Worldwide Evangelism has three levels of ministerial credentials:

• Ordained Minister – in order to be ordained by Worldwide Evangelism, an applicant must have a proven ministry and have demonstrated clear evidence of God’s ordination and calling on his/her life. The applicant must also be active in ministry. An Ordained Minister has all of the rights and privileges attending his/her calling in accordance with the laws of the state of the minister’s residence.
• Licensed Minister – this status is granted to allow an applicant to prove his/her God-ordained ministry prior to ordination. A Licensed Minister has all of the rights and privileges attending his/her calling in accordance with the laws of the state of the minister’s residence.
• Lay Minister – this status is granted to an applicant who is active in a supportive role in the ministry. Examples of Lay Ministers are: youth leaders, lay counselors, lay chaplains, and personal evangelists. Lay Ministers are not considered “ordained” for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code.

Worldwide Evangelism has Marketplace Ministry Membership: Marketplace Ministry membership is for those in the business community who have a felt calling to impact the world with the Gospel, but do not necessarily feel called to be credentialed as a traditionally ordained or licensed minister. If you believe that God has called you to marketplace impact, and has prospered your business to advance the message of Jesus around the world, this ministry
is for you.

1.   Application

2.   Application fee of $75

3A.  FOR ORDINATION RECOGNITION: Provide WE your Ordination Certificate upon the authority of a church. New applications desiring a status of “Ordained” will only be considered if prior Ordination upon the authority of a local church has been granted. If no prior ordination, the level of “license” shall be considered.

3B.  FOR LICENSED or LAY MINISTER RECOGNITION:  Provide WE, on church letterhead, from the church under which you currently serve, stating your role and responsibilities.

4.  Each applicant must be referred by a current WE member in good standing with WE. As you fill out the application, list the name of your referral. The WE office will then contact them for the referral. Each applicant shall also provide two non-family written referrals along with their contact information at time of application. These should be uploaded with the online application to Worldwide Evangelism.

5.  Upon fulfilling the above requirements, the applicant will have an interview by a WE Presbyter. Following the interview, the Presbyter will make a recommendation to WE of the applicant’s approval and level of accreditation.

6.  Annual membership is January through December. To complete the application process, at time you are approved for WE membership, the annual membership fee will be due. This will be pro-rated quarterly from the date of your application. Annual membership Ordained/Licensed Recognition:  $200 person/$300 couple, and Lay Minister Recognition: $100. The second year of your membership, beginning in January for the calendar year, the full membership will be due.

*For Marketplace Ministry Membership, review the application here.

Yes, WE is an Association of Churches exempt from Federal Tax as described in section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

No, your ministry will need to obtain its own exemption status.

Yes, there is a non-refundable $75.00 application fee for all memberships. Annual ministerial membership dues are $200.00 for licensed or ordained minister ($300 for married couples-members) and $100.00 for a lay minister. First year dues, upon membership approval, will be pro-rated quarterly from the date of your application.

Marketplace Ministry Membership is $200 annually.