This is a summary of the
Church Board Minutes from 2.16.21 The Board is trying to find ways to be more
transparent and to increase communications throughout the church family.
Summary of
actions coming from the Communications Workshop prior to Board meeting.
The Safe Sanctuary
policy was
reviewed and all Board persons were asked to sign recognizing their willingness
to comply with this policy and be sure their signed form gets to the church
office for filing.
A
consensus supported finding a way to have a summary of Board minutes
available for general reviewing.
This might occur on the web site.
The goal is to have transparency available for others of the church
family that are not directly connected to the Board.
Treasurer's Report:
Checking account balance: $44,390
General Funds Balance: $29,440
The difference is found in the
designated fund categories.
At this point the pledges for 2021
are $62,000 and there may be a few more coming in.
UM Methodist Lay Leader:
The current Bishop will be retiring this year.
The General Conference this summer will again be on line.
Presbytery Elder Commissioner:
The next Presbytery Meeting is March 12th – 13th - via Zoom.
Beverly will send the link to the church family so anyone
interested can also attend.
Pastors Report:
Pastor is working with SPRC developing a workable current
job description.
Team Reports:
Steering Task Force Report:
The Task Force continues to meet typically biweekly on
Tuesday evening via Zoom. The Group has
identified that among administrative tasks SPRC is meeting regularly and
working on pastor ½ time job description, the church needs a treasurer and
volunteers for the office are slowly getting started. The Church Board is again meeting
monthly. The Task Force is asking for
direction from the Board regarding an exit plan possibly with an exit report to
DS Wendy and Presbyter Clark, and if a group should be created to investigate
options for the church’s future. Other
directives from the charge conference are in process.
Stewardship Team:
MSC to approve the budget
as presented realizing there may be a need for flexibility as the year
proceeds.
Staff Parish Relations Team: see written report
MSC to approve 4 weeks of
paid maternity leave for pianist.
Education Team:
Worship Team:
Peace, Justice & Mission Team: see written report
Old Business: none
New Business:
Meeting adjourned with prayer.
Next Board Meeting March 16, 2021 - to
be in person - church sanctuary and zoom
Sincerely Submitted by:
Gail Saxowsky, Clerk
This is a
summary of Christ's Church Board Meeting of January 19, 2021 held by zoom.
If you are interested in the full text of the miutes please talk to Gail
Saxowsky, the current Board Clerk.
The Annual Statistical Reports for both
Denominations were approved to be submitted by the clerk.
Ned Kenney was elected Treasurer
and later declined.
Gail Saxowsky was elected Clerk of
the Board.
MSC to request the Presbyery to pay
percapita in installments for 2021.
MSC to allow the PJM Ministry Team
to spend up to $4000 from the Mission Trip account for some of the local
mission needs either from the pandemic or the forest fire clean up and
rebuilding.
Steering Task Force: This
task force was a result of the Annual Charge Conference / Annual Meeting in
Nov. with the charge of getting the administrative responsibilities of the
congregation functioning again. This was
to include clarifing responsibiities and roles especially in the area of
finances, office general functioning and giving Pastor Dave support.
To date the Task Force has updated
the Financial Policies & Procedures utilizing the existing Christ’s Church
documents and denominational resources, and shared this document with the
current Treasurer and financial secretary and the Stewardship Team. There has also been a major effort to catch
up the organization in the church office, records and filing.
Another significant component that
needs nuturing and growing is Communications.
This needs to be more during this time of pandemic and isolation.
Stewardship Team:
Staff Parish Relations Team:
Education Team:
Worship Team:
MSC to authorization administration
of communion on the first Sunday of each month and for special occasions as
planned with the Worship Team and Pastor.
Peace, Justice & Mission Team:
Old Business:
New Business:
Important Dates:
Next
Board Meeting February 16, 2021
Presbytery
Meeting – March 12 & 13
The meeting was adjourned with
prayer.