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227th General Assembly (2026)

NCP NOMINATIONS FOR 227th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(June 23 to July 2, 2026; Milwaukee, WI)

Dear Members of National Capital Presbytery:

Please read the following for information about the 227th General Assembly (GA) and the NCP nomination process.   We hope you will prayerfully consider applying and/or seeking those equipped to serve in this essential function in the larger church.

Our presbytery will be represented by the following distribution of delegates:

  • 4 Teaching Elders (including NCP Moderator)
  • 4 Ruling Elders (including NCP Vice-Moderator)
  • 1 Young Adult Advisory Delegate (YAAD)
  • 2 Alternates (1 Ruling Elder, 1 Teaching Elder).

Transportation to the General Assembly, and room and board are reimbursed for commissioners and YAADS in accordance with General Assembly policy.

Nomination Process

  • Ruling elders– Click HERE for RE form
    • Nominees must be endorsed by their church’s Session and will have preferably: a) been a member of their congregation for at least three years; and b) attended at least two presbytery meetings in a two-year period
    • Nominees must submit their forms to their church’s Clerk or Moderator of Session. After the Session has endorsed the nomination, the Clerk or Moderator shall complete and submit the form electronically to nominating@thepresbytery.org no later than September 24, 2025.
    • Ruling elders must also provide at least one (and up to three) reference letters, which shall be sent by the person making the recommendation to nominating@thepresbytery.org by September 24, 2025.
  • Teaching elders – Click HERE for TE form
    • Potential delegates may self-nominate by completing the form and submitting it in electronic format only to nominating@thepresbytery.org no later than September 24, 2025.
    • Nominees must have a minimum of three years of membership in the presbytery, a record of regular attendance of presbytery meetings, and demonstrated service to the presbytery.
    • Letters of reference are welcome but not required.
  • Young Adult Advisory Delegates – Click HERE for YAAD form
    • Nominees must be endorsed by their church’s Session and submit their forms to their church’s Clerk or Moderator of Session. After the Session has endorsed the nomination, the Clerk or Moderator shall complete and submit the form electronically to nominating@thepresbytery.org no later than September 24, 2025.
    • YAADs must also provide at least one (and up to three) reference letters, which shall be sent by the person making the recommendation to nominating@thepresbytery.org by September 24, 2025.
  • All candidates must provide a picture in electronic format

Timeline Review:

  • September 24, 2025: All forms and recommendations due to the NCP Nominating Committee
  • October 1, 2025: NCP Nominating Committee approves slate of nominees to be posted on the NCP website by October 10, 2025
  • November 4, 2025: Forms due for those seeking to be nominated from the floor of Presbytery during the November 18, 2025 meeting
  • November 18, 2025: Delegates approved at Presbytery Meeting

Please see the presbytery web site for additional criteria that the NCP Nominating committee will consider selecting nominees that are best positioned to serve and honor the diversity and abundance of gifts in our presbytery.  Please hold this committee and our nominees in prayer and thank you for your faithful consideration. 

If you have questions, please contact us at nominating@thepresbytery.org

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