DOCUMENTS

ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION PROCESS

You can check to see if your church is registerd as a business entity in the Commonwealth. The process is as follows:

Log onto: www.dos.state.pa.us

  • At the bottom right under "Search DOS database" click: "Find Corporations Registered to do Business in PA"
  • Highlight "All Words" and type in the name of the church, or entity number and then click: Search

The search will indicate if the searched item (your church or entity number) is registered.

IF YOUR CHURCH IS NOT REGISTERED YOU WILL NEED TO DO SO BY FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS:

The form required to register a church as a business entity in the Commonwealth is the Annual Statement-Nonprofit Corporation.

On line you can access, complete and file it with the department of State. The process is as follows:

Log onto: www.dos.state.pa.us

  • Click on - Register your business (one of he bullit points under "Let us help you"
  • Click on - Forms and Publications (in the menu on the left)
  • Go to and click on- Click Here to Proceed to Dept. of State Forms
  • On Forms page scroll to - Domestic Non-Profit Corporations and Click on: Annual Report (in PDF format). Or to go directly to this page click: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/5110.pdf
    • This will give you the form and you can fill it out and print it. Blank forms can be printed if you wish
    • It may be a little more complicated to e-send the completed form but you will probably understand the directions

The document is in PDF format. If you are unable to access the document you probably will need to download a pdf reader. To download a free Acrobat Adobe reader you'll need to access the PDF document click here

TRAINING & EDUCATION MATERIALS

Elder Training Resource click: [PDF format]

Workshop on Extended Communion held at Westminster, West Chester and led by Rev.Donald Lincoln

The complete document is 23 pages long and can be download by clicking: [PDF format]



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ame="box">Workshop on Extended Communion held at Westminster, West Chester and led by Rev.Donald Lincoln

The complete document is 23 pages long and can be download by clicking: [PDF format]



  © 2004 The Presbytery of Donegal
  P.O. Box 10054
  1861 Charter Lane, Lancaster, PA 17605-0054
  717-392-4035 (phone) - 717-392-8922 (fax)

  Another Site Designed by Schell's Web Design