Church Questionnaire Church Name Church Address Address 1 Address 2 City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country Key Contact Name * First Name Last Name Position at the Church Email * Phone (###) ### #### Please complete the following questions. Do you have a written creed, statement of faith, or summary of beliefs? Yes No Do you have a form of worship? Yes No If YES, describe your form of worship. Do you have a distinct religious history? Yes No If YES, describe your religious history. Do you have your own literature? Yes No If YES, describe your literature. Describe your organization's relgious hierarchy or ecclesiastical government. Do you have an established place of worship? Yes No If YES, describe the nature of the services. What is the average attendance at your regularly scheduled services? Do you have an established place of worship? If YES, refer to the instructions for the information required. Yes No Do you own the property where you have an established place of worship? Yes No Do you have an established congregation or other regular membership groups? If NO, refer to the instructions. Yes No Do you have a process by which a person becomes a members? Yes No If YES, describe the process and complete the questions below. If you have members, do your members have voting rights, rights to participate in religious functions, or other rights? Yes No May your members be associated with another denomination of church? Yes No If YES, describe the rights your members have. Are all of your members a part of the same family? Yes No Do you conduct baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other special ceremonies? Yes No Do you conduct baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other special ceremonies? Yes No Do you have a school for the religious instruction of the young? Yes No Do you have a minister or reigous leader? Yes No If YES, describe this person's role and explain whether the minister or religious leader was trained, commissioned, or licensed after a prescribed course of study. Do you have schools for the preparation of your ordained ministers or religious leaders? Yes No Is your minister religious leader also one of your officers, directors, or trustees? Yes No Do you ordain, commission, or license ministers or religious leaders? Yes No If YES, describe the requirements for ordination, commission, or licensure. Are you a part of a a group of churches with similar beliefs and structures? Yes No If YES, explain. Inlcude the name of the group of churches. Do you issue church charters? Yes No If YES, describe the requirements for issuing a charter. Did you pay a fee for church charter? Yes No Do you have other information you believe should be considered regarding your status as a church? Yes No If YES, explain Thank you!
