Elders: Grace Church has 8 elders 5 Pastoral Elders serving a district and 2 administrative on the executive. The – Pastor is also an elder and serves as an ex-officio member of the council and executive. Elders serve a three year term each year 2 or 3 new Elders are chosen in the spring to replace those retiring. The mandate of – the Elders is that they are expected to attend council (Elders and Deacons) meetings (usually on the 2nd Wednesday every other month) and Elders meetings (usually scheduled on the 2rd Thursday of the alternate months). The Administrative Elders also meet monthly as part of the Executive (usually on the 1st Wednesday) and annually as combined executive of all three Chatham churches. Council members are usually assigned, as a full voting member, to one of the committees of Grace Church that requires a Council Representative as a link” between the council and committee. These “direct committees include, but are not limited to, Worship, Board of Trustees, Outreach, Youth, and Education. The congregation is divided up into 5 districts. Each district contains communicant and baptized members. Deacons: Grace Church has 6 deacons each deacon serves a district and the chair of deacons serves on executive. – Deacons serve a three-year term each year, 2 deacons are chosen in the spring to replace those retiring. – The mandate of the deacons is to encourage Christian stewardship and promise to manage the resources given to them with wisdom and honesty to the greater glory of God. They provide financial support to those in need within our church, community and the world at large. Grace Church’s Member Status Listing: Baptized Members Under 18 71 Baptized Members 18+ 41 Confessing Members Under 18 0 Confessing Student Members 13 Active Adult Confessing Members 242 Inactive Confessing Members 70 Current Committees at Grace: Audio/Visual Library Board of Trustees Lord’s Supper CoffeeBreak Nursery Counting Outreach Decorating Prayer Disability Concerns Reformation Day Service Education Safe @ Grace Fellowship Club Small Groups Human Resources Social Events Joint Refugee Sponsorship Committee Stewardship Jr. Youth Worship Kitchen Youth of Trustees: This committee consists of one Council representative and six members of the congregation. The committee’s mandate is to oversee all property owned by the Church.
Elders: Grace Church has 8 elders – 5 Pastoral Elders serving a district and 2 administrative on the executive. The Pastor is also an elder and serves as an ex-officio member of the council and executive. Elders serve a three year term – each year 2 or 3 new Elders are chosen in the spring to replace those retiring. The mandate of the Elders is that they are expected to attend council (Elders and Deacons) meetings (usually on the 2nd Wednesday every other month) and Elders meetings (usually scheduled on the 2rd Thursday of the alternate months). The Administrative Elders also meet monthly as part of the Executive (usually on the 1st Wednesday) and annually as combined executive of all three Chatham churches. Council members are usually assigned, as a full voting member, to one of the committees of Grace Church that requires a Council Representative as a “direct link” between the council and committee. These committees include, but are not limited to, Worship, Board of Trustees, Outreach, Youth, and Education. The congregation is divided up into 5 districts. Each district contains communicant and baptized members. Deacons: Grace Church has 6 deacons – each deacon serves a district and the chair of deacons serves on executive. Deacons serve a three-year term – each year, 2 deacons are chosen in the spring to replace those retiring. The mandate of the deacons is to encourage Christian stewardship and promise to manage the resources given to them with wisdom and honesty to the greater glory of God. They provide financial support to those in need within our church, community and the world at large. Grace Church’s Member Status Listing: Baptized Members Under 18 71 Baptized Members 18+ 41 Confessing Members Under 18 0 Confessing Student Members 13 Active Adult Confessing Members 242 Inactive Confessing Members 70 Current Committees at Grace: Audio/Visual Library Board of Trustees Lord’s Supper CoffeeBreak Nursery Counting Outreach Decorating Prayer Disability Concerns Reformation Day Service Education Safe @ Grace Fellowship Club Small Groups Human Resources Social Events Joint Refugee Sponsorship Committee Stewardship Jr. Youth Worship Kitchen Youth of Trustees: This committee consists of one Council representative and six members of the congregation. The committee’s mandate is to oversee all property owned by the Church.
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