RELIGIOUS EXPLORATION

Our community accommodates all who seek a place to belong and be accepted -- visitors are always welcome.

Thank you for considering our congregation as a religious home for your family, we think you will like it here!

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Please note: our Religious Exploration program for children and youth is undergoing changes and we will update in the future.

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To volunteer with us, please see information below:

 

How to Obtain Background Clearances:
 
1. Complete the Act 34 Criminal Background Check. 
2. Complete the Act 151 Child Abuse History Clearance. 
3. Prospective volunteers WHO HAVE NOT resided in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for ten consecutive years must also obtain FBI Clearance/Fingerprinting. The cost of the fingerprint service is $27.00. You must register prior to going to the fingerprinting location.
 
*A prospective volunteer is required to obtain only the Pennsylvania State criminal background and child abuse clearances and is not required to secure the above FBI/fingerprint clearance if, and only if, the following three conditions are met:

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• The prospective volunteer is applying for an unpaid position.

• The prospective volunteer has been a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continuously for the prior ten-year period.

• The prospective volunteer swears or affirms in writing that the prospective volunteer has never been convicted of a disqualifying crime in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or another state, district, or foreign nation, or under a former law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

 

Please be aware that background/safety clearances may take four weeks or longer to obtain.

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NOTE: Clearances will need to be renewed every 60 months.