Standing Rules

PDF: Standing Rules (last edited August 25, 2023)


Revisions before the division of the presbytery

April 14, 2006PDFWord

March 15, 2013PDFWord

September 14, 2013PDFWord ∙ Presbytery approved a major revision.  Numerous changes and improvements throughout the document.

September 12, 2014PDF ∙ Word ∙ Added rules about displays or exhibits at presbytery by outside institutions. Also changed approach to setting officer honorariums.

March 20, 2015PDFWord ∙ Added responsibilities for the Diaconal Committee in regards to care of ministers without call.

March 18, 2016PDFWord ∙ Added responsibilities for the Archivist.

September 15, 2017PDFWord ∙ Made allowances for military chaplains unable to leave their post or assignment.

September 14, 2018PDFWord ∙ Broadened the bounds of the presbytery to include parts of Nebraska and Kansas, plus inclusion of additional counties in states where the majority of counties were already in the presbytery.

March 15, 2019PDFWord ∙ Removed the specific $30 amount for materials given to new men under care and licentiates. Instead, amount will be determined by presbytery by recommendation of Auditing & Budget Committee.

September 13, 2019 ∙ PDFWord ∙ Added item to the standard docket for report from denominational committees.


Revisions after the division of Presbytery

March 18, 2022 ∙ The PWM created a committee for ministerial care at Article V.J and re-itemized subsequent items under Article V.

September 16, 2022 ∙ Appendix B was revised whole sale to provide a more efficient process of GA appointment, Additionally the phrase “and historian” or “…/historian” was added to each occurence of the word “archivist.”