What is a Records Retention Program?
A records retention program is a system for identifying, organizing, and preserving the significant documents, both print and electronic, of the work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It also properly disposes of the materials that are no longer useful. What records are included? Any official records created or received during the course of ELCA business are considered to be the property of this church and not of individual employees. Records are not to be used for other purposes, removed, retained personally, or destroyed at will. Please see ELCA Records Final Disposition Policy. Why do we have such a program? A records retention system enables us easily to find , records that we need , whether they were created last week, last year or last century. the program is mandated by the ELCA Constitution [13.41.02.g] and the Church Council (June 1987). Who participates in the records management program? The proper care of records is everyones responsibility. Staff members are ca
