Bylaws and Administrative Manual

• • Corporation By-Laws 
  • Corporation Structure
  • Ecclesiastical Administrative Manual 
  • Ecclesiastical Organizational Structure

How We Select General Assembly Commissioners

• • Please note: As of January 2023, Blackhawk is eligible to send one teaching elder and one ruling elder commissioner and one young adult advisory delegate 
  • Policy for Determining Commissioners (and Young Adult Advisory Delegates) to General Assembly
  • Applications for General Assembly
  • Historical record of Churches Sending Ruling Elder Commissioners (as of March 2025)
  • Historical record of Current Ministers’ Attendance at GA as Commissioners and date of Presbytery membership (update as of March 2025)

Selling, Encumbering or Leasing Church Property

The Board of Trustees for the Corporation of Blackhawk Presbytery is responsible for overseeing the fiscal and property resources of the presbytery (Book of Order G-4.0206).

G-4.0206 Selling, Encumbering, or Leasing Church Property
a. Selling or Encumbering Congregational Property
A congregation shall not sell, mortgage, or otherwise encumber any of its real property and it shall not acquire real property subject to an encumbrance or condition without the written permission of the presbytery transmitted through the session of the congregation.

b. Leasing Congregational Property
A congregation shall not lease its real property used for purposes of worship, or lease for more than five years any of its other real property, without the written permission of the presbytery transmitted through the session of the congregation.

Contact the Stated Clerk to begin the approval process.

Other Policies

• • • Child and Youth Protection Policy 
    • Sexual Misconduct Policy (PCUSA and Blackhawk Presbytery)
    • Sabbatical Leave Policy
    • Family Leave Policy 
    • Boundary Training Policy
    • Minimum Sick Day Policy for Pastors
    • Background Check Policy
    • Covenant of Closure for Pastors Who Retire
    • Covenant of Closure for Pastors Who Resign 
    • Policies and Procedures for Dissolution of Pastoral Relationships 
    • Health Reimbursement Arrangement Plan for Churches in Blackhawk Presbytery 
      Churches must adopt such a policy and renew yearly (Please contact the office for a different file format)
    • Minimum Terms of Call Policy
    • A Process for Congregations Considering Leaving the PCUSA 
    • Policy for the Distribution of Proceeds from Dissolved Congregations 
    • Investment Policy for Blackhawk Presbytery