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Forms, Documents, & Report Deadlines

 

(These are listed in alphabetical order.)                                  

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Quick Links for Those Most Requested:

 
Alabama-West Florida Conference Forms Finder - Search for Forms and Documents
 
 
Download here the form "Request for Admission to the Ministry Candidacy Program."
(GBHEM.org) How do I begin the Candidacy process? Your first step is to write to the district superintendent (DS) including your statement of call and request admission to the candidacy process and assignment of a candidacy mentor. [Download the form here.] The DS and district committee will assign a candidacy mentor; the DS office will send you an email invitation, which includes instructions to log in, create a password, and enroll online in candidacy. For more information on the candidacy process, visit the Beginning Candidacy page of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.
 

Application for Full Elder

Application for Probationary Elder

Appointment of Deacon in Full Connection and Probationary Member in the Deacon Track

Appointment to an Extension Ministry (pdf)

Appointments of Alabama-West Florida Conference Clergy:

2011-2012 Clergy Appointments

2009-2010 Clergy Appointments

2008-2009 Clergy Appointments

2007-2008 Clergy Appointments

2006-2007 Clergy Appointments

Apportionments Form - See REMITTANCE FORM (Use to send funds to Conference.)

Audit - See FINANCIAL AUDIT

Background Checks:

Answers to FAQ about Background Checks - AWFC website

Background Checks for Safe Sanctuaries - AWFC website

See Also: Ministry Protection, Background Checks - PACT website

Background Checks for Ordained Ministry (not the same as the Safe Sanctuaries one)

Blue Lake Campaign Planning Booklet for local churches 

Book of Discipline 2008 - FREE search-and-read version

Brochure of Reports:

Brochure of Reports 2011 (pdf, 4.67 MB)
Brochure of Reports 2010 (pdf, 9.13 MB)
Brochure of Reports 2009 (pdf, 5.98 MB)
Brochure of Reports 2008 (pdf, 7.16 MB)
Brochure of Reports 2007 (pdf, 7.81 MB)
Brochure of Reports 2006 (pdf, 3.63 MB) 
 
Calendars (Blank Planning Calendar, Upcoming Events, Holiday Dates....)
 
 
Candidate Packets - See the Board of Ordained Ministry page at http://awfumc.org
 
Candidacy - Pensacola District Forms:
 
Candidacy Process - Users Manual for the Online Ministry Candidacy Process
 
 

Charge Conference Forms, Checklist, and Instructions (For FUND BALANCE REPORT see below.)

 
 
Church Revitalization Grant Application (MS Word-2008 revision) from the Conference Board of Church Development 
 
 
Clergy Directory - To order visit http://awfumc.org
 
Compensation Denominational Average / Appointment Service Percentage
2011 (from the AWF Conference Fiscal Office 9/28/10)
 
Compensation Report Forms for Pastors and Deacons 
 
Consultation Form - This is an Advisory Form. Click here.
 
Course of Study, Alabama 
 
 
Denman Award - Brochure, Clergy Nomination, Laity Nomination
 
 
Directory - See ALABAMA-WEST FLORIDA CONFERENCE OFFICES DIRECTORY
      To order the Conference Clergy Directory visit the current year's Annual Conference page.
      For the Pensacola District Directory e-mail us your request and we will e-mail you the link.
 
District Committee on Ministry Reports / Handbook        
 
 
Evaluations - Staff:  Sample "Employee Performance Review" form, courtesy of Trinity UMC-Opelika.
 
Financial Audit Report. There is no official form. Download Financial Audit Guide here.
 
Fund Balance Report - due in January, then send a copy with upcoming charge conference reports.
Download here:  PDF (765 KB) - MS Word (121 KB) - Excel (46 KB)
 
 
 
 

Journal of the AL-West FL Conference (Each edition is a big file, so please be patient when downloading.) 

Editions: Journal 2011 / Journal 2010 / Journal 2009 / Journal 2008 / Journal 2007

 
Loans and Scholarships (pdf revised July 2009)
 
Local Church Report to Annual Conference - Login here
 
 
Media Resource Catalog of the Alabama-West Florida Conference,  toll-free (888) 873-3127
 
 
Membership Audit - See CHARGE CONFERENCE FORMS
 
Membership Report - Unless notified otherwise, the QUARTERLY REPORT is no longer required
 
 
 
 
 
Our Amazing Connection
This is now called The Connection (2010). When AWFC updates this link for 2011, if this link no longer works, try a word search at the Conference website, www.awfumc.org. 
 
 
Profiles - Church, Community
Church Profiles and Community Profiles Available Via GBGM. Church Profiles and Community Profiles are quick overviews of church statistics and community demographics.  The U.M. Local Church Profile includes yearly membership, church school, and expense trends for the most recent 10 years.  The Community Profile includes population trends, income, length of residence, age distribution, and race/Hispanic data for the church's zip code. These reports can be obtained interactively online, with the first two being free.  Additional reports can be obtained for a modest fee by contacting the United Methodist Church Board of Global Ministries' Research Office. The profiles are made available in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF).  Click here to download a sample PDF file or visit here.
 
Remittance Form - revised January 2010 (Use to send funds to Conference.)
 
 
 
Scholarships and Loans (revised July 2009)
 
Statistical Report - Log-in here or look for the link at the GCFA.org website
 
Street Survival Guide (for Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties in Florida)
This is an excellent directory of organizations and services for folks that need help. It is a product of the EscaRosa Coalition on the Homeless and may be copied, printed, and distributed as widely as possible to assist any homeless or other person in need. EscaRosa asks only that it be distributed with credits and free of charge. The materials presented in the guide are for informational purposes only and do not represent endorsements of any agency or service. (Revised September 2010.)
 
 
Three Simple Rules  

The rules from Wesley, the founder of Methodism, are simple: "Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God"....

(UMNS 11/16/07) "In a world divided and filled with fear for what tomorrow may bring, comes a still, quiet voice saying 'God loves us all.'  Rueben P. Job, retired bishop of The United Methodist Church, uses John Wesley's three general rules to give Christians a blueprint for a faithful life in a new book, Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living, published by the United Methodist Publishing House.... >>>  This may also be purchased online at tremendous discount at such sites at Amazon.com, etc.

See also this pdf on it from http://www.justpeaceumc.org

Together in Missions (AWFC webpage with download)
 
 
 
Year-end Statistical Report - Log-in here or look for the link at the GCFA.org website
 

 

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