Church Council meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
The next meeting is July 23rd.
What is Church Council and What is it’s Purpose:
The Church Council gives guidance, support, and assistance to the Ministerial Staff to coordinate the work of the church to accomplish its mission of leading all people to be shaped by the love of Christ. In addition, the Church Council enlists and nominates Church Officers and Trustees to the church for approval; assists the Ministerial Staff to enlist and nominate teachers and ministry leaders to the church for approval; enlists and nominates church members to fill vacancies to all standing and ad hoc church committees.
In all its meetings the Church Council represents the church and acts with the authority of the church on all matters except those needing to go before the church in a regularly or called business meeting. Those matters needing to go before the church in a business meeting would include, but not be limited to: Approval of church members to serve on committees; approval of church members to serve as teachers, church officers, ministry leaders, etc.; buying or selling of property; major renovation or development of existing church property; major changes to existing written policies and procedures; calling or dismissing ministerial staff members; approval of an annual budget or spending plan or increases to an existing budget or spending plan; and conferring ordination on ministerial or deacon candidates.
The Church Council consists of a combination of church members chosen by their Life Groups who serve three year terms, church staff, committee chairpersons, and the Deacon Chairman. Each Adult Life Group may elect one representative who will serve on the Church Council. The Youth, Children, and Preschool Life Groups may select one representative from each of their areas.
