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Request for Ordination or Installation Form - Downloadable

Download the form above and submit according to the directions.

OR fill out the form below and submit. Your information will be electronically submitted to the presbytery office.

Ordination and Installation Form

Request to be:
Name:
City:
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Time of service:
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PROPOSED PARTICIPANTS IN THE SERVICE

To preside and ask the constitutional questions to the minister (The Moderator of the Presbytery or someone designated by the Moderator):
To offer the Prayer of Installation (If the presiding officer is not to give it)::
To charge the minister (A minister member of the Presbytery):
To charge the congregation (A minister or elder in the Presbytery):
To read the Scripture lesson(s):
To preach the sermon:
Other Participants:
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Role
First Name
Last Name
 
At least two elders must be elected to the Administrative Commission and may be used in the service:
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First Name
Last Name
Church
City
 
If any of the above are not members of the Presbytery, list their names below along with their presbyteries, or the particular judicatory if they are from another denomination, and request that they be invited to participate in the service as indicated.
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First Name
Last Name
Presbytery/Judicatory
 

GUIDELINES FOR ORDINATION or INSTALLATION COMMISSIONS

- A Commission is to be composed of not fewer than five members, with not more than one of its elder commissioners from one of its constituent churches.
- A Commission is to be composed of ministers and elders in numbers as nearly equal as possible. If the Commission consists of an odd number of members, the additional member may be either an elder or a minister.
- As a courtesy, the Moderator of the Presbytery is ordinarily asked to be a member of the Commission and to act as Moderator of the Commission, asking the constitutional questions.
- If the Moderator of the Presbytery is not a member of the Commission, the Presbytery may elect one of the Commission members to serve as Moderator.
- The person to be ordained or installed may invite additional ministers or elders from the Presbytery and from other presbyteries or denominations to assist in the service. These persons may be seated as Corresponding Members of the Commission.
- If additional persons are invited to participate in leadership of the ordination or installation service, a majority of those taking part in the leadership must be members of the Commission.
- It is not absolutely necessary that every member of the Commission participate in the service, but a majority must participate, and it is a courtesy to give each member a part in the service.
Also to be noted: It is a practice of the presbytery to receive an offering at ordinations or installations of ministers, the receipts of which go into the Swan Fund. Currently, each inquirer or candidate of the presbytery receives a small gift each year to help with various educational expenses, and when special need arise, further assistance is provided.
Download the form above and submit according to the directions. OR fill out the form and submit. Your information will be electronically submitted to the presbytery office.