Publications

Our Mission

We are dedicated to provide Christian service through creating and producing quality publications, by qualified staff, as an internal service to the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc., its membership, departments, auxiliaries and local community.

The Department of Publications serves as the publication arm of the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc. The department functions as an internal service department to the various departments, auxiliaries, the business office and the Pastoral staff.

The Department of Publications creates and produces the advertisement of the church, such as flyers, bulletins, poster, etc. It allows the various departments to use other qualified persons to create advertisement for their respective department or auxiliary events. it is understood by the department directors that advertisement created outside of the Department of Publications must be submitted for the approval of the Department of Publications Director before publication is to be distributed to the congregation or local community.

It is the intent of the Department of Publications to maintain uniformity of publications that are within the guidelines of the Church.

The Department of Publications is to remove any advertisement found on the campus of the Church of Christ of Apostolic faith that has not been approved by the Pastor and the church office. This includes hand bills and/or flyers distributed on cars in the parking lot of the church.

It is the policy of the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith not to post any advertisement of functions that requires ticket admission, except for the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith functions. Likewise, any member of the church who has an affiliation with an outside group or ministry must submit advertisement to the Pastor and church office for approval to be distributed or posted on the church campus.

FLYERS - BANNERS - POSTERS

• The Department of Publications and church office will create flyers and posters for auxiliary/department events.
• Department/Auxiliary leaders or designate will submit to the church office and Publications Department any flyers, banners, poster, etc., before production and distribution.
• Auxiliaries/departments may use other resources or persons outside of the Department of Publications staff to create poster, flyers, etc. with the understanding that a "draft" of the advertisement is to be submitted to the church office and the Department of Publications for approval before distribution to the congregation, local community, and before copies are made.
• Work orders to the Department of Publications should be accompanied by a "Work Order Request" form located in the teacher's workroom of the Educational Wing of the main campus.
• Work orders created by the Department of Publications will be returned in a "draft" form, pending approval from department/auxiliary to proceed with production. unless noted on the "Work Order Request" form not to submit draft, work order will be produced under the guidelines of the Department of Publications.
• Internal and external banners for any event must be ordered through the Department of Publications and church office.
• Special events will be displayed by the approval of the church office.
• Posters/flyers should include the following information
  1. Complete name of the church - "Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith"
     (Acronyms and abbreviations are not acceptable)
  2. Church address and telephone number.
  3. Pastor's name - the following are acceptable:
     - District Elder Eugene Lundy, M.D., M.B.A., Pastor
     - District Elder Eugene Lundy, Pastor
     - Dr. Eugene Lundy, Pastor
  4. Date and time of event.
• Any cost charged to the Department of Publications by outside vendors for production or duplication of flyer, posters, banners, etc. will be 2^nd. billed, internally, to the requesting auxiliary/department.

BULLETINS - PROGRAMS

• Department of Publications is responsible for creation of weekly Sunday bulletins, and programs for special events/services.
• Auxiliary announcements should consist of 50 words or less. Any "Thank you" notes over 50 words will be paraphrased to accommodate space limitations.
• Special event written announcements will "run" in the bulletin for four consecutive Sundays before the event.
• Written announcements will not appear in bulletin and be verbally announced in the same service, unless approved by associate Pastor or Pastor.
• The deadline for written announcements is Tuesday at 12 noon. Announcements received after deadline will "run" in the following Sunday's bulletin.
• Any cost charged to the Department of Publications by outside vendors for production or duplication of programs, etc. will be 2nd billed, internally, to the requesting auxiliary/department.

COPY SERVICE

• Department of Publications serves as the copy/duplication provider for the Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, its departments and auxiliaries.
• Copy jobs should be submitted with a Department of Publications Work Order form one week before due date.
• Any cost charged to the Department of Publications by outside vendors for duplications will be 2nd billed, internally, to the requesting auxiliary/department.

BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS OUTSIDE OF CHURCH ADVERTISEMENTS

• The Department of Publications provides a bulletin board for department/auxiliary announcements.
• It is the policy of the church not to post or distribute handbills, announcements, flyers, posters, etc. of outside of church events that require ticket sales. Any outside of church advertisement found on campus, including handbills, flyers, announcements, etc. distributed on parked cars in the parking lot, will be removed.
• It is the policy of the church to post or distribute handbills, announcements, flyers, posters, etc. of Church of Christ of Apostolic Faith events that require tickets.
• All advertisements displayed on bulletin boards will be removed after date(s) of event.

• The Department of Publications creates the various forms needed by department/auxiliaries with in the church.
• The Department of Publications will create and maintain in file any new forms needed by departments/auxiliaries

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATIONS AND THE BUSINESS OFFICE

The church office works in cooperation with the Department of Publications to receive bulletin announcements and other Department of Publications work orders.

Department of Publications uses its resources to assist the CCAF Business office with (1) mass mailings* and (2) mailing lists.

It is the responsibility of the department/auxiliary to provide clear instructions for announcements, copy jobs, flyers, etc. The CCAF Business office staff is not responsible for any announcements, work orders, or requests received with unclear instructions that results in errors or unacceptable productions.