Great news: the church board has selected a Sabbatical Pastor to join our church as the lead pastor during the three months that Jonathan will be on his sabbatical. We are very pleased to announce that Rev. Nancy Ellett Allison will join us June 13 and serve until
Read more →“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” ~ Proverbs 11:25 Do you have experience or interest in helping set priorities and direction for an organization? Do you offer a background in goal-setting, policy-setting, finance, administration, oversight, or stewardship? Do you enjoy
Read more →During the February church board meeting, the board: • Approved a long-awaited sabbatical for Pastor Jonathan. This was originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, but we all know why that was delayed. The pandemic has not only caused a huge workload for our senior pastor but also
Read more →Greetings to all our FCC friends. Given the unusual times, we thought you might appreciate a summary of the financial picture for this past year. Nationwide, churches have struggled to remain healthy or even to remain in existence. You can be proud of yourselves for helping our
Read more →The church board needs some help from our congregation members. We need a secretary/clerk to help us record our board meetings, and we have an open board position for the next four months. That board position will then be filled by a vote of the congregation membership
Read more →The position of Secretary/Clerk is open on the church Board of Directors. The person serving in this position attends board meetings, takes minutes of board and congregational meetings, counts ballots in elections, and participates in board discussions. The board meets once a month and holds extra meetings
Read more →So far, we have $470,098 in 2022 pledges as of 1-4-22. For this coming year, we are budgeting for $525,000 in pledges, which is the same amount as 2021. So, we still have a way to go as we prepare for this exciting and important year of ministry.
Read more →Your church board is so thankful the Search Committee assembled a powerful profile of our church, which inspired many talented pastors from across the country to apply for our Associate Pastor position. Then the Search Committee did the discerning work of evaluating the applicants and selecting Rev.
Read more →According to the bylaws of First Congregational Church, our nine-member Church Board “shall have ultimate responsibility, after the Congregation, for leadership of the Church.” The moderator (Steve Carmichael) and vice-moderator (Elly Vandegrift), in collaboration with the Board and Senior Pastor, help set the agenda for the Board
Read more →Twice a year our church holds a congregational meeting. On June 27, right after the 10 a.m. worship service, the summer congregational meeting was held on Zoom. Thank you to all who contributed information. John Soper reported on the work of the Endowment Committee. Polly Shannon spoke
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