Licensure

Please be sure to read the Licensuring, Ordination, and Recognition Committee (LORC) By-Laws and the FAQ About MPCA Recognition and Licensure pages before proceeding.

• Requirements and Procedures to Request LIMITED Licensure
• Requirements and Procedures to Request FULL Licensure
• Renewing Licensure Status
  

Requirements and Procedures to Request LIMITED Licensure
Please note that the applicant is responsible for providing ALL information, and that no action will be taken until all documents are received. To check the status of your application at any time, please contact licensure@mainepaganclergy.org. Please supply an original, not a copy, of the following:

1. Certificate of Recognition by the MPCA.
2. Specific details of clergy function, not limited to date, time, place, persons involved, and content of service.
3. Check or money order for $5.00, payable to the MPCA, 86 High Street, Saco, ME 04072 for processing.

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Requirements and Procedures to Request FULL Licensure
Full licensure requires a written summary provided prior to meeting with the committee that covers the following:

• personal spiritual development
• ethics
• belief statement
• regular spiritual activity and practices
• religious faith journey
• past and continuing education
• leadership skills and education
• role of clergy
• specifics of Ordination
• finances
• administration
• ritual and religious leadership
• familiarity with local resources and laws
• history and tradition
• literature, art, music and/or other specific expressions of faith
• pastoral care and counseling
• options for enhancing any deficiency

Also required are:

• personal reference from three non-committee members attesting to applicant's clerical stature and, if appropriate, a statement endorsing the candidate's clerical functioning by the group or groups served.
• personal interview.
• payment of a $20.00 fee to the Maine Pagan Clergy Association for processing.
• approval by the LORC.

Click here to download a PDF version of the Full Licensure application.

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Renewing Licensure Status
This status is renewable yearly at Samhain MPCA Quarterly Meeting with request that includes:

1. A notarized statement attested by the applicant that affirms they continue to meet all requirements set by the Board of the MPCA for maintaining their current status.
2. At least 12 clock hours community service, including, but not limited to, open ritual, teaching, writing, involvement with other Pagan groups, or serving on committees or boards for Pagan groups
3. At least 25 clock hours of continuing education, including, but not limited to, classes, reading, research or supervision.
4. Payment of a $5.00 fee to the Maine Pagan Clergy Association for processing.
   

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