Congregational Members

Each congregation may have its own sexual misconduct policies and procedures, however all allegations of sexual abuse or misconduct against members and elders will follow the procedures set out in the Book of Order, Rules of Discipline of the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

When the clerk of session receives a written allegation of offense, the session will appoint a team to conduct an investigation into the allegation. This team has one year to make a decision on behalf of the session whether or not to file charges within the PC(USA) judicial system against the alleged offender. The session may also take interim steps to preclude the accused from having contact with minors.

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