Application for Congregations

Congregation Application for SIP

Application for congregations sponsoring theological students from the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Step 1 of 4 - Congregation Information

Name of Congregation*
Mailing Address*
Street Address City State ZIP Code
Physical Address of your Church*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Phone*
Fax
Email Address*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Synod Name*
Name of the synod your congregation belongs to
Congregational Ministries:*
Please detail your congregation's strengths, as well as its ministries that make it unique in its community. You may also note inter-church cooperative ministries that take place in your community.

Name of Pastor (or other contact person)*
First Last
Pastor or Contact Person's Phone*
Pastor or Contact Person's Email*
Mailing Address
Street Address City State ZIP Code

Type of Sponsorship the Congregation is Willing to Offer*
- Parish Summer Program for Student Immersion
- Parish Summer Program for Student Immersion AND a semester at a seminary (or as negotiated between the host congregation and the International Relations Committee of the Slovak Zion Synod)
A. Parish Summer Program for Student Immersion:

The congregation agrees to cover the costs of round-trip airfare, provide a host family (or families) for room and board, insurance (approximately $220 per month), and provide a modest stipend for the student's personal expenses during this educational experience. (Depending on your area of the country, and the needs you expect the seminarian to cover, this can range from $20-$45 per week.) The SZS conducts interviews and selects an appropriate student, makes travel arrangements, and obtains the necessary endorsement from the student's Church body and seminary administration (including official visitations, visa(s), communications, etc.).

B. Parish Summer Program for Student Immersion AND a semester at a seminary:

In addition to the financial obligations required in "A" above, the parish agrees to financially help those seminarians who are requesting to study at an American seminary as well. These negotiations are worked out on an individual basis between the host congregation/pastor and the IRC; however, variations have included the cost of any or all of the following: insurance, seminary room and board, board only, the cost of books, a stipend by which the student continues a relationship with the host congregation on weekends, etc.

Name of Congregation:*
Date:*
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Name: (Typed)*

I/We hereby certify that I/we have read and agree to the conditions of the program we have indicated on this application, and look forward to being contacted by an administrator of this program regarding our interest in participation.
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