Committee
Minutes
11/10/07
Members
in attendance: Shirley Luhmann, Rev. Christina Berry,
Heidi Stauffenecker, Rev. Jim Krapf, Charles Moore, Rev.
Herb Rotunda, Duane Scherbing, Jim Stevens,
Members
not attending: Rev. Don Crissinger-Clark, Dorie Oja,
Rev. Tom Gard, Rev. Bill Kleymann, Connie
Seltz
Ex-Officio
Attenders: Rev. Sue Coller
Actions
Taken:
*Revisited
the grant request for the Women Walking With Women in
Guatemala from the Health Ministries L5021 account.
After discussion and a review of the parameters of the
account, Shirley will contact the grant requestor to
obtain an accounting of the expenses and funding from
the trip as it has already occurred. The committee has
directed Shirley to determine the final amount (not to
exceed $1,000) that would be approved from the
aforementioned account.
**UPDATE:
Received information back that all expenses had been
covered and they will not need any additional
funding
*Reviewed
the Computers in Churches
guidelines
*Update
from Sue on churches involved with NCD. Plan to have Sue
present NCD at the 2/5/08 Presbytery meeting in
Holland.
*Need
to set up requirements as to what requirements Whitesel
churches need to do to receive 2nd year
grant. Letter to be sent that the churches must outline
what has taken place in those churches and summation of
impact/progress report
*Motion
to approve increase in funding for 2nd year
for Whiteseal churches to $1500 quarterly from
3151
*Reviewed
the website development
*
Approved Parish Nursing grant of $1,463.16 for Common
Cup Ministies from L5021
*Discussed
“Committee Mash” meetings and gave recap of
purpose
*Discussed
Triennial visits and reviewed meeting recap letter to
churches
*Jim
gave an update on the Hispanic
Conference
*Discussion
of New Ministry Development vs. New Church
Development
*Reviewed
Council New Church Development Task Force
report
*Reviewed
questions from visits
*Heard
recap of Transformation Gathering in
Iowa
*Discussion
as to what we foresee as our committee’s
future
