Session Forms and Documents
Session Manual of Administrative Operations (DOC)
Session Records
- Clerks Index Sheet (DOC) due March 20 to your reader
- Who Is My Reader? (PDF)
- Guidance for Clerks of Session (DOC)
Clerk of Session Training Materials
- Training session (recorded April 26, 2020)
- Handbook (PDF, 440 KB)
Sample Misconduct Policies
COM DEADLINE
Commission on Ministry (COM) committees meet on the first Thursday of each month. Submit covenant agreements and other forms to com@presbyteryofthejames.org by the last Thursday of the current month for review the next month.
Congregation Forms and Documents
Incorporation of POJ Churches
Incorporation Procedures and Considerations (PDF, 2 MB)
January 2021
Review this to understand which set below to use for a particular organization structure
Set 1: Churches with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 68 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 2: Churches with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 82 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 3: Churches Granted Exception with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 4: Churches Granted Exception with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 74 KB)