Help with National Forms

Your work with these forms . . .

  • Helps us plan District and National Church of the Brethren programs that fit your congregation.
  • Enables your local committees to receive timely resources.
  • Provides church contact information for local pastors, moderators and board chairs around the nation through the Yearbook.
  • Lets you look through the statistical summary at the end of the Yearbook.
  • Is necessary for new church plants, fellowships and church grant recipients.

How to get copies of the directories . . .

  • The "PSWD Directory" is published each year in mid March. A free copy is mailed to each church, pastor, and district volunteer listed in the directory.
  • The "PSWD Directory" is updated throughout the year. You can view the most recent posting at: PSWD Directory
  • Our national office publishes "The Church of the Brethren Yearbook" each year in the fall on computer CD (staring in 2010). Here you will find contact information for all the local CoB congregations in the country, all the ordained and licensed ministers, all 23 districts, the national agencies, Mission & Ministry Board, Bethany, On Earth Peace, Annual Conference, Brethren Benefit Trust. The last section summarizes the statistics for the prior year.
  • Order a "Church of the Brethren Yearbook CD" from Brethren Press, 1-800-441-3712 www.brethrenpress.com

Congregational Outreach Form

  • July 27, 2011 we mailed three packets to your church mailing address. One for the pastor, one for the board chair, one for the treasurer. Due: 12/9/2011
  • The original report form was a four part form (No Carbon Required)
  • The entire contents of the packet are available at: Outreach Planning
  • Adobe PDF of the "Congregational Outreach Form" (use this if your form is lost)

Form B

  • Lists Board Chair, Treasurer, Committee Chairs, Youth Leaders.
  • October 2011 Form B mailed to your church mailing address. Due: 12/31/2011
  • If your forms are lost, call or email the Yearbook Office for another set: 1-800-323-8039 ext. 206  JClements@brethren.org
  • Adobe PDF blank of  Form B — Instructions

Statistical Forms

  • January 2012 three Statistical Forms are mailed to your church. Due: 3/15/2012
  • Form I: Membership & Attendance
  • Form II: Outline of Church Staffing
  • Form III: Finance Statistics
  • Instructions for filling out the forms
  • If your forms are lost, call or email the Yearbook Office for another set: 1-800-323-8039 ext. 206  JClements@brethren.org

Form A

  • Lists Pastor & Moderator, the back evaluates how accessible your building and programs are to the community.
  • Form A is mailed April 2012 to your church mailing address. Due: 5/15/2012
  • If your forms are lost, call or email the Yearbook Office for another set: 1-800-323-8039 ext. 206  JClements@brethren.org
  • Adobe PDF blank of  Form A — Instructions