Applicants for Ministerial License
Regarding Applicants for Ministerial License:
All applicants for ministerial license (or upgrade) must preach an average of once a week (teaching Sunday
School classes does not meet this requirement) for the six month period prior to meeting the District Board. They must have
their pastor's approval to seek ministerial license. They must fulfill the
Reading Requirements
of the UPCI. They must fill out the appropriate license application (the process is described in the
next paragraph). They must take a written exam from their Sectional Presbyter, and at that time certify that they have
met the Reading Requirements of the UPCI. Finally, they must meet the District Board for the review of their application.
Ministerial License Application Procedure:
All applicants must obtain applications from their local pastor who in turn receives them from their Sectional
Presbyter. After filling out the application, the local pastor must check over the application carefully,
sign it, and give it to the Sectional Presbyter who must check over the application carefully and then send it to the
District Secretary-Treasurer. The District Secretary-Treasurer must receive all filled out and triple-checked applications
60 days prior to the Board Meeting. The results of the written
examination and the certification of meeting the Reading Requirements (which are described below the Board Meeting Schedule)
should be given to the District Secretary-Treasurer prior to the Board Meeting. The Board Meeting dates (and deadlines) are;
therefore, noted in the calendar below.
Board Meeting Schedule 2011:
| Date: |
Time: |
Deadline: |
Event: | Location: |
| May 5 |
10:00a |
March 5 |
at District Conference | Breckenridge, Colorado |
| June 14 |
9:00a |
April 15 |
at Campmeeting |
Douglas Co Fairgrounds, Castle Rock |
| November |
9:00a |
Sept TBD |
Fall Planning Session |
TBD |
TBD = Yet To Be Determined
Written Exam: (New Requirement)
Additionally, all applicants for ministerial license (or upgrade) will be required to take an examination
(a written test) from their Sectional Presbyter prior to meeting the District Board. Please speak to your Sectional
Presbyter to schedule a time to do this. You will also be required (at the time of taking the written exam)
to sign a form certifying that you have met all of the reading requirements. Please read the Ministerial Applicants'
Reading Requirements.