Church Officer Nominations

NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Lee Malone
Judy Benjamin
Keith Griffin
Sarah Neill
Mary Margaret Shiver
Jay Thaw
Becca Turner

​One responsibility of membership in the church is the election of lay members to serve as church officers who are ordained to fulfill particular functions within the congregation. The existence of these offices in no way diminishes the importance of the commitment of all members to the total ministry of the church. 

You can learn more about each of the church officer roles (deacons, elders, and trustees) below as well as submit a name(s) of individuals you believe the Nominating Committee should consider. Please note that nominating an individual does not mean that they will automatically become a church officer. Rather, the Nominating Committee will include all submitted names in their discernment process as they go about selecting the final slate of nominees who will be presented for congregational approval.

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Office of Deacon 

Being a Deacon is a wonderful call to service. Deacons are the "servants" or "caregivers" of the congregation. The office of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of sympathy, witness, and service after the example of Jesus Christ. Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, of exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love, warm sympathies, sound judgment and have the desire and availability to serve should they be chosen for this office. 


Office of Elder 
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Being an Elder is a wonderful call to leadership. Ruling elders are called to ministry in partnership with teaching elders (pastors) to oversee the spiritual and physical life of the congregation. Within this calling, ruling elders have responsibilities in several areas of the life of the church including exercise in leadership, governance, spiritual discernment, discipline, and have the desire and availability to serve should they be chosen for this office. 


Office of Trustee

Being a Trustee is a wonderful call to stewardship. Trustees provide guidance to the session about the appropriate uses of church assets and make recommendations to the session about management of the endowment. Trustees should be ready to seek creative solutions to problems that may arise in these tasks. Experience in financial or accounting fields may be desirable. In all functions of this office, the Trustee acts for the benefit of the congregation as a whole.​