Form 30

You, __________________________, have been found guilty before this Court of the Church of Christ of the sin of _______________. This Court, therefore, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, suspends you from the office of ________________________ (Teaching Elder, Ruling Elder, Deacon), and forbids you to perform any of the duties belonging to it [and further excludes you from the privileges of church membership, including participation in the sacraments]. This censure shall continue in effect until you have given satisfactory evidence of true repentance, and have been restored to good standing by this Court.

(Note––Suspension from office does not always require exclusion from church membership. See Book of Discipline, section I, chap. 4, par. 1c.)