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1	FCA Annual Renewals Each year every member in the FCA must renew their membership with the Fellowship.
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3	"In September of each year..." In September of each year the Secretary of the FCA mails a renewal form to each member currently registered with the FCA. This form contains the information maintained in the FCA database. Corrections should be made directly on the form. The corrections should be printed clearly and legibly. It is important that the form be returned as verification of the data is simplified when only corrections have to be entered.
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5	Renewals should be sent to the endorsing church as soon as possible. They are due by November 15. Endorsing churches find it difficult to send in their own church renewal information if they have to wait or try and track down a minister they endorse. Often ministers tell us that they haven’t received the renewal and subsequently find it buried underneath a pile of mail on their desk. Please show consideration and respect for others by ensuring that you have done the things necessary to facilitate the renewal.
6	The endorsing church completes and corrects the Annual Church Information Sheet. A listing of the FCA church staff members and the endorsed ministers should also be included with the fees collected and forwarded to the Secretary. It is important to indicate what the fees cover. Some churches endorse many FCA members and it can be difficult to establish how the fees are distributed for the church and its’ endorsed ministers.
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10	The endorsing church sends the renewal forms all from endorsed ministers have accompanied by the signed and corrected Annual Information Sheet, the church renewal fee and a list of the ministers that will be renewed for the upcoming year. The fee for renewing churches is ½ of 1 % of the annual operating budget of the church less missions offerings and the building fund offerings for the year. The minimum fee is $150 and the maximum fee is $2500.
11	The Secretary receives and records the renewal forms and fees sent in to update the FCA Database. In late December the acknowledgement of renewal and a membership card is sent to each minister that has renewed. A certificate of membership is also sent to each renewing church. It is important for ministers to recognize that marriage privileges will be cancelled for all members that do not renew.
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