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The Presbytery of New Covenant
Addendum Report
November 29, 2016
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Table of Contents
Proposed Docket 3-4
Administrative Division
Ecclesiastical Affairs – Parity Plan Corrected (C.1) 5
Personnel Update (C.2) 5
Center Operations Committee (C.3) 6
Finance (C.4) 7-8
Nominating Committee Proposed Slate (H) 9-11
Committee on Representation (I) 12
Informational Flyers
Peru Partnership 13
Board of Pensions Seminars 14-15
Presbyterian Leader Enrichment 16
Clergy Retreat 17
Displays 18
Connections 18
ERRATA REPORT FROM THE MEETING PACKET
Page 50 – Munn Hinds is male, so the reference to “her” should be “him”.
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The Presbytery of New Covenant “Growing congregations that passionately engage their community to make disciples.”
Stated Meeting – November 19, 2016 First Presbyterian Church
4647 Preston Road, Pasadena, Texas 77505 This year’s theme – Growing Congregations
Offering: Seafarers Ministry 8:30 am Registration Opens Bride’s Room/Fellowship Hall 8:40 am New Commissioner Orientation Classroom to left of Narthex There will be a place available all day for prayer and meditation. Signs will direct you to this location.
For your information, TE means Teaching Elder, and RE means Ruling Elder.
THE PROPOSED DOCKET
9:00 am Welcome and Opening Worship Moderator, RE Shelley Hernandez
Celebrating the Ministry to the Port of Houston TE Ben Stewart, preaching
Communion, TE Mike Cole, presiding Installation of the 2017 Moderator
10:00 am Opening Business Moderator and Stated Clerk
Declaration of Quorum Moderator’s Appointments
Tellers Nominations to Nominating Committee
Adoption of the Docket Welcome by Host Church – TE Jim Currie Welcome of Others (First time Commissioners, Corresponding Members, New
Minister Members, Exhibitors, Visitors) Omnibus Motion (B.1)
10:20 am Committee on Ministry RE Bob Patterson
Motions regarding retirement of TE Ben Stewart and TE Mike Cole
Service of Retirement – TE Ben Stewart
10:30 am Report of the Stated Clerk (B) TE Lynn Hargrove
Administrative Commissions for Installations/Ordinations Dismissal of Houston, First
10:45 am KEYNOTE – TE Landon Whitsitt, Synod of Mid-America,
Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly 11:50 am Report of the Transitional Presbyter Committee RE Shelley Hernandez Celebration of Ministry – Ghost Ranch Debra Hepler
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Noon FELLOWSHIP AT TABLE/VISIT THE DISPLAYS 1:00 pm Reconvening Hymn “O For A World” (GTG #372) 1:05 pm Celebration of Ministry – Self Development of People TE Joseph Johnson 1:15 pm Candidate Preaching for Ordination – Candice Richey Womack
Administrative Division (C) RE Jane Larkin
Ecclesiastical Affairs TE John Wurster Parity Plan, Constitutional Amendments, Overture Celebration of Ministry – Texas Presbyterian Foundation TE Rick Young Finance RE Cathy Bliton Celebration of Ministry – Presbyterian Foundation Sherry Kenney Personnel TE Jackie Hannan Recognition of Retirement – Ellie Cole, volunteer
Recognition of Achievement (APA) – Patricia Brantley
Committee on Ministry (D) RE Bob Patterson Examinations – sustain the examination of candidate Other action items
Committee on Preparation for Ministry (E) RE Bill Hargrove General Council (F) TE David Green
Ministries Division (G) RE Carlton Currie Congregational Resourcing
Evangelism & Church Growth TE Jon Burnham Celebration of Ministry – 1001 New Worshipping Communities – Sean Chow Outreach TE Kristi Click- Blankman Celebration of Ministry – Peru Partnership – Rusty Edmondson & Sarah Armstrong
Nominating Committee (H) RE John Cronk Committee on Representation (I) TE Carol Tompkins Action of the Presbytery RE Shelley Hernandez Service of Retirement – TE Mike Cole
New Business (Only if submitted four days prior to meeting date, so it can be posted online 3 days prior) Moderator’s Remarks and Closing Prayer Adjournment - (By rule of the presbytery, no later than 4:00 pm, unless the assembly votes by a 2/3 majority to extend beyond)
Following adjournment, clerks will meet for session records review in TBA.
The next Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of New Covenant will be Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Clear Lake Presbyterian Church 1511 El Dorado Blvd., Houston, TX 77062-3499 www.clpc.org
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Presbytery of New Covenant 2017 Parity Plan by Congregation Size (CORRECTED)*
November 19, 2016 Congregation Membership (2015) RE: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Houston, Northwoods 1149 4 5 7 8 9 9 Houston, Korean Central 1052 4 4 6 6 8 9 Houston, Clear Lake 1015 4 4 6 6 8 9 Conroe, First 663 3 3 4 4 5 6 Woodlands, Woodlands 639 3 3 4 4 5 6
Houston, St. Philip 588 3 2 3 4 5 5 Houston, Pines 530 3 3 3 4 4 5 Beaumont, St. Andrew’s 527 3 2 3 4 4 5 Katy, Grand Lakes 502 2 2 3 3 4 5 Webster, Webster 483 3 3 3 3 4 4 Houston, St. Andrew’s 474 2 2 3 3 4 4 Bryan, First 378 2 2 3 3 3 4 6 Congregational membership between 252 and 374 members 3 Houston, St. Paul; Atascocita; Houston, St. John’s; Houston, Spring Branch; Pasadena, First; Sugar Land, First
23 Congregational membership between 126 and 248 2 Baytown, Faith; Brenham; Galveston, First; Bellaire, ChristChurch; Nacogdoches, Westminster; Houston, St. Thomas; West Columbia, Bethel; Bay City, First; Orange, First; College Station, Covenant; Angleton, First; Huntsville, First; Lufkin, First; Houston, Pathways; Houston, St. Luke’s; Pearland, First; Jones Creek, Gulf Prairie; Houston, Formosan; Houston, Young Nak; Houston, Pine Crest; Alvin, First; Houston, Thien-An; Livingston, Indian
46* Congregational Membership at 125 membership or under 1 Total Teaching Elders 211 Total Ruling Elders 211
Total Churches (1 RE) 87* RE by virtue of office 30* Additional RE for parity 94
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Personnel Committee November 19, 2016
In our meeting on November 15, the following action was approved:
1. To extend the part-time agreement with Forbes Baker until March 31, 2017. Forbes retired in 2016 and was to continue his position as Director of Finance on a part time basis until the end of 2016, at which time the position would be reevaluated. That evaluation has been done which resulted in the three month extension.
In our report in the meeting packet about the change with the Director of Finance position, we neglected to mention that both Carrie Walker and Sharon Darden have taken on additional responsibilities as well as Sandra Lopez in the day-to-day financial operations of the presbytery.
Center Operations Committee November 19, 2016
Chair-Brian Long
Members-Gary Akin, Frans Pike
The committee this year determined not to immediately complete the light fixture change out this year,
choosing instead to change the fixtures on an as need basis.
The committee has received an energy audit. It is being reviewed and procedures are being acted upon
to save money.
The committee has recommended that the Presbytery operations be moved as completely as possible to
the second floor, allowing the first floor to be rented out.
This concludes the report.
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Presbytery of New Covenant
Budget vs Actual 2016 10 months
Budget 01/01/16-12/31/16
Actual 01/01/16-10/31/16
Annual Budget Remaining
Revenues BENEVOLENCE RECEIPTS FROM CHURCHES & INDIVIDUALS $ 738,671 $ 594,749 $ 143,922
PER CAPITA $ 84,182 $ 69,820 $ 14,362
TOTAL BENEVOLENCE RECEIPTS $ 822,853 $ 664,569 $ 158,284
OTHER INCOME MISC. INCOME $ 12,000 $ 185,326 $ (173,326)
INTEREST INCOME $ 8,500 $ 6,257 $ 2,243
RENTAL INCOME $ 20,000 $ 18,247 $ 1,753
TOTAL OTHER INCOME $ 40,500 $ 209,830 $ (169,330)
Total Revenues $ 863,353 $ 874,399 $ (11,046)
Expenses GENERAL COUNCIL
BENEVOLENCES TO GA & SYNOD $ 15,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000
PER CAPITA $ 84,182 $ 61,098 $ 23,084
GENERAL COUNCIL EXPENSES $ 23,000 $ 20,167 $ 2,833
TOTAL GENERAL COUNCIL & BENEVOLENCES $ 122,182 $ 91,265 $ 30,917
MINISTRIES DIVISON
SCHOLARSHIPS $ 100 $ - $ 100
COM $ 400 $ 1,169 $ (769)
COMMUNICATIONS $ 11,450 $ 9,673 $ 1,777
CONGREGATIONAL RESOURCING $ 17,300 $ 17,803 $ (503)
RESOURCE CENTER $ 2,300 $ 2,001 $ 299
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE $ 2,500 $ - $ 2,500
OUTREACH MINISTRIES $ 39,000 $ 21,478 $ 17,522
TOTAL MDSC EXPENSES $ 73,050 $ 52,124 $ 20,926
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
FINANCE $ 50,700 $ 35,358 $ 15,342
OPS-BUILDING MAINT. $ 33,300 $ 27,826 $ 5,474
OPS-EQUIPMENT $ 17,120 $ 13,555 $ 3,565
OPS-INCOME $ (1,200) $ (697) $ (503)
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OPS-OFFICE SUPPLY $ 7,500 $ 4,747 $ 2,753
OPS-POSTAGE $ 6,900 $ 6,328 $ 572
OPS-UTILITIES $ 21,800 $ 18,387 $ 3,413
ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS $ 4,700 $ 1,519 $ 3,181
PERSONNEL $ 1,000 $ (1,243) $ 2,243
COMPENSATION $ 455,309 $ 380,186 $ 75,123
BENEFITS $ 168,611 $ 142,314 $ 26,297
PROFESSIONAL REIMBURSEMENTS $ 57,400 $ 31,694 $ 25,706
TOTAL ADSC EXPENSES $ 823,140 $ 659,974 $ 163,166
TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENSES $ 1,018,372 $ 803,363 $ 215,009
TOTAL REVENUES MINUS TOTAL EXPENSES $ (155,019) $ 71,036 $ (226,055)
OTHER SOURCES OF CASH IN TO BALANCE: Principal Payments on Notes Receivable $ 121,448 $ 83,368 $ 38,080
Transfer from Dismissed Churches Fund $ 33,571 $ - $ 33,571
Total Other Sources $ 155,019 $ 83,368 $ 71,651
Net $ - $ 154,404 $ (154,404)
Additional Financial Information
Gain on Sale of Property $ - $ - $ -
Funds from Dismissed Churches-Cash $ - $ - $ -
Funds from Dismissed Churches-Note $ - $ - $ -
Investment Income (1) $ - $ 103,908 $ (103,908)
Total Additional Income $ - $ 103,908 $ (103,908)
Property Lawsuit Expenses-2016 $ - $ 22,731 $ (22,731)
(1) Results are for 3 Qtrs. of 2016 only.
CASH and CASH EQUIVALENTS
Checking and Deposit Accounts
$ 400,433 Investments with TX Presbyterian Foundation
$ 1,951,353
Investments with Presbyterian Foundation
$ 574,538
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents
$ 2,926,324
Revised 11/08/16
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Nominating Committee Proposed Slate November 19, 2016
General Council Chair/Moderator Elect 2017: RE Bob Patterson (Houston, St. Andrew’s)
2018: RE Bernard Tanyi (Houston, St. Paul)
2019: RE George James (Webster, Webster)
AD/SC – Administrative Division Steering Chair 2017: TE David Jones (Woodlands, Woodlands Community)
Vice Chair 2017: RE Gail Northern (Houston, Pathways)
AD/CO – Center Operations Chair 2017: RE Gary Akin (Houston, Northwoods)
AD/EA – Ecclesiastical Affairs Chair 2017: TE John Wurster (Houston, St. Philip)
2019: RE James Allison (Houston, Pines)
AD/FIN – Finance Chair 2017 & Class of 2018: TE Brent Hampton (Brenham , Brenham)
Vice Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: RE Ada Fuller (Houston, St. Philip)
2017: RE Fred Kate (Conroe, First)
AD/Personnel Chair 2017: TE Jackie Hannan (Atascocita, Atascocita)
2019: RE Val Aldred (Houston, Pines)
COM/Committee on Ministry Chair 2017: TE Helen DeLeon (Webster, Webster)
COM/CC – Calls & Contracts Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: TE Craig King (Alvin, First)
Vice Chair 2017: TE Ted Foote (Bryan, First)
2018: RE John Woodhouse (Houston, St. Thomas)
2019: RE Hilda Garcia (Galveston, Emmanuel)
2019: RE Patty Eng (Webster, Webster)
2019: TE John Hirling (At Large)
COM/CL – Congregational Life Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: TE Steve Newton (Nacogdoches, Westminster)
Vice Chair 2017: RE Fred Cook (Bellaire, ChristChurch)
2017: TE Paul Hooker (At Large)
2019: TE Cassandra Dahnke (Houston, Woodforest )
2019: RE Gayle Smith (Houston, Clear Lake)
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2019: RE James Hooper (Houston, Pinecrest )
COM/E - Examinations Chair 2017: TE Jim Currie (Pasadena, First)
Vice Chair 2017: RE Jeanie Flowers (Houston, St. Philip)
2019: TE Holly Smith (At Large)
2019: RE Anna Marion (Cleveland, St. Luke’s)
2019: TE Hector Rivera-Velez (At Large)
2019: RE Tom Martin (Sealy, First)
COM/PL – Professional Life Chair 2017: RE Kevin Murphy (Houston, Community of Servant Savior)
Vice Chair 2017: TE Jonathan Britt (Houston, St. Thomas)
2017: TE Pat Clark (HR)
2019: RE Scott Harbison (Houston, St Luke)
CPM – Committee on Preparation Chair 2017: RE Bill Hargrove (Houston, St. Andrew’s)
Vice Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: TE Laureen Suba (At Large)
2019: TE Mary Currie (At Large)
2019: RE Kate Burkhart (Houston, St Philip)
2019: TE Mark Plunkett (Houston, Heritage)
2019: RE Jim Braswell (Pasadena, First)
COR – Committee on Representation Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: TE Carol Tompkins (At Large)
MDSC – Ministries Division Steering Committee Chair 2017: TE Anne Marie Quigley-Swanson (Houston, Northwoods)
Vice Chair 2017: RE Lad Perenyi (Houston, St Philip)
MD/CRT – CRT – Congregational Resourcing Team
Chair 2017: RE Carol Davis (Houston, Spring Branch)
Vice Chair 2017: TE Mike O’Neil (Angleton, First)
2019: TE Mirjam Haas-Melchior (Needville, St. Paul’s)
2019: TE Keatan King (Houston, St. Philip)
2019: RE Nancy Diaz (Houston, San Pablo + Trinity)
2019: RE Carrie Walker (Houston, University)
2019: TE Tim Marquez (Houston, Pathways)
MD/ECG Evangelism and Church Growth
Chair 2017: TE Jon Burnham (Houston, St. John’s)
Vice Chair 2017: RE Mary Lawrence (Webster, Webster)
2017: RE Susan McGrail (Bryan, First)
2017: RE John Harris, (Houston, St. Paul)
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2019: RE Celia Morgan (Houston, St. Philip)
2019: RE Garry Schoonover (Katy, Grand Lakes)
2019: TE Fred Seay (Sugar Land, First)
MD – Outreach
Chair 2017: TE Kristi Click Blankman (Houston, Spring Branch)
Vice Chair 2017 & Class of 2019: TE Alex Cornell (Houston, St. Stephen)
2019: RE Sara Jean Jackson (Houston, St. Philip)
2019: RE John Schweers (Houston, Community of the Servant Savior)
Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC)
2018: TE Gayle Grubbs (HR)
2022: RE Forrest Craig (Atascocita, Atascocita)
2022: TE Linda McCarty (At Large)
2022: TE David Brewer (At Large)
PINEMONT APARTMENTS BOARD
Class of 2019: RE Peter Jang (Houston, Pathways)
RE Beverly Houston (Houston, Pinecrest)
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Committee on Representation (COR)
Report to the Presbytery of New Covenant
2016
The work of the Committee on Representation is to encourage and broaden participation
in the leadership of the presbytery so that voices which have been missing are invited to
shape the future of our work together.
Part of that work involves compiling basic demographic information from those who are
serving on the presbytery's committees. COR is currently rebuilding that
information. Computer mishaps are no fun. We will be contacting those already serving
on presbytery committees soon to fill in the blanks we are missing. This demographic
information goes no further than the COR and is only used in the aggregate to help with
the second part of our charge.
Each month, when the Nominating Committee meets, members of COR are present to
apprise the Nominating Committee of potential areas for enrichment. We invite
consideration of people from various parts of the presbytery, various racial/ethnic
backgrounds, age groups, previous service to the presbytery, women and men, church
size, and Ruling Elders and Teaching Elders. Of course, these are not the only
considerations that the Nominating Committee uses, for it is their task to also discern
which candidates have the gifts and skills that each committee needs.
Another task of the COR is to help build the candidate pool for the Nominating
Committee. This is an area that truly needs your assistance. If you know someone in
your congregation who would be an asset in the work of the presbytery or you yourself
would like to serve at the presbytery level, please contact someone on either the COR or
the Nominating Committee. The presbytery website has a list of committee descriptions,
time involvement needed, and meeting times in the Filing Cabinet under Committee
Descriptions.
For all who serve the Presbytery of New Covenant, we give thanks. For all who have
shared their wisdom in the past, we give thanks. For all whom God calls to serve in the
future, we lift our voices in joyous praise, looking forward to the ways Christ is at work
through his gifted peoples.
Grace and peace,
Rev. Carol Tompkins, Moderator ([email protected])
Abraham Yeh
Sharon Darden
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PERU PARTNERSHIP Dear Members and Friends of New Covenant Presbytery,
Many within our presbytery have close ministry partnerships in Peru. During the month of November, we are privileged to be visited by Peru mission coworkers Sara Armstrong and Rusty Edmonson, who will be in the Houston area visiting churches that prayerfully and financially support them in their amazing work.
In an effort to begin planning a presbytery-wide mission trip to Peru, there will be a gathering following the November 19th presbytery meeting at Pasadena Presbyterian Church in Room 11. Rusty and Sara will meet with anyone who might be interested in participating in a mission trip to Peru next summer. There are teams organizing to: provide clean water, train leaders, work on constructing a seminary in the high jungle, participate in medical mission, teach Vacation Bible School and more.
Please spread the word about this exciting opportunity! Sara and Rusty are a gift to the PC(USA) and to the church universal and have much knowledge to share! We hope you and members of your congregations will prayerfully consider attending this meeting to learn how you can participate! Please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions.
Grace and Peace,
Rev. Alex Lee-Cornell Rev. Kristi Blankman Pastor, St. Stephen Pres. Assoc. Pastor, Spring Branch Pres.
[email protected] [email protected]
Rusty Edmonson and Sara Armstrong
Work Site in Quillabamba
Children in Lima, Peru
Sunday School Teacher Training
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Displays for Today’s Meetings
Seafarers Ministry – Jim Keith
Ghost Ranch – Debra Hepler
Self Development of People – Joseph Johnson
Presbyterian Foundation – Sherry Kenney
PYCC – Caressa Murray
Presbyterian Pan American School – Signe Fredrickson
1001 New Worshipping Communities – Sean Chow
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary – Jack Barden
Please visit with the exhibitors to learn more about their ministries.
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