Ecclesiastical Endorsement Requirements

Ecclesiastical Endorsement Requirements

The requirements for endorsements are listed in the 2016 Book of Disciplineunder “Commission on Chaplains”—Section II, A – 5, pages 238-240. To ensure a complete response to requests for endorsements, each candidate must prepare, complete, and submit the following documents:

1. Letter from presiding bishop stating the candidate is in good and regular standing. (Letter should be sent directly to Bishop Reid).
2. Curricula Vitae (CV) or Resume
3. Copyof the itinerant deacon and elder ordination certificate with a seal
4. Official Transcripts (Mail sealed transcripts to Bishop Reid).
5. Type of job for endorsement, Federal (Active Military, Reserves, or National Guard), Veterans Administration, Federal Bureau of Prisons) or Non-Federal (CPE, Hospice, Corporate, Hospital, Campus, or Police). Note: Federal Chaplains (Only – Active Military, VA, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Retired Military with 20+ years) are seated as Voting Members of the General Conference (per Section 1-A; Composition, page 247).
6. Copy of the recent background check (Mail to Bishop Reid).
7. Current Photo
8. Copy of references submitted with application
9. Interview with Bishop Reid and the Commission on Chaplains (may be completed via Skype or Google Hangout)
10. Copy of the last endorsement form signed by the former endorsing agent.
11. A Copy of the last Annual Conference Chaplain’s Report (not applicable for newly-endorsed chaplains or chaplain candidates).
12. A “Call to Chaplaincy” Personal Statement (one-page only).
13. A certified copy of a mental health assessment conducted within the last two years (Mail to Bishop Reid).
14. Complete Application for Ecclesiastical Endorsement and Profile Form via https://goo.gl/forms/OeAMaZcrjlQfcmxk2
15. Mail the completed package to:

Bishop Frank M. Reid, III

The Office of the Endorsing Agent

1498-M Reisterstown Road-Suite 318

Pikesville, MD 21208