The first step is for the church to put a motion before their congregation that must be adopted by a simple majority. The motion to join statement along with minutes from the meeting will need to be submitted with the church application:

A person authorized by the church must then complete and submit a digital church application. As part of completing the digital church application, you must upload the minutes of the meeting at which the motion above was adopted. Church applications can only be submitted using the digital church application.

All licensed and ordained clergy applying to the GMC of SC, including United Methodists, as well as other denominations will be contacted by the South Carolina Committee on Ministry to schedule a meeting before final approval. Clergy Applications also include a background check, sometimes background checks take a little longer.