Documents

Forms and Documents

Click on the document name to see the document as a PDF, Word, etc.

Clerks of Session

Manual for Clerks of Session
Other Clerk Information
2020 Congregational Minutes Review Checklist – Word or PDF
2019 Congregational Minutes Review Checklist – Word or PDF
Clerks of Session Training Request Form
- Request time with the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan to be trained on how to be a clerk for your church’s session by filling out this form.

Pulpit Supply

Annual Reporting

2019 Terms of Call Report – online form
2019 Terms of Call Report – PDF form
2020 Terms of Call Report – Pending
Board of Pensions link
Statistical Report link
Session Member Add and/or Delete for Communications
Member-at-Large report form
Parish Associate Report form
Interim/Stated Pastor Report
Designated Pastor Report
Validated Ministry Report
Commissioned Ruling Elder Report
COM Liaison Report form – fillable PDF
COM Liaison Online Report Form
Declaration of Intent to Support the Mission of the PCUSA – PDF Form
2018 Congregation Minutes Review Check List _(PDF)
2018 Congregation Minutes Review Check List _(DOC)
2019 Celebration of Saints Form – Online
2019 Celebration of Saints Form – PDF Form

Finance and Stewardship

Scholarship and Grant Information

Presbytery of Lake Michigan
- Camping Scholarship Application
- Youth Ministries Scholarship Application
- Congregational/ Worshipping Communities Scholarship Application
- General Grants Application
- Scholarships Application

Other Organizations
- Self Development of People – Word File
- Synod of the Covenant Grants
- 1001 Worshiping Communities
- Mission Program Grants
- Lily Endowment – Sabbaticals

Pastoral Transitions

Policies and Policy Models

Presbytery Operations

Reimbursement Voucher-PDF
Mileage Log – Word
Directory Update form
Presbytery Organizational Structure and Leadership Team Structure

223rd General Assembly - Day Six June 22, 2018
The Assembly acted on a lot of important matters today. Heard from ecumenical and interfaith partners (Jewish), received reports and approved a guiding statement which will help brand the PCUSA---Prayerful, Courageous, United, Serving, Alive. Approved the Way Forward recommendations. Acted to fund new initiatives for addressing the genesis root causes of the exodus of refugees […]
223rd General Assembly - Day Five - Ecumenical Worship - Plenary Begins June 21, 2018
Denise Anderson, who just completed a two year term as the 222nd GA co-moderator, fueled the justice fire burning in my heart this morning in her sermon/proclamation/address at the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Breakfast. It was video taped. Look for it to be posted at their website soon. Powerful preaching! http://www.presbypeacefellowship.org/ga223#.WyrvShJKg_U A young mother herself, she called […]
223rd General Assembly - Day Four June 20, 2018
Today was the second day of committee work, but the power was at the Bible Study which began the day, and the Public Witness on the streets of St. Louis and on the steps of the St. Louis Court house in the heat of the afternoon.New Testament scholar Raj Nadella, professor of New Testament at […]