Committees at Hale

Administrative Committees

• Church Council • Staff Parish Relations Committee

(SPRC) • Trustees • Nominations/ Lay Leadership • Stewardship and finance Committee • Endowment Committee• Scholarship Committee

Ministry/Program Committees

• Witness and Outreach • Nurture and Care • Worship • Christian Education

note: many other ministries UMW, Youth, Men’s Bible Studies, Walk to Bethleham… ect…

Church Council • Duty: Administrative and Ministry … Overseas and reports on all ministries of

the church. Governing board where all committees report to, makes final decision on major ministry decisions. • Who is on it: It is made up largely of chairpersons of each of the

committees… to be on this committee one must be a member of church … (Rita Seeburger - Chairperson, Pastor David Goudie, Sharon Egresics, Karen Emery, Jim Schiermyer, Bill Milliron, Jean Roth, Lynn Barclay, Chuck Hamilton, Jesse Klein, Jim Rollin, Mark Parkinson, Sherrill Parkinson-Milliron, Roma Bassi, Pat Rollin, Rod Crainer, Cel Clark, Eldon Barclay, Darlene Marshall, Don Brandt)

• When Meets: Forth Monday of the Month 7:30pm• Church Budget 2014: $237,505 (actual expenditures = $220,914)• Church Budget 2015: $207,487

SPRC (Staff Parish Relations Committee)

• Duty: Relate to Staff, create job descriptions and evaluations, help connect staff with church, (serves like a humans relations department), deals with any concerns which may be related to a confidential matter, responsible for hiring all staff except pastor. • Who is on it… 9 people maximum (3 x 3 year terms) plus lay member

to annual conference and lay leader, must be a member of Hale UMC (Chuck Hamilton- Chairperson, Denise Braun, Mike Jacobs, Lana Vohwinkle, Irma Marr, Catriana Nichols, Karen Emery, Jim Schiermyer, Bill Milliron, Janet Bovee)

• When it meets: Usually 2nd Monday of the month 7pm

Trustees Committee

• Duty: Oversea and maintain church property (including parsonage), legal representatives in all matters relating to property • Who is on it … 3 to 9 people (3x3 year term) have to be over 18 and

2/3 have to be members. (Jesse Klein-chairperson, Craig Egresics, Tom Booth, Shannon Ludwig, Joe Vohwinkle, Bob Joss, Carolyn Wright, Ron Bassi, Chris Jacobs).

• When it meets: Usually 1st Monday of the Month 7:30pm

Lay Leadership/Nominations

• Duty: Communicate committee functions and needs, discern the gifts of the people in the congregation and help place people in ministries and committees. (They are responsible to nominate people for committees for our church conference each year). • Who is on it: Led by pastor , 5-9 people (3x3 year term), and Lay

Leader. Have to be a member of the church to be on this committee. (Pastor David Goudie- chairperson, Chuck Hamilton, Karen Emery, Jim Schiermyer, Lana Vohwinkle, Kaye Bellville, Larry Steinley.)

• When Meets: Periodically as determined (most often has met on the third Monday of the month at 7pm)

Stewardship and Finance Committee

• Duty: Oversea budget (bring to the church council for approval) and day to day finances (monthly financial reports) and develop stewardship plan • Who is on it: made up largely of positions (chairperson, treasurer,

financial secretary, Memorial fund Treasurer, Lay Leader, Church council chairperson, Board of Trustees chairperson, Auditor) plus 3 at large (Jim Rollin- Chairperson, Pastor David Goudie, Mark Parkinson-Treasurer, Jennifer Thomsen, Roma Bassi- Financial Secretary, Sherrill Parkinson- Milliron, Karen Emery, Jim Schiermyer, Rita Seeburger, Jesse Klein, David Riches, Craig Egresics, Margaret Humphrey)• When meets: Currently 2nd Thursday of the month (at 7pm) Used to be

4th Monday at 6 (may change)

Endowment Committee

Duty: oversea Endowment fund and distributionWho is on it: positions plus three at large (Rita Seeburger, David Goudie, Mark Parkinson, Jim Rollin, Jesse Klein, Chuck Hamilton, David Riches, Dick Dryden)

When Meets: Periodically as needed

Scholarship committee

• Duty: overseas Scholarship fund and distribution• Who is on it: positions plus a couple at large (Sherrill Parkinson-Milliron,

David Goudie, Rita Seeburger, Karen Emery/ Jim Schiermyer, Lynn Barclay, Rod Crainer/Janet Bovee, Darlene Leiva)

• When Meets: Periodically as needed

Ministry/ Program Committees

Witness and Outreach

• Duty: create programs and ministries which reach out to the community, connect with missions, and help publicize• Who is on it: Chairperson needs to be member, others can be active

participants in congregation (Still need a chairperson, David Goudie, Lynda MacAlpine, Jennifer Thomsen, Lana Vohwinkle, Cel Clark, Ralph Marshall, Darlene Marshall, Ron Kelso, Roma Bassi, added Helen Alford)• When meets: 1st Monday of the Month at 7:30 (same time as trustees) • Note: A number of people who had been on this committee had

moved so we could still use more people who are interested.

Nurture and Care

• Duty: Create programs and ministries which care for and connect those within Hale UMC, Communion Shut In, Small Groups, and connecting with inactive members• Who is on it: Chairperson needs to be member, others can be active

participants in congregation (Jean Roth- Chairperson, Lana Vohwinkle, Chuck Hamilton, Sandy Hamilton, Ken and Karen Emery, Barb Obey, Onylea Armstead, Bill Milliron, Darlene Leiva, Sherrill Parkinson- Milliron, Joy Riches)

• When Meets: 3rd or 4th Monday of the month at 2:30pm

Worship

• Duty: Help foster and aid in Sunday morning worship • Who is on it: small committee plus various needed positions

(committee: Ronnie Heydon, David Goudie, Mike Jacobs) (positions: Karen O’Connor, Beverley Schartner, Robin &Morgan Vance, Jean Roth, TJ Gertz, Frank Leiva/ Jim Schiermeyer, Darlene Marshall, Margaret Humphrey, Lynn Barclay) also should add Ryan and Laura Parkinson for Audio Visual)

• When meets: Has been rather sporadic now, had been 1st Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm, also has usually been just a select few of those at large on team, instead of everyone who serves for worship.

Christian Education

• Duty: help oversee Sunday school, JR church, connects with Joy Club and other mid-week small groups and special children’s activities• Who is on it: Chairperson is to be a member … other various

positions and all Sunday School teachers (Lynn Barclay – Chairperson, Kelsey Klein, Deana Nichols, Jacquie Farrand, Robin Vance, Darlene Leiva/ Carol Troyer, Rod Crainer, David Goudie, Catriana Nichols, other Sunday School teachers: Jeanie Steinley, Terry and Janet Bovee, Ron Kelso)

• When Meets: 2nd Sunday of the Month at 12:30 pm

Many other ministries

• Just to name a few other ministries • Youth/ College, Riffle River • UMW, (United Methodist Women) • Walk to Bethlehem • Men’s Bible Study • Proverbs 31 Class (Women’s Bible Study)• Emmaus groups