All congregations should have received their updated PA State Exemption Certificate. If you have not, please contact Ellen at the Synod Office.

  • Financial Guides
  • Constitution Guide
  • Mission Support/Remittance
  • Call Process Help
  • Records Retention and Disbanding
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Financial Best Practices for Congregations in the ELCA
Internal Control Guide
Guide to Compensation, Responsibilities, and Benefits for Rostered Leaders of Word and Sacrament (PDF)

Guide to Compensation, Responsibilities, and Benefits for Rostered Leaders of Word and Service (Deacons)
2023 Compensation Guidlines
2019 Model Constitution for Congregations (Listed Below)

Mandated Reported Training

​Mandated Reporter Training information released by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

​Child Abuse Clearances and Background Checks

NWPA Synod, ELCA follows Pennsylvania State guidelines for all background checks and abuse clearances.  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provides information and links to all required clearances and background checks. 
​God might be calling God’s people to examine what has a claim on our attention. Where is our energy being drawn? – Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton
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