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Presbytery Administrative Manual
PC(USA) Risk Management for Churches
Sample Corporate By-Laws from PC(USA)
PCUSA Sexual Misconduct Policy
PCUSA Youth Protection Policy
Bulletin Insert on 2026 Presbytery Mission Giving
TRANSMITTAL SLIPS FOR CHURCH TREASURERS
Serving as Clerk of Session
10 Things Ruling Elders Should Know
OGA Advice on electronic rolls and registers
Rules for Church Records
(Clerk’s Handbook 2022)
PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
*CHURCH RECORDS RETENTION RESOURCE INFORMATION*
Employment Guidance for Sessions and Session Personnel Committees
The Church Treasurer’s Manual
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“WHEN WE GATHER”
A Book of Prayers for Worship
(from Geneva Press)
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PC(USA) Form of Government Resources
Book of Order (PDF download) 2025-2027
Book of Confessions (PDF download)
A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)