Annual Celebration Delegate Information

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Delegate Information

Annual Meeting Delegate’s Notebook – coming soon

Representation

Church Delegates

Conference churches are encouraged to send official delegates to the Annual Meeting. The number is determined by the membership size of the church at the beginning of the calendar year.

            1)  Congregations of 50 members or less – 2 delegates
            2)  Congregations of 51 to 150 members – 3 delegates
            3)  Congregations of 151 to 250 members – 4 delegates
            4)  Congregations of 251 to 350 members – 5 delegates
            5)  Congregations of 351 to 500 members – 6 delegates
            6)  Congregations of 501 or more members – 7 delegates

Please list your church’s delegates on the Delegate Credential Form linked below. This card must be signed by the church chair and the corporate secretary. 

2026 Church Delegate Credential Form

2026 Letter to Church Chairs for Delegate Request

Church Plant Advisors

Church plants are encouraged to send official advisors to the Annual Meeting. The church may assign up to 2 advisors.          

2026 Church Plant Advisor Delegate Credential Form

2026 Letter to Church Plants for Delegate Request

Associations Delegates

Associations and commissions are encouraged to send official advisors to the Annual Meeting. Each association may assign one delegate and up to two alternates.          

2026 Associations Delegate Credential Form

Article VII. Section 7.2 of the PacNWC By-Laws: 

Member congregations shall be entitled to representation as follows:

            1)  Congregations of 50 members or less – 2 delegates
            2)  Congregations of 51 to 150 members – 3 delegates
            3)  Congregations of 151 to 250 members – 4 delegates
            4)  Congregations of 251 to 350 members – 5 delegates
            5)  Congregations of 351 to 500 members – 6 delegates
            6)  Congregations of 501 or more members – 7 delegates

The church membership as of January 1 shall be used to determine local church representation at the sessions of the Annual Meeting.

            f.          Each delegate to an Annual Meeting shall be a member of an ECC congregation. Delegates representing local congregations shall be members of the congregation they represent.  No delegate may represent more than one entity, except a member in good standing of the Ministerial Association serving two or more congregations may represent those churches being served, yet with only one vote.  A member in good standing of the Ministerial Association who is serving as an interim pastor in a member congregation may serve as a delegate from that congregation without being a member of that congregation.

            g.         The names of all delegates and alternate delegates shall be registered with the secretary prior to the Annual Meeting.

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