Lay Delegate Certificate: Council 2025
Complete this form by MARCH 28, 2025 to certify that the individual was appointed by the Governance Authority of your church as an authorized lay delegate to the General Council of The C&MA in Columbus, Ohio, for May 26-30, 2025.
Two lay delegates are allowed from each accredited church of The C&MA. If the voting membership (as reported in the most recent annual report of the church) is 150 or more, another lay delegate may be sent for each additional 100 voting members or fraction thereof. For example, if the voting membership of an accredited church is between 150 and 249, the church may send one additional lay delegate; if the voting membership is between 250 and 349, the church may send two additional lay delegates. The church shall appoint and certify lay delegates as specified in the local church bylaws (2024 Manual, p. A2-7, Section 6.2, A(3)).
All Lay Delegates must also register here for General Council