The Stated Clerk is the presbytery’s ecclesiastical administrator. The office relates to Sessions, Synod, and General Assembly. The Clerk serves as the presbytery’s secretary and parliamentarian. The Clerk also serves as a polity resource to Clerks of Session, Moderators, and the constitutional committees of presbytery. Annual reviews of congregation’s minutes, rolls and registers are required by the Book of Order and are coordinated by the Clerk’s Office.
Rev. Ed Johnson, Stated Clerk
For Clerks of Session
The following forms are intended to assist Clerks and Sessions in the functions of congregational life and business.
- Clerk of Session Manual 2024
- Sessional Records Review Guidelines
- Report of Review of Sessional Records
- Pastoral Call Forms
- Appendix for Handbook for Clerks of Session
- Sale & Lease of Church Property
- Book of Order 2025-2027 (Interactive Version)
- Book of Confessions (PDF)
- Overview & Theology of Minimum Terms of Compensation
Policy Models for Congregations
The following documents are designed to assist sessions in creating their own manuals and policies. Each congregation needs a Sexual Misconduct Policy and a Child Protection Policy (Book of Order G-3.0106) as well as an Anti-Racism and Anti-Harassment policies.
More information from the PCUSA on creating safe ministries can be found here.