form (PDF*)
• Compensation and Personnel Expenses (PDF*)
  – Clergy Compensation Form Instructions (PDF)
  – Housing Allowance Resolution (PDF*)
  – 2020 Minimum Clergy Compensation Schedule (PDF)
  – 2020 Health Insurance Premiums (Annual Costs) (PDF)
  – 2020 Health Insurance Premiums (Monthly Costs) (PDF)
  – Clergy Housing Policies and Standards (PDF)
  – Clergy Housing Handbook (PDF)
• Pastoral Ministry Review Form (MSWord)
• Deacon Ministry Review Form (MSWord)
• Report of Retired Clergy (PDF*) To be completed annually by all retired clergy not appointed.
• Retired Clergy Charge Conference Form (PDF*) To be completed by retired clergy upon declaring or changing a charge conference or to report address changes.

Charge Conference Forms and Reports (Due at Charge Conference)

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• Report of the Pastor to include membership report (PDF*) (¶247.15, 231)
• Annual Report of the Trustees (PDF*) (¶2550)
• Annual Report of the Finance Committee (PDF*) (¶258.4C)
• Lay Servant Annual Report (PDF*) (¶247.11, ¶268, ¶269)
• Lay Speaker Annual Report (PDF) (¶268.4.2)
• Certified Lay Minister Annual Report (PDF) (¶268.4.2)

Other Church Forms (Due Dates Vary)

• 2020 Local Church Officer Form (Submitted Online) – Due December 15, 2019
• 2020 Equitable Compensation Application (PDF*) – Due November 1, 2019
• Minutes of the Charge/Church Conference (PDF*) – Due December 31, 2019
• Fund Balance Report (Annual Audit – PDF*) – Due January 31, 2020
• Annual Accessibility Audit (PDF*) – Due January 31, 2020
• Report of Deacon (PDF) – Due Spring 2020

Additional forms and information from the General Council on Finance and Administration are available at www.gcfa.org/forms-and-resources.

For forms from the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry: www.gbhem.org/forms-library