January, 2025

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Church Council Report

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Church Council Membership
The Church Council is comprised of 5 to 7 members of the congregation, each elected
for four years. It serves as the executive function of the Congregation between Annual
Meetings. It currently has 5 members, with and Charlie Paulin completing his fourth
year. This means that there will be at least one and up to three seats to be filled by the
election at the next Annual Meeting on February 23, 2025. The current Council
schedules meetings once a month, immediately after Sunday service, that usually last
no later than 12:30 p.m. and often end earlier.

Proposed Bylaws Change
At our December 8 meeting, the Church Council voted to propose certain changes to
the Bylaws for consideration at the February 23, 2025 Annual Meeting as they refer to
membership. The intent of the changes is to simplify the language reflecting core
beliefs. The current language and the proposed language as follows.
 

Current Language:
1. Membership in this Church shall be open to any person who has been
baptized, has been confirmed, or has made public confession of faith in Jesus Christ
as Lord and Savior.

2. Persons desiring to unite with the Church shall meet with the Church Council and the Pastor for orientation to the Church. Candidates are welcomed to membership by the Church Council, and are introduced to the congregation prior to their being received into the Church at the following Communion Service.

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Proposed Language:

3. Members shall pledge themselves to attend the regular worship of the Church and the celebration of the Lord’s Supper; to live the Christian life; to share in the life and work of the Church; to contribute to its support and benevolences; and to seek diligently the spiritual welfare of the membership and the community. 

1. Membership in this Church is open to any person who has been baptized, has been confirmed, or is called to seek wisdom in the teachings and life of Jesus Christ.

2. Persons desiring to unite with the Church shall meet with the Church Council and the Pastor for orientation to the Church. Candidates are welcomed to membership by the Church Council, and are introduced to the congregation prior to being received into the Church at the following Communion Service.

3. Members agree to attend Church worship and celebrate Holy Communion; to seek to live as Jesus taught; to share in the life and work of the Church; to support it and its benevolences; and to pursue the spiritual welfare of its membership and community

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Charlie Paulin Co-Chair

Church Council
 

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