Full Membership/Recognition of Orders Application 2024-2025
Virginia Conference UMC: This application will be available from July 1-July 31, 2024 and is for those who wish to apply for full membership or recognition of orders. Fill out the information below. You can save as you go and return to this application.
Name (as you want it to appear on official documents)
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Suffix
Preferred Name
Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
District as of July 1, 2024
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Please Select
Coastal Virginia
Living Waters
Mission Rivers
Mountain View
Northern Virginia
Shenandoah River
Three Notch'd
Valley Ridge
Email (please use conference email)
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example@example.com
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Ethnic Origin
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Gender
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Female
Male
Marital Status
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Single
Married
Widowed
Divorced
If divorced please share number of previous marriages.
Name of Spouse (If applicable)
First Name
Last Name
Occupation of Spouse
Children (if applicable). List the names and ages of children with * by those living at home.
I wish to apply to the Virginia Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for Full Membership and Ordination (or Recognition of Orders) as follows:
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Ordination as Deacon
Ordination as Elder
Recognition of Ordination as a Deacon, from another Methodist denomination
Recognition of Ordination as an Elder, from another Methodist denomination
I am currently a (choose one):
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Commissioned Provisional Member who has served for at least 3 years under full-time appointment.
Commissioned Provisional Member who has been granted equivalency for at least 3 years under full-time appointment.
Provisional member who has served under full-time appointment following transfer from another denomination.
Year of Commissioning
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If you have transferred into the Virginia Conference and are now in the provisional process, please share the year you transferred into the provisional process.
Please choose one.
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I am a first-time applicant for Full Membership.
I have previously interviewed with the Virginia Conference Board of Ordained Ministry for Full Membership and was continued.
If you were continued please check the components you were asked to resubmit:
Practice of Ministry Interview
Practice of Ministry Paper
Practice of Ministry Worship Video
Practice of Ministry Teaching Plan
Theology Interview
Theology Paper
Vocation and Leadership Interview
Vocation and Leadership Paper
Additional Requirements (if applicable share any additional requirements given to you by the Board of Ordained Ministry)
If you have been continued:
Please review your written Action Report(s) from your previous interview with the Board for any individualized requirements you may also need to complete.
Appointment History: List your appointments in the past ten years, starting with the most recent:
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Years
Church or Ministry Setting
District
Position Title
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Employment History: List additional employment in the past ten years, including Lay Supply ministry (SY if applicable) starting with the most recent:
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Years
Name of Employer
Position Title
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Educational History: List seminary, graduate, and undergraduate institutions you have attended, including Course of Study if applicable, starting with the most recent:
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Name of Institution
Degree or Credit Hours
Year Degree Earned
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Clinical Pastoral Educational Requirement
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I have completed 0.5 units of CPE and this was included in my Provisional Interview.
I have completed 0.5. units of CPE and this is included in my employment history above and will be included in the materials I submit for this round of interviews.
Autobiographical Statement: In the space below, write an autobiographical statement regarding your Christian experience, call to ministry, formative Christian experiences, and plans for service in the Church. Please keep this to 500 words and 12 point font. You may want to first write this word document then copy it here.
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Please upload a picture of yourself.
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What to expect next?
Upon submitting this application, the expanded application will be available for download in your email confirmation. That packet contains detailed instructions and specific deadlines toward your interview with the Board of Ordained Ministry. After August 1, 2024 you will be added to the Full Membership Unity track where you will be able to upload all your materials. If at any time you choose to withdraw from the process, send an email to Rev. Jessie Colwell (JessieColwell@vaumc.org). You may be asked to reimburse the Virginia Conference for the cost of the assessment materials if you withdraw after October 1, 2024. Full Membership interviews will be held on January 27-January 29, 2025.
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