Church Council
The church council shall provide for planning and implementing a program of nurture, outreach, witness, and resources in the local church. It shall also provide for the administration of its organization and temporal life. It shall envision, plan, implement, and annually evaluate the mission and ministry of the church. The church council shall be amenable to and function as the administrative agency of the charge conference” (¶244, The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church). Thus begins the description of the core leadership body of your local congregation—the church council (see also ¶252.1).
2012 Church Council
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Chairperson
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Buster Hall
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C.O.M. Chair
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Karen Wilder
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Church Treasurer
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Glenna Stockard
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Finance Chair
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Kent Warkentin
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Lay Delegate
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Charlene Reeves
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Lay Leader
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Dick Ford
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SPRC Rep.
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Jim Shaw
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Trustees Rep.
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David Allen
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UMW Rep.
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Carole Ashton
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UMYF Rep.
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Julie Ferguson
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Young Adult Rep.
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Rob Stillman
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Youth Director
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Graeme Collett
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Music Director
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Alan Parker
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AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP:
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Class of 2012
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Dave Casper
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Janet Parker
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Sarah Kennedy
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Louise Read
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Teri Light
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Rebecca Ward
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Roberta Rand
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Sue Wiedeman
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AT-LARGE MEMBERSHIP:
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Class of 2013
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Sondra Bogert
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Barbara McClintock
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Rita Caldwell
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Ralph Rand
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What Does a Church Council Do?
The church council exists to create and supervise the strategic plan for your local congregation so that the congregation fulfills its mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. This twofold function includes both leadership and management. Leadership is the visionary “big picture” work that assesses critically where your congregation is at the present moment, where God is calling it to be in the future, and what resources will be required to move from your current reality into the desired future. Management is the essential “detail work” that must be accomplished on a daily basis to make the congregation effective.
