Documents

Organizational

• Agreement on the Autocephaly of the OCA
• Charter of the OCA
• Statute of the OCA
• Tomos of Autocephaly

Statements

• Encyclicals of the Holy Synod of Bishops
• Official Statements, Speeches, Addresses and Sermons of the Holy Synod
• Synodal Affirmations on Marriage, Family, Sexuality, and the Sanctity of Life (Tenth All American Council, July, 1992)

Policies

• Best Practice Principles and Policies for Financial Accountability
• Employee Corporate Gift Policy
• Gifts and Bequest Policy
• Vendor Relationship Policy
• Social Media Guidelines for Clergy and Lay Leaders Orthodox Church in America
• Guidelines for Clergy Compiled Under the Guidance of the Holy Synod of the OCA
• Guidelines for Ordination, Appointment and Transfer of Clergy
• Guidelines for Seminarians Petitioning for Ordination
• Guidelines for Transfer of Clergy into the OCA
• Primary Policies and Procedures of the OCA
• Guidelines on Clergy Background Checks
• Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response
• Charter of the Sexual Misconduct Policy Advisory Committee
• Policies, Standards and Procedures of the OCA on Sexual Misconduct (adopted 2014)
• Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse Guidelines
• Sexual Harassment Policy
• Resolution of the Holy Synod on Canonical Procedures for Church Courts

Archived documents and policies

These are older versions of documents that have newer revisions above.

• Statute of the Orthodox Church in America (2011 edition)
• Policies, Standards and Procedures of the OCA on Sexual Misconduct (adopted 2003)
• Policies, Standards and Procedures of the OCA on Sexual Misconduct (adopted 2013)

Minutes

• All-American Sobors and Councils
• Metropolitan Council Minutes
• Treasurer Reports
• Strategic Plan for the OCA, 2011

Operations

• Pastoral Changes
• Benefit Program Documents
• Clergy Compensation Guidelines
• Clergy Housing Equity Salary Program
• Diaconal Vocations Program Application
• Pension Board Forms

Tools

• Annual Parish Compliance Report
• Certificates
• Mission Parish Resources
• A Gift for my Loved Ones
  This package contains everything necessary to know should one become disabled or incapacitated and unable to make decisions on one’s own.  It includes a Health Care Power of Attorney and Advance Directive for Health Care—Living Will
• Another Gift for my Loved Ones
  This package contains everything necessary to know to arrange a funeral and burial—an Advance Directive for Funeral Care.