Church Governance

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We are a self-governing congregation which elects a Congregational Board of leaders to serve the church. This board oversees the administrative structure of the church, which is divided into four ministry areas. Councils of volunteers oversee various aspects of each ministry area.

The Next 5 Strategic Priorities by the Congregational Board

  1. Develop a reimagined and comprehensive new member program that nurtures individuals through all phases of engagement including recruitment, initial welcome, onboarding, full participation, potential leadership, and retention.
  2. Invite others into a relationship with the church through a broad spectrum of offerings including shared interests, topics, goals, activities, service, and intergenerational opportunities. These offerings will specifically be geared towards individuals who are not affiliated with a church or denomination, Millennials, Generation Z, and young families.
  3. Develop a small group program that sustainably creates new groups and supports existing groups. Goals of this program will include fostering new relationships and deepening our spiritual, intellectual, and service experiences.
  4. Strengthen the church’s external and internal identity as an inclusive congregation by:
    a. effectively communicating our message and programing with the external community;
    b. examining the representativeness and appropriateness of the congregation’s name; and
    c. focusing on how we can perpetually manifest inclusivity.
  5. Develop and implement an integrated, organization-wide communication strategy that enhances the ministerial work of our staff and empowers lay members to more easily participate in and promote the activities of the church. The strategy will effectively utilize technology to provide connection and integrate our emerging online community into all aspects of our ministry

Other Congregational Board Information.

April 2024
April 9, 2024 Minutes

February 2024
February 27, 2024 Minutes

January 2024
January 9, 2024 Minutes

October 2023
October 10, 2023 Minutes

September 2023 – No Meeting

August 2023
August 8, 2023 Minutes

July 2023 – No Meeting

June 2023
June 13, 2023 Minutes

May 2023
May 9, 2023 Minutes

April 2023 – No Meeting

March 2023
March 21, 2023 Minutes

February 2023
February 21, 2023 Minutes

January 2023
January 10, 2023 Minutes

December 2022
December Monthly Dashboard

Special Board Meeting
November 29, 2022 minutes

November 2022
November 8, 2022 minutes
November Monthly Dashboard

October 2022
October 11, 2022 minutes
October Monthly Dashboard

August 2022
August 2, 2022 minutes

June 2022
June 21, 2022 minutes

May 2022
May 10, 2022 minutes

April 2022
April 12, 2022 minutes

March 2022
March 8, 2022 minutes

February 2022
February 8, 2022 minutes

January 2022
January 11, 2022

November 2021
November 9, 2021 minutes

September 2021
September 21, 2021 minutes

August 2021
August 10, 2021 minutes

June 2021
June 8, 2021 minutes

May 2021
May 4, 2021 minutes
May Monthly Dashboard
2021-2022 Budget

April 2021
April 13, 2021 minutes
Quarterly Financials

March 2021
March 9, 2021 minutes
March Monthly Dashboard

February 2021
February 9, 2021 minutes
February Monthly Dashboard

January 2021
Quarterly Financials
January 12, 2021 minutes
January 2021 Monthly Dashboard

December 2020
December Monthly Dashboard

November 2020
November 10, 2020 minutes

October 2020
October 13, 2020 minutes
October Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials 

September 2020
September Monthly Dashboard

September 2020 Board Retreat Documents

August 2020
August 11, 2020 minutes

July 2020
July 14, 2020 minutes

June 2020
June 9, 2020 minutes
June Monthly Dashboard

May 2020
May 19, 2020 minutes
May Monthly Dashboard
May 6, 2020 Special Meeting minutes
April Monthly Dashboard

April 2020
April 21, 2020 minutes
April 4, 2020 Special Meeting minutes
April Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials

March 2020
March 10, 2020 minutes

February 2020
February 11, 2020 minutes
February Monthly Dashboard

January 2020
January 14, 2020 minutes
January Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials

December 2019
December Monthly Dashboard

November 2019
November 12, 2019 minutes

October 2019
October Monthly Dashboard
October 8, 2019 minutes

September 2019
September Monthly Dashboard

August 2019
August 6, 2019 minutes
August Monthly Dashboard

June 2019
June 11, 2019 minutes
June Monthly Dashboard

May 2019
May 14, 2019 minutes
May Monthly Dashboard

April 2019
April 9, 2019 minutes
April Monthly Dashboard

March 2019
March 12, 2019 minutes
March Monthly Dashboard

February 2019
February 12, 2019 minutes
February Monthly Dashboard

January 2019
January 8, 2019 minutes
Quarterly Financials
January Monthly Dashboard

November 2018
November 13, 2018 minutes
November 2018 Monthly Dashboard

October 2018
October 16, 2018 minutes
October 2018  Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials

September 2018
September 2018 Monthly Dashboard

August 2018
August 7, 2018 minutes

July 2018
July 2018 Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials
Proposed 18-19 Budget

June 2018
June 12, 2018 minutes
June 2018 Monthly Dashboard

May 2018
May 8, 2018 minutes
May 2018 Monthly Dashboard

April 2018
April 2018 Monthly Dashboard
Quarterly Financials
April 10, 2018 minutes

March 2018
March 2018 Monthly Dashboard

February 2018
February 13, 2018 minutes
February 2018 Monthly Dashboard

January 2018
January 8, 2018 minutes
Second Quarter Financials

November 2017
November 14, 2017 minutes
November 2017 Monthly Dashboard

October 2017
October 10, 2017 minutes 
October 2017 Monthly Dashboard

September 2017
September 16, 2017 Congregational Board Retreat Minutes

June 2017
June 13, 2017 minutes
Agenda
Draft Financial Statement

May 2017
May 9, 2017 minutes
May 2017 Monthly Dashboard

Quarterly Financials

April 2017
April 4, 2017 minutes
April 2017 Monthly Dashboard

March 2017
March 14, 2017 minutes

February 2017
February 7, 2017 minutes
February 2017 Board Agenda/Presentation
February 2017 Monthly Dashboard

Congregational Board Meeting Agenda January 2017

December 2016 Monthly Dashboard

November 8, 2016 minutes

Congregational Board Roadmap September 2016

September 13, 2016 minutes
September 2016 Monthly Dashboard

August 9, 2016 minutes

June 14, 2016 minutes

2024 – 2025 Congregational Board and Endowment Trustees

Board Chair
Jennifer Parker

Past Board Chair
J.J. Jones

Board Chair Elect
Phil Klever

Personnel Chair
Sara Engber

Treasurer
Glenn Mills

Secretary
Becky McElduff

Past Elder Chair  
Kathy Buckley

Elder Chair
James Guthrey

Elder Chair Elect
Lori Bennett

At Large Board Members
Liz Copeland
Beckie Rogers
Justin Cottrell
Becky McElduff
Micah Blair
Chris Christensen
Greg Humphreys

Endowment Trustees
Nancy Lear, Trustees Chair
Eric Adler
Maria Hedrick
David Hess
Tom Thornton
Scott Blakesley
Lynn Cockle
Mike Hobick
Steve Rogers
Glenn Mills
Nancy Lear, Treasurer/Ex-Officio

Jerry Abbott
Linda Abbott
Jean Ayres
Bobbi Bittner
Joel Blair
Natalie Cobb
Pat Conway
Samuel Copeland
Justin Cottrell
Glen Dakan
Lindsey DeWitte
Todd Donoho
Paula Donoho
Eddie Ellermeier
Nicole Ellermeier
Doug Flora
Jeff Gibbs
Kristi Gibbs
Bob Goodwin
Cheryl Herbert
Charles Herbert
Erma Hess
Sharon Hildebrand
Evalyn Hobson
Amy Holmes
Scott Holt
Becky Hopkins
Brette Humphreys
Greg Humphreys
Casey Hutchins
Bonnie LaPointe
Stacey Lukas
Karmen Major
Bill Martucci
Jane Marty
Ann McCray
Matthew Naylor
Tere Naylor
Mary Lynn O’Connor
Edward Pasley
Fran Pease
Sheryl Piskuric
Craig Place
Grace Ray
Vickie Riddle
Brian Ritter
Mike Schaefer
Sharon Schalekamp
Lisa Schmidt
Carol Snyder
Steve Statler
Joyce Statler
Courtney Sullivan
Shaun Symmonds
Anita Tally
Tom Thornton
Cindy Thornton
Abraham VanDyke
Emilee VanDyke
Nancy Watson
Ed Wolf
Kurt Zschietzschmann

YOUTH DEACONS
Hoffman Alsobrook
Walker Cobb
Emma Hobick
Noah Howes
David Humphreys
Miles Johnson
Audrey McElduff
Pete Stork

Jeff Algie
Katie Allison
Jennifer Austenfeld
E.J. Becker
Stephanie Becker
Lori Bennett
Andy Berry
Marcia Berry
Micah Blair
Leeann Blundell
Steve Bough
Andrea Bough
Annie Brabson
Kevin Briggs
Kris Brumitt
Lee Brumitt
Kathy Buckley
Bill Carrell
Sara Christensen
Chris Christensen
Jeanne Cockayne
John Cockle
Liz Copeland
Tepring Crocker
Glenn Crocker
Katie Cronin
Jacqueline Cyphers
Stan Cyphers
Marilyn Dreas
Chuck Dreas
Cathy Egan
Dave Ehman
Sara Engber
Erin Feitz
Mitch Feitz
Hannah Fenley
Dana Flora
David Forsee
Karen Gallagher
Jim Gamble
Barbara George
Scott Glasrud
Donna Goodwin
George Gordon, III
Amy Guthrey
James Guthrey
Shirley Hansell
Dave Hess
Lisa Hickok
Milburn Hobson
Stuart Hoffman
Anne Hoffman
Ryan Holmes
Lesley Holt
Phil Howes
Marie Hunter
David Hunter
Randy Irey
Cindy Irey
Shelle Jensen
Dan Jensen
Pat Jessee
Lance Jessee
Peggy Johannsen
Carty Johannsen
JJ Jones
Diane Jones
Phil Klever
Elvin Knight, Jr.
Rick Kupzyk
Nancy Kupzyk
Nancy Lear
Greg Lear
Betsy Leonard
Jim Leonard
Ruth Lockhart
Judy Long O’Neal
Pat Martin
Brian McCallister
Mary McClure
Mary Linda McDonnell
Becky McElduff
Debbie McQueeney
Glenn Mills
Matt Moeder
Tamara Morris
Sally Murguía
Kathy Nakada
Sally Nielsen
Jen Parker
Jayson Parker
Erin Parkinson
Evan Patterson
Kristin Patterson
Judy Pease
Brooke Pipia
Linna Place
Deb Plucknett
Dave Plucknett
Nancy Ralston
Jill Reynolds
Hank Riffe
Joan Riffe
Leann Ritter
Linda Rives
Beckie Rogers
Steve Rogers
Linda Schooling Kekina
Mareta Smith
Lee Stanford
John Stewart
Larry Swearingin
Ruth Ann Swearingin
Craig Tally
Melanie Thompson
Shelly Trewolla
Tom Van Dyke
Bobbie Vanice
Bill Watson, Jr.
Tim Webster
Jim Wells
Nancy Williams
Betsy Wilson
Sharman Wilson
Travis Wymore
Jeff Zimmerman

YOUTH ELDERS
Andrew Bennett
Claire Langford
Olivia Smith
Finn Stork
Liam Stork