St. John’s – St. Luke Evangelical United Church of Christ

2120RussellStreetDetroit,MI48207

Phone(313)393-8168Fax(313)887-9384info@sjsldetroit.orgwww.sjsldetroit.org

Minutes

ChurchCouncilMeetingJanuary8,2017

Present: MargoAllen Absent: None BenitaBradford AlexandriaCraig Staff: Rev.JohnMartin TracyCraig Rev.JimmyWomack,M.D. BarbaraGeppert

DonaldGeppert YFF/YFX: KevinBausley ScottMeyer-Kukan MariaSimpkins DeniseMoney JanicePallister DavidSamuels YevetteSamuels

I. CalltoOrder

a. MeetingwasopenedwithaprayerbyRev.MargoAllenat12:20P.M.

II. Quoruma. AquorumwasestablishedbyRev.MargoAllen.

III. DiscussionandApprovalofAgendaa. Noadditions,modificationsoromissionswerepresented.

IV. DiscussionandApprovalofMinutesa. Rev.MargoAllenmovedthattheminutesfromNovember13,2016beapproved,secondedby

BenitaBradford.Motioncarried.

V. Reportsa. Rev.JohnMartinandRev.JimmyWomack,M.D.orallypresentedthepastors’reportsfromthe

previoustwomonths.b. Rev.MargoAllenorallypresentedtheVice-President’sReport.c. ScottMeyer-KukanorallypresentedtheSecretary’sReport.d. AlexandriaCraigwasnotabletoproduceaTreasurer’sReportduetobeingunawareofCouncil

Meetingdate.

VI. Committeesa. Nocommitteereportswerepresented.

VII. OldBusinessa. JanicePallisteracceptedtheNovember13,2016nominationtotheChurchCouncileffective

January8,2017andexpiringatthenextannualmeeting.b. DeniseMoneymovedthatweelectourCouncilPresidentbysecretballot,secondedbyTracy

Craig.Motioncarried.c. NominationsforCouncilPresident:BenitaBradfordnominatedDonaldGeppert.ScottMeyer-

KukannominatedBenitaBradford.d. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedthecurrentConstitution&Bylawsinadditiontoaproposed

draft.Rev.MargoAllenindicatedthattheproposeddraftwouldbediscussedingreaterdetailatthenextCouncilmeetingandthatmembersshouldcomepreparedwithproposedrevisionsandquestions.

e. ScottMeyer-Kukanpresenteda$10,000checkfromtheCommunityFoundation(formerPagelGrant)anddiscussedreductioninamount.Mr.Meyer-Kukanindicatedthat$10,000(orless)willbegiventothechurchannuallyfromthispointforwardandthattheapplicationdeadlineforthesefundsisonAugust15thofeachcalendaryear.

VIII. NewBusinessa. ScottMeyer-Kukanproposedthatthechurchconsiderhaving1-800-GOT-JUNKcometoclean

outthechurchbuildingtothecostof$600.FurtherdiscussionandapprovalwilltakeplaceattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.

b. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedtheDetroitHistoricalSociety’s(DHS)requesttotourourbuildingandhavealunchpreparedonApril6,2017&April24,2017.Mr.Meyer-KukanwillcontactDHSregardingspecificsandpresentatFebruaryCouncilmeeting.

c. ScottMeyer-KukanpresentedproposalforGathertorentspaceinourparkinglottostorewood.Rev.MargoAllenwillfollowupwithKyleregardingcostandapotentialcontactandpresentattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.

d. ScottMeyer-Kukanproposedthatthechurchpurchaseaset(s)ofNewCenturyHymnals.DeniseMoneysuggestedthatwelookathavingGatherpurchasetheseinplaceofapossiblerentalpayment.FurtherdiscussionandapprovalwilltakeplaceattheFebruaryCouncilmeeting.

e. ScottMeyer-KukanproposedthepurchaseofanewPaschalcandle.TracyCraigmadeamotiontoallowthepastor’stopurchasethecandle,secondedbyRev.MargoAllen.Motioncarried.

f. Adiscussionofyear-endfinancialpaperworktookplace.AlexandriaCraigwillprovidegivingstatementsand1099stoallindividuals.

IX. ExecutiveCouncilPositions

a. Rev.JohnMartinandRev.JimmyWomack,M.D.talliedballotsforCouncilPresident.BenitaBradfordreceived7votes,DonaldGeppertreceived4.

b. ExecutiveCouncilpositionsareasfollowsandshallbereflectedonalllegaldocuments,includingfinancialaccountsatComericaBankandMerrillLyncheffectiveJanuary8,2017:

i. President–BenitaBradfordii. VicePresident–MargoAlleniii. Secretary–ScottMeyer-Kukaniv. Treasurer–AlexandriaCraig

X. Adjournmenta. BenitaBradfordmovedtoclosethemeetingat1:45,secondedbyTracyCraig.Motioncarried.

RespectfullysubmittedbyScottMeyer-Kukan,Secretary.