The Church Council met on April 15.
We have hired a new church office administrator. Dawn Wetzel, previously a member of this congregation, of Church Council, and an alto in the choir, will serve in the 20 hour/week position. We look forward to benefiting from her many years of experience as a church office administrator. Welcome back, Dawn!!
Pastor Katy Miles-Wallace of the Southwestern Texas Synod joined the Council meeting at our invitation to share details of the IDE program they have designed. The Council unanimously agreed to commit engaged participation in these trainings which may be used in other congregations to spread the message of inclusion, diversity, and equity across the region. A schedule of the training opportunities is flexible and yet to be determined. We look forward to growing into a more informed congregation and sharing feedback with Pastor Katy to help refine this program over the next couple of years.
The Council received a Transition Team update confirming that completion of the Ministry Site Profile is near. Final edits are ongoing. The Council is prepared to receive the MSP from the Transition Team when sent.
The Child Development Center reported that enrollment increased slightly. They will host a book fair April 22-26.
The Racial Justice Ministry Team report included that some Adult Faith Formation classes in May will focus on the history of Native American Citizenship.
The Council approved the recommendation of the Benevolence Task Force (Merrily Porter, Ben Rode, Teresa Ringness, Claudia Barlow) to direct our pooled benevolence of 2024 quarterly surplus offerings to Global Refuge, LuMin, and FELC Child Development Center. (Please read this report.)
The Council received other ministry team and committee reports.
The next Church Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Baden
Council Secretary