The Session is the governing body of the congregation. It is made up of the elders that have been elected by the congregation and serve as chairs of various committee (found at the bottom of the page.) Each elder has an equal vote in the Session. Although the Minister serves as moderator, the Session is actually lead by the elected Clerk of Session. The term “session” comes from the Latin word sessiosedere meaning “to sit”.
20118-19 Session
| Class of 2019 |
Class of 2020 |
Class of 2021 |
Matt Bohmke
Piper Foresman
James Luckett
Sammy Merrill
Diane Peterson
Joel Young
Will Rowe |
Marjolijn Bijlefeld
Kurt Chewning
Steve Davis
Erik Fino
Brian Liska
Beth Valasko |
John Bailey
Connie Barnes
Michael Gloyd
Vanessa Huffman
Andrea Ilardia
Michelle Porter |
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Leadership
Moderator — Rev. Allen H. Fisher, Jr.
Clerk of Session —Tammie Pratt-Fartro
Administration
| Appointees |
James Luckett luckette@juno.com Jeremy Vaughn jeremyrvaughn@gmail.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Maintaining church database
- Coordinating production of pictorial directory
- Supporting church administration staff in all areas of administration
- Creating and maintaining website
- Computers
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Building and Grounds
| Appointees |
Matt Bohmke mbohmke4@gmail.com Piper Foresman jps.piper@gmail.com John Conway jconway@walkglobal.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Maintenance and stewardship of all of church buildings
- Coordination and oversight of church renovation projects
- Maintenance and stewardhip of church grounds
- Oversight of acquisitions
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Christian Education
| Appointees |
Jen Rowe jenrowe@cox.net Diane Peterson dianeelizab@gmail.com McCray Fidler mccray@fidlernet.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Planning and staffing Sunday school and VBS
- Planning Wednesday night dinners and accompanying studies that follow
- Oversight of youth group activities and confirmation classes and establishing opportunities for youth/adult fellowship and nurturing through Covenant Partners
- Small Group Task Force
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Congregational Care
| Appointees |
Sarah Wright jacandem@cox.net Susie Kuliasha kulishajs@veriozon.net Tom Wimberly twimberl@gmail.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Ministering to the ill in our congregation through hospital and nursing home visitation
- Reaching out to the shut-ins of our congregation through visits, phone calls, and other communications
- Serving the grieving by helping to plan funerals and receptions
- Providing support for caregivers in our congregation
- Providing care to members of the congregation who are hurting
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Evangelism
| Appointees |
Susie Kuliasha kulishajs@veriozon.net Jeremy Vaughn jeremyrvaughn@gmail.com Ashley Raska ashley.raska@gmail.com |
| Responsibilities |
- “Marketing” and communicating with non-members
- Facilitating new member classes with staff
- Reaching out to UMC (van driving, support of Campus Christian Community)
- Integrating and nurturing new members
- Engaging inquirers and seekers and new Christians with educational and worship activities
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Fellowship and Group Ministries Committee
| Appointees |
Sarah Wright jacandem@cox.net Matt Bohmke mbohmke4@gmail.com Brittany Harvey harveybg@gmail.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Identify groups in the church that might benefit from targeted fellowship opportunities
- Plan and organize three or four special events during the yea
- Coordinate the congregational picnic
- Planning Mother’s Day and Father’s Day recognition
- Provide for “Lemonade on the Lawn” between Sunday services during the summer
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Mission
| Appointees |
Ralph Lewis ral.lewis@yahoo.com Joel Young joelwyoung@aol.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Dispersing financial support to local, national, and world mission agencies
- Overseeing the Good Samaritan assistance program
- Developing and promoting the mission education program of the church
- Providing and promoting opportunities for hands-on mission experience
- Establishing and maintaining ecumenical relations
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Personnel and Volunteers
Stewardship
| Appointees |
Steve Davis sjdavis50@gmail.com Vanessa Huffman vkhuffman@gmail.com |
| Responsibilities |
- Encouraging and fostering stewardship through establishment of annual pledges and periodic capital campaigns
- Establishing and maintaining budget
- Overseeing endowments
- Overseeing bookkeeping
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Worship
| Appointees |
Brittany Harvey harveybg@gmail.com Donna Hughes djhughes624@gmail.com Sammy Merrill smerrill@umw.edu |
| Responsibilities |
- Coordinating work and staffing of Sanctuary Guild, ushers, greeters, and lay readers
- Coordinating work and staffing nursery and child-care
- Coordinating creation and display of church banners
- Scheduling of Communion and Elders to serve
- Preparing sanctuary for special services (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve)-decorating, purchasing poinsettias, scheduling Advent lighters and readers)
- Coordinating volunteers to operate chair lift
- Overseeing music programs and ministries
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