Policies are defined as any requirement of the diocese that is approved by a governing body (Synod, Diocesan Council or Standing Committee) and is canonically binding on clergy and/or congregations.

• Safeguarding our People
• Marriage: ACNA Canon II.7 (Of Christian Marriage, p. 10)
• Clergy Admittance Policy
• Clergy License Policy
• Clergy Discretionary Funds Policy

Customaries are directives issued to clergy and/or congregations under the sole discretion and authority of the Bishop.

• Bishop's Visitation Customary (rev. August 2022)
• Petition to the Bishop for Consent to Solemnize a Marriage
• Archbishop's Customary for Diocesan Elections of Bishops
• Marriage Declaration of Intention
• Confirmation & Reception Customary
• Communion with TEC
• Approved Bible Translations
• Sacramental Guidelines
  • Book of Common Prayer Guidelines
  • Praying to the Father Through the Son
  • Clergy Orientation and Conference Guidelines
  • Policy for the Sacrament of Christian Marriage
  • Diocese Policy on Holy Matrimony
  • Marriage Policy Excerpts
  • Ember Day Letters

Resources & Forms are various documents and forms that the Diocese provides to equip the clergy and strengthen congregations.

• ACNA Logo License Cover Letter
• ACNA Logo License Agreement
• ACNA Constitution and Canons
• Constitution & Canons of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese
• Diocesan Logo License Agreement
• Bylaws Template (Guideline)
• Congregations In Search of Clergy (Guidelines)
• Disaster Planning
• Church Facilities Request Form (Template)
• Parish Review Committee ("Parish Audit") Memo
• Diocese Review Committee: 3rd Party Approval Request Form
• Rector and Staff Clergy Letters of Agreement with Vestry (Template)
• Clergy Compensation Guide (updated for 2023)
• Clergy Housing Allowance Resolution Template
• Clergy Employment and Tax Information
• Clergy Succession Planning (Guidelines)
• Clergy Succession Planning (Checklist)
• Clergy Sabbatical (Guidelines)
• Supply Clergy List (PDF, rev. Oct 8, 2022)
• Ordination Process Checklists - visit our Ordination Page
• Youth Leadership Statement of Beliefs
• Record of Marriage when the Bishop’s Consent is Required (Form)
• Declaration of Intention to Marry
• Petition to the Bishop for Consent to Solemnize a Marriage
• Church Planting Curacy Covenant