Interested Judicatories are most welcome to apply for membership in the New York State Council of Churches.  Please print this form, fill it out, and mail it to New York State Council of Churches, 1580 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12205.


New York State Council of Churches
Application for Membership

___________________________________________ hereby applies for membership in the New York State Council of Churches, known as NYSCC.  We are an ecclesiastical unit (example: conference, diocese, district, presbytery, synod, area, region) of a Christian denomination within the State of New York.  

We endorse the constitution of the NYSCC, including its preamble and purpose.  

We agree to designate a representative to serve on the Collegium.  Normally this is the Bishop or chief executive.  

We agree to provide persons to serve on the Committees and Commissions of the NYSCC.  

We agree to contribute a fair share toward the financial support of the NYSCC.

We have enclosed descriptive information about ourselves as an ecclesiastical unit to let you know more about who we are.  If requested, we agree to meet with the Membership Committee to discuss our application and the work of the NYSCC.

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                                                        applying officer (name and title)

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                                                        location

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                                                        city, state, zip code

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                                                        phone number and email address

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                                                        date of application