Genesee Lutheran Parish
Annual Meeting
January 18, 2015
Jennifer called the
meeting to order at 11:45
Prayer was led by
Jennifer to get the meeting started.
Committee Reports:
Building and grounds: Doug
gave a report of Building and grounds-It has been an easy year when it came to
maintenance with the Parkin’s taking care of the grounds out at the Valley
church and Pastor Dave taking care of them here in town.
The biggest problem is
going to be the sewer here at St. John’s Doug and Brent did a report on what
that is going to entail. Roaches construction came and cleaned out the pipes
for us and did and estimate on what it is going to cost to fix it. Everyone
agreed that we should get a second bid ad make a decision after that on which
company we will have fix it.
Education: Kaycee
Gregory is heading up Sunday School and doing a very good job.
Activities: Different
activities that we have ongoing are Inspire, Theology on Tap, Bible Study,
Youth group, Young Woman’s group with many other single activities throughout
the year.
Worship: Music-Pastor
Dave comes up with the focus for each Sunday, then Patrick and the other
musicians come up with music according to that focus.
Outreach: Habitat for
Humanities- we have provided lunches and are in the process of gathering
kitchen supplies and other essentials for the new family that is moving into
the home. Verna and Rosanna are helping to put together a couple of quilts
aslo.
Cemetary: Holly Sampson
has been taking care of the St. John’s cemetery and Dan is not sure she is
going to want to continue so if there is anyone who would be willing to do it,
there is an application process to go through. The Parkin’s family is taking
care of the one out at the Valley church.
By Law Changes:
We would like to change
the by law’s from having to have three quarterly and one annual meeting each
year to just having to have one annual meeting a year and calling special
meetings when necessary.
Gayle Rossebo moved to
change the meeting requirements to only one annual meeting a year. Susan Riggs
seconded.
Discussion opened, no
one had any discussion. Put to vote and passed unanimously.
The bylaws change
a.
The annual
meeting of the congregation shall be in January between the dates of January 15th
and January 31st.
b.
Quarterly meeting
of the congregation will be help in the months of April and October. (this line
is now being eliminated from the bylaws)
The second change we
would like to make, to change the required number of council members from nine
to seven.
Current reading:
1.
The Church
Council shall consist of nine (9) members elected for a term of three (3) years
but elected in such a manner that after the first election one-third (1/3) are
elected each year, No members shall be eligible for more than two (2)
successive terms in the same elective office.
Proposed change would read: seven (7) members elected
for a term of three (3) years’…and continue as previously written.
Our current council
consists of the following members:
Pastor David Deckard
Jennifer Parkins
(Chair)
Susan Riggs, Treasurer
(term ending this meeting)
Linda Chilson,
Secretary
Gayle Rossebo, council
member (term ending last year)
Doug Cartwright,
council member (term ending this year)
Patrick Adams, council
member (Term ending this year)
Courtney Scharnhorst,
council member
Amy Peterson, council
member
Dana Carter, council
member
Jennifer explained that
we are currently having trouble filling the council with nine members and that
we have four positions that are being vacated this year.
Linda Chilson moved we
change the number of required seat to seven. Tezra Barnes seconded.
Discussion opened with
no discussion, voted and carried unanimously.
From this day forward
we will only be required to seat seven members on the council.
Patrick has offered to
fill the positon of treasurer. Floor opened to others who would like the
position of treasurer.
Verna Studer moved to
name Patrick as the new treasurer and Rosanna Cartwright seconded. Motion
carried unanimously. After this meeting Patrick Adams will be our new treasurer.
Benevolences:
Christmas Eve offering
went to the Emergency Fund
Easter offering:
Suggestions for offering benevolence:
Lutherhaven, Emergency
Fund, Lutherhaven Scholarship, Alternative’s to Violence, and University of
Idaho Campus Ministries.
Verna Studer moved to
give the Easter offering to these five projects.
Marilyn seconded
Opened to discussion,
no discussion.
Motion carried
unanimously
Pastor’s Report:
Talked about the BINGO
card we did in church was to show what all we have been doing and how so many
people have been involved, and how our passion (the whole congregation) brings
it together with our passion. We just need to keep this passion going and keep
furthering our mission.
BIG PICURE!!!
Financial: Funding our
mission
Susan Rigg’s presented
this past years financial report and this next year’s proposed budget.
We were $24001.08 short
this past year so we are taking some out of savings to cover this amount. That
will leave us with $24000 in savings. We
have 41 households with 84 members, if 30 families could increase offering by
$67 per month we could be break even.
Pastor Dave’s medical
insurance is requiring him to put $214 a month into a Medical savings plan.
This will come directly out of his pocket. Susan purposed that we increase his
pay by this amount each month to help cover the cost.
Tezra Barnes moved that
we approve the budget with the increase to Pastor Dave’s salary of $2568
annually be included in it.
Dana Carter seconded.
Opened to discussion it no discussion
Motion carried
unanimously
The BIG PICTURE is that we need to come up
with some better ways to fulfill our mission and not just pay our bills.
Susan Riggs has
volunteered to fill a new position as Fund Raising Coordinator. There are three
projects already in the works for this coming year.
Some future projects
are:
An Appeal Letter to the
Community
Bake Sale at Easter
Garage Sale in August
Any and all suggestions
are welcome and open to consideration.
Meeting adjourned with
the Lord’s Prayer
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