Pulpit Supply

When your church needs someone to fill the pulpit, please follow these guidelines.

The suggested honorarium set by the Presbytery is not less than $175, plus mileage reimbursement at the current IRS established rate.

Please assign an experienced lay person to lead worship. They will have an expanded role given that there is a guest preacher. 

The lay person should be prepared to do the welcome, prayers of the people, announcements, intro of visitors and any other portions of the service that are unique to your congregation--it makes no sense to have an outsider do these portions who don't know the people or the concerns. 

Please take some time to talk with the guest preacher ahead of time about the order of worship and any other unique aspects of your worship or congregation, including children's sermons. Please allow the guest preacher to select her/his preaching Scriptures. Not everyone uses the Lectionary. Let your lay leader know that the preacher might incorporate the reading of the preaching Scripture into the sermon itself. 

Please assign someone to greet the guest preacher on Sunday morning, to answer any questions and to assist with any last-minute preparations. Please ask the lay leader to come at least 30 minutes early to coordinate final details with the guest preacher. 

If the guest preacher is someone who works full time, please be aware that their hands full writing a sermon and may not be able/willing to take a larger role in the service beyond preaching. 

Have the guest preacher's check ready the morning that they preach. Send a thank-you to the guest preacher and incorporate any comments heard from congregation members. It is helpful for guest preachers in assessing their own preaching to have your feedback.

- From the Commission on Ministry (COM)

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  • Rev. Dave Brown (Tacoma)

    Rev. Deanna Gemmer, Hagar’s Community (Bremerton)

    Bo Helmich (Belfair)

    Rev. Elizabeth Archer Klein (Snohomish)

    Rev. Garrett Lordahl (University Place)

    Rev. Anne-Cecile Porter (Puyallup)

    Beth Prevo (University Place)

    Rev. Jenny Rake-Marona (University Place)

    Rev. Elaine Jones Swigart (Lake Tapps)

    Rev. Bill Ward (Lakewood)

    W. Preston Woodwall Jr. (Tacoma)

  • Rev. Deanna Gemmer, Hagar’s Community (Bremerton)

    Rev. Melody Young       (Tumwater)

    Rev. Tammy Stampfli (Olympia)

    Rev. Megan (Mey) Filer ELCA (Rochester)

  • Rev. Deanna Gemmer, Hagar’s Community (Bremerton)

    Rev. Rob Hagan  (Vancouver)