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Ordination, Recognition, Lay Certification, Ministerial Review

ABCRGR Recognition Guidelines

Full guidelines for recognition of other denominational ordination in ABC Rochester/Genesee Region

ABCRGR Lay Ministry Certification Guidelines

In 2024, ABCRGR established the guidelines for Lay Ministry Certification. This criteria will guide the Ordination Review Committee's assessment of a candidate for certification as a Lay Minister in ABCUSA.

ABCRGR Ordination Guidelines

Full guidelines for ordination in ABC Rochester/Genesee Region

ABCRGR Recognition Checklist

Summary document for recognition in ABCRGR

ABCRGR Ordination Checklist

Summary document for ordination guidelines

ABCRGR Process for Ministerial Review

ABCRGR has an established process for responding to allegations of ethical violations on the part of clergy whose ordination records the region holds, or on the part of the Executive Minister of the region.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

​We acknowledge with respect the various native peoples on whose ancestral lands we worship. We encourage every member of our community to learn about the original inhabitants of this land. We are committed to cultivating meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities in our region and supporting their efforts to fight systemic racism that continues to harm them. We pledge to listen to and honor them as they speak about their experiences regarding oppression and cultural genocide. They are the authorities on their own history and our role in that history. To acknowledge this land is to recognize and respect that the air, water, land, and all that inhabits them are intertwined with the spirituality of these people. 

ADDRESS

585-216-1231


1230 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, NY 14626

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office@abcrgr.org

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