Attestations for Living Individuals

Use this form to submit a request for an attestation of your Presbyterian baptism, marriage, or church membership from church records held at PHS. 

The deposit of church records is voluntary and not all churches have transferred records to our custody. Before submitting a request, please confirm whether the congregation is active and holds their own records. Search the PC(USA) Congregation Directory to find active churches and contact them directly. 

Attestation requests must be from the individual or their legal representative. Information on deceased persons is only provided when necessary for the settlement of an estate or survivor benefits. If you are conducting genealogical research on a relative or another individual, please refer to our Genealogy Record Search service instead.

Occasionally, there are discrepancies between what you expect to find and the information as it was recorded, such as a given date or the spelling of a name. We will transcribe the information exactly as it was entered into the official records. We are not authorized to change information.

If we locate a record, we will mail a letter to the address provided below reporting the information found and bearing the seal of the Presbyterian Historical Society. If we cannot locate a record, we will notify you in writing. Our letter of attestation is generally acceptable to church and legal authorities. We do not make photocopies of the actual records due to their unique and fragile nature.

If you have any questions, please contact the Reference Desk at [email protected].