It's not enough according to the clerk's office website: Option 2: Your denomination does not publish a directory, but issues Certificates of Ordination or Licenses to Minister. If you do not belong to a denomination that publishes a directory, you may submit a copy of your ordination certificate, a License to Minister, or a letter of appointment from your denomination; and If the Certificate of Ordination is not written in English, you must also provide an English translation; and You must attach a letter from your local congregation that verifies that you are the pastor or associate pastor of the congregation and that your congregation consents to your registration with the Office of the City Clerk (Get Sample Letter A); and You must attach one of the following documents: A copy of the church's Articles of Incorporation; or A statement that lists the location of the church, the reason for the church's founding, the number of trustees of the church, the approximate size of the congregation, and how often the congregation meets (Get Sample Letter B).