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  • About Us
    • Welcome
    • Who We Are
    • Gateway Conference Staff
    • Gateway Conference Administration
    • Our Churches
    • Partner Ministries
  • Calendar
  • Forms and Resources
    • Gateway Conference Church Resources
    • Pastor's Resources
    • New Pastor Resources for Churches
    • Retired Ministers Resources
    • Church Treasurers Info.
    • FMCUSA & Other Resources
    • Forms (Cert. of Membership, etc.)
    • 2026 Confidential Reports
    • Forming New Church Info.
    • Scholarship Fund
    • The Path to Ordination
    • Path to Ordination Resources
    • Consecrated Deacons
    • Children's Ministries
    • Women In Ministry
    • The Free Methodist Way
    • 2023 Book Of Discipline
    • Pastors and Treasurers Handbook
    • Ways to protect Children
    • Pastor's Appreciation Ideas
    • 2025 Year-End Giving Deadlines
    • Mission Insite
  • Annual Conference At-A-Glance
    • 2026 Appointments
    • Conference Delegate Information
    • Annual Conference Attendance Info
    • Annual Conference Reports/Videos
  • Gateway Conference Church Resources
  • Pastor's Resources
  • New Pastor Resources for Churches
  • Retired Ministers Resources
  • Church Treasurers Info.
  • FMCUSA & Other Resources
  • Forms (Cert. of Membership, etc.)
  • 2026 Confidential Reports
  • Forming New Church Info.
  • Scholarship Fund
  • The Path to Ordination
  • Path to Ordination Resources
  • Consecrated Deacons
  • Children's Ministries
  • Women In Ministry
  • The Free Methodist Way
  • 2023 Book Of Discipline
  • Pastors and Treasurers Handbook
  • Ways to protect Children
  • Pastor's Appreciation Ideas
  • 2025 Year-End Giving Deadlines
  • Mission Insite

Resources for Pastors


Gateway Conference has a new e-mail address:

gatewayfmcusa@gmail.com


Ministerial Education & Guidance information for pastors regarding: Compensation, Moving Expenses, Vacation, Sick, Family & Medical Leave and Sabbaticals


How To Run a Productive Staff Meeting


Gateway Conference 2025-2026 Pastors and Treasurers Handbook


Link to Roberts Rules of Order for nonprofits from Board Effect


New Pastors Handbook


10 Essentials of Social Security for Ministers from ECFA


Click here for housing allowance worksheets for those who own their home and those who live in a parsonage from ECFA


Pastor's Pension Calculator


Free Methodist Church-USA Ethical Covenant


Gateway Conference Moving Expense Worksheet With Instructions


Gateway Appointed Pastors Scholarship (GAPS) Form


Gateway Appointed Pastors Scholarship Reference Form Directions


Gateway Scholarship  Form for Pastors' Children


Information Sheet for Pastors (please fill out if you have any changes in contact information, etc. or have not filled one out previously)


Gateway Conference - FMCUSA

1501 Chicago Drive, PO Box 16, Greenville, IL  62246

618.664.2353

gatewayfmcusa@gmail.com

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