Documents & Forms

If you have questions about any of these documents, please contact the church office for further assistance: 770-751-0033, .

WEDDINGS

• APC hosts weddings for church members and non-members in our sanctuary. Please note that non-member weddings must be officiated by a Presbyterian (PCUSA) pastor. To see if your proposed date is available on our church calendar, please contact our church office via email or by phone: 770-751-0033. Further details and forms will be shared once the proposed date has been discussed. Please also review our Wedding Policy.

FACILITY USE / SPECIAL EVENTS

• Baptism Request Form: Please complete and return to the church office via email.
• Funeral & Memorial Service Guidelines: The church welcomes requests for a service of Christian worship at the time of death. Offering “A Service of Witness to the Resurrection” for the family and loved ones of the deceased is an important ministry of the congregation as it seeks to provide comfort, hope, and faith for those who mourn.
• Memorial Garden Policy: The APC Memorial Garden provides a beautiful outdoor location for the common interment of ash remains. It is a place for remembrance, thanksgiving, prayer, reflection, and small gatherings for worship.
• Facility Use Policy: The purpose of the facility use policy is to communicate processes and procedures necessary to be good stewards of God’s facility that is in such heavy demand. This stewardship has many dimensions but it primarily involves providing a safe and well maintained facility that allows the church to carry out its mission.
• Facility Use Form: When completed, submit to the church office via email.
• Card Access Request Form: APC’s property outside of office hours is restricted to card access. To request an access card, print and fill out the Card Access Request Form, then submit to Property Managers Tim Chisholm via email.
• After the Event Checklist: Please make sure you return the facility to the condition in which you found it.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

• Child & Youth Safety Policies and Procedures 2022: APC provides a safe and caring environment for our children and youth. This policy protects children and youth from sexual, physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, as well as establishing protection standards for approved volunteers and staff. (Approved by Session, March 2021)
  • Child and Youth Approved Volunteer Information Online Form : Required annually years for anyone working with children or youth at APC; Includes Background Check consent.
  • Child and Youth Approved Volunteer Information Paper Form : Required annually for anyone working with children or youth at APC; Includes Background Check consent.
  • Child and Youth Safety Policy for Outside Groups
  • Children’s Ministry Registration Online Form: Required annually for children (nursery – 5th grade) attending Sunday School or Children’s Ministry programs.
  • Child Discipline Policy
  • Child and Youth Overnight Trip Consent Form
  • APC Incident Report Form
  • Youth Ministry Registration Form: Required annually for youth (6-12th grade) attending Sunday School or Youth Ministry programs
  • APC Emergency Response Plan  – Please contact church office.
  • Online Childcare Request Form : Must be completed by any group requesting child care at APC.
  • Children’s Ministry Covenant: This document reminds us that Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me.” We are his disciples called to reach out to others and grow the community of faith.
  • Youth Ministry Covenant: When volunteering with APC youth, we accept this role as a privilege. This document covers APC policy, youth development, and defines our youth fellowship.
  • ADULT Medical Release and Permission Form : To be completed annually by ADULTS who attend off-site retreats and trips with APC Youth Ministry.
  • Boy Scouts of America – BSA Volunteer Procedures
  • Boy Scouts of America- BSA Volunteer Acknowledgement Form
  • Virtual-Ministry-Guidelines (for children and youth)
• (SPANISH) Child and Youth Safety Policies and Procedures May 2019

SUNDAY WORSHIP

• Liturgists: Instructions for those serving as liturgists during Sunday worship.
• Welcome Center Attendants: Instructions for those serving at APC’s Welcome Center.

CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND BUSINESS

• APC Congregational Bylaws – Approved during the congregational meeting held November 16, 2011, in conjunction with the approval of the new Book of Order, revised February 25, 2021.
• 2022 Annual Report for Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.
• 2019 Strategic Plan – Approved by APC’s Session in May of 2019, the plan helps us shape the future of our congregation.
• Emergency Response Plan 2022 – these guidelines may also be found in the Usher’s closet and on the bulletin boards throughout the church.
• Incident Report Form – This form is to be completed by anyone who witnesses a violation to APC’s safety policies.
• Inclement Weather Policy – Please refer to this policy for notifying church members of weather-related closures or delays for APC Dayschool, the church office, or church-wide events.
• Check Request Form – To request a check from the church office please submit the form with receipts.
• Adult Sexual Misconduct Policy 2022
• Realm Instructions

Mini-Bus “Tina”

• APC Vehicle Policy and Procedures 2021: to reserve the bus, read the policy carefully, then please fill in the Vehicle Request Form (see below) and bring it to the church office.
  • Appendix A: Mini-Bus Request Online Form
  • Appendix B: Pre-Trip Inspection Form
  • Appendix C: Post-Trip Inspection Form
  • Appendix D: Accident Report Form
  • Appendix E: Transportation Team 2021