At the Session meeting on March 27, the Session
- received into membership Synthia Abiyah and approved her request for the baptism of her son, Shawn Kwende. Synthia comes by transfer of letter from the Presbyterian Church of Bamenda, Cameroon.
- received a letter from Wayne Eberly of the Presbytery of New Covenant reporting that, after eight months of the fiscal year, the Operating Fund is at a break-even point.
- approved a request from the Property Ministry Team to publish a wish list for individuals who would like to make a special gift either anonymously or publicly.
- approved the re-formation of a Protection Policy/Response Team task force as is required in the Child Protection Policy
- voted to write a letter from the Session to the congregation explaining why Lynn Hargrove concluded her service to St. John's as Interim Director of Children and Family Ministries on Easter Sunday, March 28, 2008.
- approved recruiting a search committee for a Director of Christian Formation to include the pastor and one of the elders from the Support Ministry Team and Christian Formation Ministry Team as determined by the Session.
At their meeting on April 6, the Session received Sean Coughlen, Patrick Harrel, Mitch Sawyer, and Zach Sponberg as confirmed members of the church and approved the baptism of Zach Sponberg.
Session Highlights
