Application instructions:  This form is to be completed by all candidates for licensing. All applicable questions must be answered clearly and fully. Licensed ministers shall be expected to contribute $100 annually to Christ Fellowship International, Inc.. Please send your first $100 check within 10 days of your confirmation email. Allow six to eight weeks for processing of your application.

After filling out the form, you may choose to:
1). Print from the File menu and mail the printed application, or
2). Click the Submit button below to start the application process electronically. You will be contacted in order to obtain final information and complete the application.

Send all mailed applications to:
Christ Fellowship International, Inc.
PO Box 4998
Cleveland, TN 37320

 

Email Address (must have valid email address to submit application online)
Application For





Name

Present Address
Permanent Address
If your spouse holds ministerial credentials, please describe here
Date of your salvation
Date of water baptism
Name of your home church
What leads you to believe God has called you into the ministry?
What is your special calling?        
In what ministries are you
presently engaged?
How much of your time is
devoted to these ministries? 		hrs/wk

If you have another occupation,
list it here

How many hours do you work there? hrs/wk

If you are a pastor, give
your church address

If you are licensed or ordained, please
give dates and name of group(s)

If you have ever been denied credentials by any other group, please give an explanation
Why do you wish to be affiliated with
Christ Fellowship International?
List your formal education
and graduation dates
Grad
       
Do you have any outstanding
student loans?

  

Describe any home study courses you have taken for ministry
If deemed necessary by the Credentials Committee, would you be willing to take a course of study recommended by Christ Fellowship International?



List the names and complete addresses for three ministers who can be contacted by the Credentials Committee for a personal reference on your character and ministry. Do not include members of your immediate family.




Only applicants for church affiliation need to fill out the form beyond this point. All others may skip to the
declaration and submit button.

Church name
Street Address
Mailing Address (if different)
Phone Numbers

 



Other
US Applicant...  


 
International Applicant...

Applicant is presently a member of, or affiliated with, the following group, fellowship, or denomination:

which has its headquarters in




Applicant was formerly a member of, or associated with the following group or denomination:

which has its headquarters in

Affiliation was severed on

Briefly explain your church government

Please provide the names and addresses of the pastor and (if applicable) church officers

 

Individual Applicant

Declaration:

By submitting this application, the applicant affirms his/her submission to the decisions of the Christ Fellowship International Credentials Committee and to the Article and Bylaws of Christ
Fellowship International, Inc.

The Applicant agrees that all matters concerning his/her credentials with Christ Fellowship International will be determined by the ecclesiastical process of the Christ Fellowship International Credentials Committee and not by secular law and jurisprudence.

The Applicant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Christ Fellowship International, Inc. and
its officers in any and all matters of public and private liability, including malpractice or any other matters arising out of the actions of the applicant.

The applicant agrees to be faithful to the sacred trust of the ministry by diligence, by uprightness in business matters, by ministerial ethics, by self-sacrifice, by purity, by avoiding the very appearance of evil, and by cherishing the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

Church Applicant

Prerogatives & Privileges:

1. The Applicant :

A. Shall be chartered as, and remain, an autonomous body. It shall have the right of self-government under Jesus Christ, including the power to choose or call its pastor, elect its official board, and transact any and all business pertaining to its function as a church body.
B. Shall have the right to use the name Christ Fellowship International and all registered trademarks associated therewith in publication, signs, advertisements, letterheads, and other places not named herein, but that will be mutually beneficial to the local church and to Christ Fellowship International.
C. Shall have the right to request the assistance of the Christ Fellowship International Credentials Committee in filling a pastoral vacancy.
D. Shall have the right to administer to its members according to the Scriptures and its Bylaws.
E. Shall have the right to acquire and hold title to property either through authorized representatives or in its corporate name as a self governing body.
F. Shall have the right to operate specialized ministries of Christ Fellowship International.
G. Shall have the right to terminate affiliation without cause and agrees to notify Christ Fellowship International, by certified letter, within seven (7) days of such decision by the church governing body.
H. Shall have the right to participate in the world mission projects of Christ Fellowship International and designate funds for the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I. Shall have the right to representation and participation at all Christ Fellowship International conferences and conventions.
J. Agrees to be faithful to the sacred trust of the ministry by diligence, by uprightness in business matters, by ministerial ethics, by self sacrifice, by purity, by avoiding the very appearance of evil, and by cherishing the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
K. Agrees, by signature of its chief officer, to indemnify Christ Fellowship International and its officers in any and all matters of public and private liability, including malpractice, or any other matters arising out of the actions of the applicant.

2. Christ Fellowship International, Inc. :

A. Shall have the right to terminate the affiliation for any cause, and agrees to notify the applicant, by certified letter, within seven (7) days of such decision by the Credentials Committee of Christ Fellowship International.
B. The Credentials Committee of Christ Fellowship International shall have the right to restrain the use of the Christ Fellowship International name and associated trademarks in an action of law and in equity in the event the applicant at any time ceases to be a cooperative fellowship.
C. Shall, while recognizing the sovereignty of the applicant church, retain authority relative to any and all ministerial credentials issued to pastors, associate pastors, evangelists and other members of the applicant church who are credentialed by Christ Fellowship International, and such matters will be determined by the ecclesiastical process of the Christ Fellowship Credentials Committee and not by secular law and jurisprudence.
D. Shall have the right to recommend a person or persons to fill a pastoral vacancy, upon request from the applicant church’s governing body.
E. Agrees to be faithful to the sacred truth of the ministry by diligence, by uprightness in business matters, by ministerial ethics, by self sacrifice, by purity, by avoiding the very appearance of evil, and by cherishing the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
F. Agrees, by signature of its chief officer, to indemnify the applicant and its officers in any and all matters of public and private liability, including malpractice, or any other matters arising out of the actions of Christ Fellowship International.

By clicking the submit button, I affirm that the statements contained in this application are true, and I agree to be
bound by the terms of this application. I understand that I may be contacted for more information as part of the application process.

By clicking the submit button, I affirm that the statements contained in this application are true, and I indicate that the governing body of this fellowship agrees to be bound by the terms of this application.