The information below is reprinted from the WIC
Resource Manual. The entire 50-page manual is available from the
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Installation
of Officers
At an appropriate time all of
the Women In the Church officers shall be installed by the pastor or other
qualified person. A suggested pattern for an installation service follows:
I. Questions to officers
(shall be answered "yes," if in agreement)
A. Do you believe the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, the only
infallible rule of faith and practice?
B. Are you thoroughly
acquainted with the function and responsibillites of the office to which
you have been elected?
C. Do you promise to
faithfully perform all the duties of this office, as unto the Lord?
D. Will you support the
officers, the goals and activities of the Women In the Church with your
presence, your prayers, and your physical and mental energies?
II. Questions to the Women
A. Do you gratefully
acknowledge the willingness of these women to serve you and the
____________________ Presbyterian Church in their elected capacities?
B. Will you support these
officers with your cooperation, encouraging words, and prayers?
III. Statement
"I declare that these
women have been duly elected and installed as officers of the Women In
the Church of ______________________ Presbyterian Church."
IV. Exhortation
A few words of exhortation
to the officers and the women using appropriate Scripture.
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