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Ministerial Authorization & Local Church
Please include details of your current authorization for ministry, vocational engagement, and Local Church membership
The NCNC-UCC Local Church in which I hold my membership is
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--- CHOOSE LOCAL CHURCH ---
Alameda - First Congregational Church of Alameda
Alturas - Federated UCC
Angels Camp - Union Congregational UCC
Auburn - First Congregational Church UCC
Belmont - Congregational UCC
Benicia - Community Congregational Church UCC
Berkeley - Berkeley Chinese Community Church
Berkeley - First Congregational UCC
Berkeley - Grace North Church
Campbell - Congregational Church of Campbell UCC
Carmel - Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula
Castro Valley - Broadmoor Community UCC
Cedarville - Surprise Valley Community Church UCC
Clarksburg - Clarksburg Community Church UCC
Cloverdale - United Church of Cloverdale
Clovis - United Japanese Christian Church
Daly City - First Cong Christian Ch of Amer Samoa UCC
Daly City - Samoan Congregational Church of Jesus Christ
Danville - Danville Congregational Church
El Cerrito - The Good Table UCC
El Cerrito - Sycamore Congregational UCC
Elk Grove - Elk Grove Congregational Church UCC
Elk Grove - Sacramento Marshallese Ministry UCC
Eureka - United Congregational Christian Church
Fairfax - Fairfax Community Church UCC
Foster City - Island United Church
Fremont - Filipino American UCC
Fremont - Niles Discovery Church
Fremont - United Church of Christ Fremont
Fresno - Community UCC
Fresno - First Congregational Church
Guerneville - Community UCC
Hayward - Eden UCC
Hayward - Satauro o le Ola
Hayward - United Church of Hayward, UCC
Kensington - Arlington Community UCC
Kenwood - First Congregational Church of Los Guilicos
La Selva Beach - Community Church
Lemoore - La'au O Le Ola Congregational Christian Church of Samoa
Lodi - United Congregational Christian Church
Loomis - Loomis Basin Congregational UCC
Los Altos - Foothills Congregational UCC
Los Gatos - Skyland Community UCC
Marina - Ola Fou-New Life
Marina - Penina Ole Ola
Martinez - First Congregational Church UCC
Mill Valley - Community Church UCC
Modesto - College Avenue United Church of Christ
Murphys - First Congregational United Church of Christ
North Fork - Grace Community UCC
Oakland - Bayview Samoan CCCAS UCC
Oakland - City of Refuge UCC
Oakland - Faith Community Church UCC
Oakland - First Congregational Church of Oakland UCC
Oakland - First Samoan Congregational UCC in Oakland/Alameda
Oakland - Ministerio Latino
Oakland - Plymouth UCC
Oakland - Skyline Community Church UCC
Olympic Valley - Squaw Valley Chapel UCC
Orinda - Community UCC
Oroville - First Congregational UCC
Palo Alto - First Congregational Church of Palo Alto UCC
Pescadero - Pescadero Community UCC
Petaluma - United Church of Christ
Pittsburg - Community Presbyterian Church UCC
Pittsburg - First Congregational UCC
Pleasant Hill - Hillcrest Congregational UCC
Portola Valley - Ladera Community Church
Redding - Pilgrim Congregational UCC
Redwood City - First Congregational Church
Reno - First Congregational UCC
Ripon - First Congregational Church
Sacramento - Christian Cathedral UCC
Sacramento - Parkside Community UCC
Sacramento - Pioneer Congregational UCC
Sacramento - Sierra Vista Community Church UCC PCUSA
San Bruno - First Filipino/American UCC
San Bruno - Saint John's Church of San Bruno
San Carlos - Community UCC
San Carlos - Kalavaria Reformed CCCSA UCC
San Francisco - Chinese Congregational UCC
San Francisco - First Congregational Church
San Francisco - First Samoan Congregational UCC
San Francisco - Pilgrim Community UCC
San Francisco - Saint John's UCC
San Jose - Congregational Church of Almaden Valley UCC
San Jose - Cosmopolitan Evangelical UCC
San Jose - Epenesa Fou Congregational Church
San Jose - First Congregational Church UCC
San Jose - New Community of Faith/Baptist UCC
San Jose - Tafatolu Congregational UCC
San Jose - Urban Sanctuary
San Lorenzo - Community Church
San Mateo - College Heights UCC Hillsdale
San Mateo - Congregational Church of San Mateo UCC
San Rafael - First Congregational UCC
Santa Cruz - Peace UCC
Santa Rosa - First Congregational UCC Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa - First Samoan Congregational Christian UCC
Seaside - Congregational Christian Church of Monterey Peninsula Malamalama Fou
Sebastopol - The Community Church of Sebastopol, UCC
Sonoma - First Congregational Church UCC
South San Francisco - Faafouina Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa
Stockton - First Congregational UCC
Suisun City - Suisun-Fairfield UCC Congregational UCC
Sunnyvale - Congregational Community Church of Sunnyvale, UCC
Sunnyvale - Filipino American Church
Sunol - Little Brown Church
Tiburon - Community Congregational Church
Tulare - First Congregational UCC
Weaverville - Trinity Congregational UCC
Woodland - Saint John's UCC
Woodside - Village UCC
Currently, my primary ministry work is
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Leave of Absence - between calls and/or doing occasional service (supply, bridge, etc)
Leave of Absence - vocational discernment without any ministry engagement
Name of my employer, if applicable
Address of employer, if applicable
Street Address
Address Line 2
City
State / Province / Region
ZIP / Postal Code
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
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Belarus
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Benin
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Chad
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China
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Colombia
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Ethiopia
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Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine, State of
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
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Slovakia
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Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, the United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Türkiye
US Minor Outlying Islands
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United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
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Virgin Islands, British
Virgin Islands, U.S.
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Åland Islands
Country
Effective date of Leave of Absence
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MM slash DD slash YYYY
If exact date is unknown, choose last day of appropriate month & year
Date of ordination/authorization in UCC
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If exact date is unknown, choose last day of appropriate month & year
MM slash DD slash YYYY
My authorization for ministry is
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Ordained Ministerial Standing in UCC
Ordained Ministerial Partnership Standing in UCC; primary authorization by Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Ordained Ministerial Partnership Standing in UCC; primary authorization by United Church of Canada
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization by Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization by Congregational Christian Church in Samoa
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization in United Church of Christ in Japan
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization in United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization by Presbyterian Church (USA)
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization in Reformed Church in America
Dual Standing in UCC; primary authorization in Other denomination
Commissioned Ministerial Standing
Conference Licensed Minister
Lay Ministerial Standing
Privilege of Call
Member in Discernment
Exempt Standing
Suspended Standing
I hold an ecclesiastical endorsement
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No
Yes: for a professional organization
Yes: for military chaplaincy
Name of professional organization
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Name of military branch
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Date of endorsement
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MM slash DD slash YYYY
Vocational Reflection
Please include details of your current ministry setting, vocational support, or upcoming plans.
1. Briefly describe your current occupation or other pursuits.
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2. Are you doing what you had intended to do as you began your leave of absence?
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3. What was your ministry prior to beginning your leave of absence?
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4. What were the reasons for taking a leave of absence?
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5. Do you have adequate income?
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6. Do you remain connected to your local church?
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7. Are there special circumstances you would like to describe or concerns you have regarding your ministry or your leave of absence?
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8. Have you fulfilled the Lifelong Learning requirements regarding boundary training and mandatory reporting practices?
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9. In what ways have you remained involved in Association, Conference, or the National Setting of the United Church of Christ? Are you involved in ecumenical or interfaith activities?
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10. Where do you find spiritual sustenance?
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11. What do you do to care for yourself?
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12. Are there ways the NCNC Committee on Ministry, Conference staff, your local church, or others in the Conference could better support you in your ministry?
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13. Do you wish to extend your leave of absence?
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Have you completed an approved Boundary Training in the past three years?
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Yes (through NCNC)
Yes (through another provider)
No
Have you completed the online Mandated Reporter Training in the past three years?
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Yes
No
Have you completed a Racial Justice/Anti-Racism Training in the past three years?
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Yes (through NCNC)
Yes (through another provider)
No
Would you like to update your Lifelong Learning record at this time?
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Yes (will take you to the Lifelong Learning Update form after this form)
No
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