Constitution

The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in America, which is subject to and subordinate to the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the inerrant Word Of God, consists of its doctrinal standards set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith, together with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, and the Book of Church Order, comprising the Form of Government, the Rules of Discipline and the Directory for Worship; all as adopted by the Church.

In addition, the Presbytery has adopted a set of rules that govern its operation, the Manual of Operation, with  some of those rules pertaining to the Sessions that govern its member churches. 

The links below provide access these resources.

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments [BibleGateway.com search engine]

Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms [PDF]

Book of Church Order (2025) [PDF]
The Rules of Assembly Operation (RAO) and Standing Judicial Commission (SJC) Manual of Operation are included in the BCO download.

ECP Manual of Operation (October 19, 2024) [PDF]

ECP Guidelines for Session Minutes (October17, 2020) [PDF]

(The following also appear on the Officer Training page)

This document has a table that matches up chapter references in the Westminster Confession of Faith with the related questions in the Westminster Larger and Shorter Catechisms. This was composed by TE John Musgrave. [PDF]

This document is a collection of creeds and catechism that is searchable and also has a table of contents using bookmarks. This was composed by TE John Musgrave. [PDF]

And just to make sure we do everything decently and in order😇, here are links to Robert's Rules of Order and answers to frequently asked questions.