Preaching Policy Church Policy
(Adopted by the General Board, UPCI, January 1998)
Preaching Point Definition: A preaching point is a regular service or meeting:
Distinct from the mother church as to location or language.
Designed to reach people who are currently un-churched.
The regular service or meeting is seen as a first step toward possibly starting a daughter work or church. The definition of a preaching point does not include a church having a service in a prison, nursing home, jail, on a college campus or in any other institutional setting.
Presenting Preaching Points in the Directory
We propose listing preaching points in the directory in following way:
Quebec
*Montreal (Saint Laurent) – Saint Laurent UPC, 1375 Poirier, Saint Laurent, (H4L 5K7), Ph. 514-xxx- xxxx, Paul M. Graham
French Preaching Point – Eglise Pentecotiste Unie (514-xxx-xxxx for time and location) The name of a person licensed with the United Pentecostal Church who pastors or oversees the preaching point may or may not be listed. This is at the discretion of the mother church pastor.
Terrebonne Preaching Point – 5436 East Main Street; Terrebone, QC, (514-xxx-xxxx) St. Charles Preaching Point (514-xxx-xxxx for location of meeting)
With approval of a District North Americam Missions Executive Committee, an existing church can establish a preaching point in any city or town that does not have a United Pentecostal Church.
In the event there is a United Pentecostal Church in the town or city where the preaching point is being considered, the approval of the District Board is required.
The existence of a preaching point in a town/city does not preclude another church from applying to start another preaching point or daughter church. It also does not preclude someone applying to start an autonomous church in that town/city.
Signatures on application will be required at the TNAM Executive Committee Meeting