Church Clerk

As the church clerk for your congregation, spiritual gifts such as “helps, energy and orderliness” (1 For 12:28) will help you be successful.

The ministry to which a person is called when he or she becomes a church clerk involves the following:

One to two hours per week.

The main resource to help with your responsibilities is eAdventist, the web-based membership program for the North American Division. eAdventist is where information is entered for baptisms, change of addresses, officer information, membership transfers and more. The program can also be used to email and text church members.

An additional resource is the e-Adventist demo site which allows clerks to explore and practice the functions listed above. To gain access to either site, contact the conference clerk. We invite you to visit the links and bookmark them for future reference and quick access. It is highly suggested that the local clerk view tutorial videos as well as practice in the demo site before making changes direct in eAdventist.

It is critical that church information is complete and kept current as eAdventist populates several additional platforms across the division such as websites, education systems and the Adventist Yearbook. The Alaska Conference also uses the program to produce its directory, a resource that is available to the local church as well.

The church clerk reports attendance to the Alaska Conference as well. This information is used in determining pastoral districts and staffing needs. Attendance can be entered into eAdventist or emailed to the conference clerk.

If you have questions about your responsibilities, please contact JoAnn Stevens, Alaska Conference Clerk.