Policies of Lehigh Presbytery
BY LAWS, STANDING RULES, STAFF PERSONNEL
- Lehigh Presbytery By Laws– approved 11/19/2019
- Lehigh Presbytery Personnel Policy – approved October 13, 2021
PRESBYTERY MEETINGS
- Guidelines for Lehigh Presbytery Meetings and Worship
- Lehigh Presbytery Highlights for Host Churches from “Guidelines for Lehigh Presbytery Meetings & Worship”
- Lehigh Presbytery Stated Meeting Sidebars
PASTORAL & CHURCH
- Lehigh Presbytery Pastors Personnel Policy
- Exception G-2.0504c BOO – calling temp sup 6 25 2013
- Lehigh Presbytery Dismissal Policy – as amended 6/28/2016
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Dissolution of Pastoral Relationships Policy – adopted 5/21/2019
- Severance Policy of Lehigh Presbytery – adopted 5/21/2019
- CREOC – Commissioned Ruling Elder Oversight Committee
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder Info and FAQ’s
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder policy -CPM-COM-approved 9.21.2019
- CRE Application
- CRE Session Endorsement Form
Forms
REMITTANCE FORMS, MISSION PLEDGE FORM
SESSION MINUTE READING, NEW CLERK FORM
CALL FORMS, CONTRACTS, AND VALIDATED MINISTRY FORMS
- Interim Pastor Contract Template
- Temporary Supply Contract Template
- Pulpit Supply Contract Template
- Validated Ministry Annual Report Form– for ministers on the other roll
- Terms of Call Form 2022 – FILLABLE – for ministers in a called position
- Pastoral Call Form – 2021 – for new calls
MINIMUM TERMS OF CALL, HONORARIA, PULPIT SUPPLY LIST
- 2022 Minimum Terms of Call
- 2022 Honoraria for pulpit supply & moderating
- 2022 Pulpit Supply List – Lehigh Presbytery
Grants, Loans – Presbytery-Synod-PCUSA
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- Synod of the Trinity Grants – Innovation Grants, Mission Travel Grant, Partnership Grant, Peacemaking Grant, Student Study Grant
Sample Policies
- Child Protection Policy for Churches – Sample from Safe Church
- Child & Youth Protection Policy for smaller churches – Sample