Church Conference Forms
Please use the links here to access church conference forms, the Church Dashboard instructions, and our NYAC Church Conference Leadership Report Dashboard. Direct links to these resources are also accessible on the right of this page.
Local Church Preparation for Annual Church (Charge) Conferences
Please complete the forms below and return them to the district office prior to your church's charge conference date, so that your district superintendent can review them before the charge conference. Submission of forms via email is preferred. Please contact your district office for specific timelines.
These forms are separated by the committee that is responsible for completing them. If you have questions, please contact your district office.
Note: Click on the form title to access each form. For fillable pdfs - when you click the link below, the pdf may open in a browser window instead of downloading. If that happens, right click on the document and save the pdf to your computer. Fill in the information in, then save the pdf and it will capture your input, making the file emailable.
Clergy Forms
- Report of the Pastor
- Clergy Profile
- Leadership Report - please login to the Church Dashboard to submit your Leadership Report (this information comes from the nominations report assembled by the Nominating Committee/Pastor).
- Annual Report of Clergy in Retired Connection (¶358.5),Retired Clergy Residing outside the Bounds of the Conference (¶358.5),Clergy on Voluntary Leave of Absence: Family and Transitional (¶354.8) (pdf file)
- Annual Report of Clergy Member on Leave of Absence (pdf file)
- 2017 Annual Report of the Deacon in Provisional or Full Membership (Word document)
For more information about changes to conference relationships, please see the Board of Ordained Ministry page, by clicking here.
Note: Extension Ministry and Deacon ABLC reports are now collected electronically via email invitation. For questions about reporting, please contact Ric Hanse for Extension Ministries (richard.hanse@nyac-umc.com) or Doris Dalton (ddalton@nyac.com) for Deacon ABLCs.
Staff/Parish Relations Forms
- Clergy Compensation Form - fillable PDF version
- Minimum Salary Schedule 2023 (included in the 2022 report of the Commission on Equitable Compensation) (pdf file)
- Annual Parsonage Review Form (Word document)
- Parsonage Standards of the New York Annual Conference (pdf file)
- Clergy Housing Handbook: Parsonages. Suggested guidelines and a view of parsonage life from an “operational,” best practices, well-being and to promote well-being, healthy pastor-parish relations, and stewardship perspectives. Click here
The following forms are confidential and should NOT be included in a charge conference booklet/packet. They should be included only in the charge conference packet that is given to the DS.
- Church Evaluation and Profile: SPRC Document 1 - Fillable PDF version / Word version
- Appointment Review Form: SPRC Document 2 - Fillable PDF version / Word version
Finance Committee Forms
- Annual Report of the Committee on Finance
- Fund Balance Report (can't be completed until January; 2021 Report can be included) - PDF version / Word version The 2022 report should be completed and submitted by March 1, 2023.
- Fund Balance Report instructions
- Local Church Audit (if the church's fiscal year is Jan-Dec, the audit for the previous calendar year must be provided - please click the link for instructions and also see the Local Church Audit Guide)
Trustees Forms
- Annual Report of the Trustees
- Annual Parsonage Review Form (Word version) is to be completed by trustees with SPR Committee. Both need to sign the completed document.
- Parsonage Standards of the New York Annual Conference (pdf file)
- Annual Church Accessibility Audit (with Accessibility Committee if one exists) - PDF version / Word version
- Local Church Accessibility Survey pdf file
Lay Servants/Speakers/Certified Lay Ministers Forms
- Certified Lay Servant Annual Report to the Charge Conference
- Lay Speaker Annual Report to the Charge Conference
- Certified Lay Minister Annual Report to the Charge Conference